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TheSwineherd豬信
OncetherewasapoorPrince.Hehadakingdom;itwasverytiny.Stillitwaslarge
enoughtomarryupon,andonmarriagehisheartwasset.
Nowitwascertainlyratherboldofhimtosay,“Willyouhaveme?〃totheEmperor,s
owndaughter.Buthedid,forhisnamewasfamous,andfarandneartherewerehundreds
ofPrincesseswhowouldhavesaid,〃Yes!〃and〃Thankyou!〃too.Butwhatdidthe
Emperor,sdaughtersay?Well,we'11soonfindout.
ArosetreegrewoverthegraveofthePrince,sfather.Itwassuchabeautifultree.
Itbloomedonlyonceinfivelongyears,andthenitborebutasingleflower.Oh,
thatwasaroseindeed!Thefragranceofitwouldmakeamanforgetallofhissorrows
andhiscares.ThePrincehadanightingaletoo.Itsangasifallthesweetsongs
oftheworldwereinitslittlethroat.Thenightingaleandtheroseweretobegifts
tothePrincess.Sotheyweresenttoherintwolargesilvercases.
TheEmperororderedthecasescarriedbeforehim,tothegreathallwherethePrincess
wasplayingat〃visitors,〃withhermaids-inwaiting.Theyseldomdidanythingelse.
AssoonasthePrincesssawthatthelargecasescontainedpresents,sheclapped
herhandsinglee.〃0h,〃shesaid,〃IdohopeIgetalittlepussy-cat.,zSheopened
acasketandtherewasthesplendidrose.
〃0h,howprettyitis,〃saidallthemaids-in-waiting.
〃It'smorethanpretty,/zsaidtheEmperor.〃It'ssuperb.z/
ButthePrincesspokeditwithherfinger,andshealmoststartedtocry.〃0hfie!
Papa,〃shesaid,〃itisn'tartificial.Itisnatural.〃
〃0h,fie,〃saidallhermaids-in-waiting,〃it'sonlynatural.z/
“Well,〃saidtheEmperor,“beforewefretandpout,let'sseewhat'sintheother
case.z/Heopenedit,andoutcamethenightingale,whichsangsosweetlythatfor
alittlewhilenoonecouldthinkofasinglethingtosayagainstit.
〃Superbe!〃Charmant!/zsaidthemaids-in-waitingwiththeirsmatteringofFrench,
eachonespeakingitworsethanthenext.
〃HowthebirddoesremindmeofourlamentedEmpress,smusicbox,〃saidoneold
courtier.〃Ithasjustthesametone,andtheverysamewayoftrilling.,z
TheEmperorweptlikeachild.〃Ahme,〃hesaid.
〃Bird?〃saidthePrincess.〃Youmeantosayit'sreal?”
〃Areallivebird,〃themenwhohadbroughtitassuredher.
“Thenletitflyandbegone,〃saidthePrincess,whorefusedtohearawordabout
thePrince,muchlesstoseehim.
Butitwasnotsoeasytodiscouragehim.Hedarkenedhisfacebothbrownandblack,
pulledhishatdownoverhiseyes,andknockedatthedoor.
“Hello,Emperor,〃hesaid.〃Howdoyoudo?Canyougivemesomeworkaboutthepalace?”
“Well,〃saidtheEmperor,“peoplearealwayslookingforjobs,butletmesee.I
doneedsomebodytotendthepigs,becausewe'vegotsomanyofthem.z/
SothePrincewasappointedzzImperialPigTender.z/Hewasgivenawretchedlittle
roomdownbythepigsties,andtherehehadtolive.Alldaylonghesatandworked,
asbusyascouldbe,andbyeveninghehadmadeaneatlittlekettlewithbellsall
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aroundthebrimofit.Whenthekettleboiled,thebellswouldtinkleandplaythe
oldtune:
〃0h,dearAugustin,
Allislost,lost,lost.,z
Butthatwastheleastofit.Ifanyoneputhisfingerinthesteamfromthiskettle
hecouldimmediatelysmellwhatevertherewasfordinnerinanycooking-potintown.
Norosewaseverlikethis!
NowthePrincesshappenedtobepassingbywithallofhermaids-in-waiting.When
sheheardthetuneshestoppedandlookedpleased,forshetooknewhowtoplay〃0h,
dearAugustin.zzItwastheonlytuneshedidknow,andsheplayeditwithonefinger.
“Why,that,stheverysametuneIplay.Isn'ttheswineherdhighlyaccomplished?
Isay,〃sheordered,〃goandaskhimthepriceoftheinstrument.,z
Sooneofthemaidshadtogo,inamongthepigsties,butsheputonherovershoes
first.
“Whatwillyoutakeforthekettle?”sheasked.
〃I'11taketenkissesfromthePrincess,〃saidtheswineherd.
〃0o,forgoodness'sakes!”saidthemaid.
“AndIwon,ttakeless,/zsaidtheswineherd.
“Well,whatdoeshesay?〃thePrincesswantedtoknow.
〃Ican,ttellyou,〃saidthemaid.〃He'stoohorrible.〃
“Thenwhisperitclosetomyear.〃Shelistenedtowhatthemaidhadtowhisper.
〃0o,isn'thenaughty!zzsaidthePrincessandwalkedrightawayfromthere.Butshe
hadnotgoneveryfarwhensheheardtheprettybellsplayagain:
〃0h,dearAugustin,
Allislost,lost,lost.,z
〃Isay,〃thePrincessordered,〃askhimifhewilltakehistenkissesfrommy
maids-in-waiting.〃
〃No,Ithankyou,〃saidtheswineherd."TenkissesfromthePrincess,orIkeepmy
kettle.zz
“Nowisn,tthatdisgusting!z/saidthePrincess.〃Atleaststandaroundmesothat
noonecansee.〃
Sohermaidsstoodaroundher,andspreadtheirskirtswide,whiletheswineherd
tookhistenkisses.Thenthekettlewashers.
Andthenthefunstarted.Neverwasakettlekeptsobusy.Theyboileditfrommorning
tillnight.Fromthechamberlain'sbanquettothecobbler,sbreakfast,theyknew
allthatwascookedintown.Themaids-in-waitingdancedaboutandclappedtheir
hands.
〃Weknowwho,shavingsweetsoupandpancakes.Weknowwho'shavingporridgeand
cutlets.Isntitinteresting?77
“Mostinteresting,〃saidtheheadladyofthebedchamber.
“Now,afterall,I'mtheEmperor,sdaughter,z/thePrincessremindedthem."Don't
youtellhowIgotit.〃
“Goodnessgracious,no!〃saidtheyall.
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Buttheswineherd-that,sthePrince,fornobodyknewhewasn'tarealswineherd-was
busyashecouldbe.Thistimehemadearattle.Swingitaround,anditwouldplay
allthewaltzes,jigs,anddancetunesthathavebeenheardsincethebeginningof
time.
〃Whyit'ssuperbe!,/saidthePrincessasshecameby.〃Ineverdidhearbettermusic.
Isay,goandaskhimthepriceofthatinstrument.Butmindyou-nomorekissing!z/
〃HewantsahundredkissesfromthePrincess,〃saidthemaid-in-waitingwhohadbeen
intoaskhim.
〃Ibelievehe'soutofhismind,〃saidthePrincess,andshewalkedrightawayfrom
there.Butshehadnotgoneveryfarwhenshesaid,zzAfterall,I'mtheEmperor,s
daughter,andit'smydutytoencouragethearts.Tellhimhecanhavetenkisses,
ashedidyesterday,buthemustcollecttherestfrommymaids-in-waiting.z/
〃0h,butwewouldn,tlikethat,z/saidthemaids.
“Fiddlesticks,〃saidthePrincess,〃Ifhecankissmehecertainlycankissyou.
Remember,I'mtheonewhogivesyouboardandwages.〃Sothemaidhadtogoback
totheswineherd.
〃AhundredkissesfromthePrincess,z/theswineherdtoldher,〃orleteachkeephis
own.z/
/zStandaroundme,〃saidthePrincess,andallhermaids-in-waitingstoodinacircle
tohideherwhiletheswineherdbegantocollect.
〃Whatcanhavedrawnsuchacrowdnearthepigsties?”theEmperorwondered,ashe
lookeddownfromhisbalcony.Herubbedhiseyes,andheputonhisspectacles."Bless
mysoulifthosemaids-in-waitingaren,tuptomischiefagain.I'dbettergosee
whattheyareuptonow.〃
Hepulledhiseasyslippersupoverhisheels,thoughordinarilyhejustshovedhis
feetinthemandletthemflap.Then,my!Howmuchfasterhewent.Assoonashe
camenearthepenshetookverysoftsteps.Themaids-in-waitingweresobusycounting
kisses,toseethateverythingwentfairandthathedidn,tgettoomanyortoofew,
thattheydidn,tnoticetheEmperorbehindthem.Hestoodonhistiptoes.
“Suchnaughtiness!hesaidwhenhesawthemkissing,andheboxedtheirearswith
hisslipperjustastheswineherdwastakinghiseighty-sixthkiss.
〃Beoffwithyou!”theEmperorsaidinarage.AndboththePrincessandtheswineherd
wereturnedoutofhisempire.Andthereshestoodcr
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