The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . FROM THESE LIONS HEAVEN DEFEND HER I 115 her beautiful hair falling down her back, and looking so pretty, thateven the beef-eaters and keepers of the wild animals wept plentifullyat seeing her. And she walked witTi her poor little feet (only, luckily,the arena was covered with sawdust), and went and leaned up againsta great stone in the centre of the amphitheatre, round which the courtand the people were seated in boxes with bars before them, for fearof the great, fierc
The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . FROM THESE LIONS HEAVEN DEFEND HER I 115 her beautiful hair falling down her back, and looking so pretty, thateven the beef-eaters and keepers of the wild animals wept plentifullyat seeing her. And she walked witTi her poor little feet (only, luckily,the arena was covered with sawdust), and went and leaned up againsta great stone in the centre of the amphitheatre, round which the courtand the people were seated in boxes with bars before them, for fearof the great, fierce, red-maned, black-throated, long-tailed, roaring, bel-lowing, rushing lions. And now the gates were opened, and, with awurrawarrurawarar, two great lean, hungry, roaring lions rushed out. of their den, where they had been kept for three weeks on nothing buta little toast and water, and dashed straight up to the stone where poorRosalba was waiting. Commend her to your patron saints, all you kindpeople, for she is in a dreadful state ! There was a hum and a buzz all through the circus, and the fierceKing Padella even felt a little comj)assion. But Count Hogginarmo,seated by his majesty, roared out, Hurray ! Now for it! iSoo-soo-soo ! 116 ill keep clear when lions sup; that nobleman being uncommonly angry still at Rosalbas refusal ofhim. But, 0 strange event! 0 remarkable circumstance ! 0 extraordi-nary coincidence, which I am sure none of you could, hy any possibility,have divined ! AYhen the lions came to Rosalba, instead of devouringher with their great teeth, it was with kisses they gobbled her up !They licked her pretty feet, they nuzzled their noses in her lap, theymood, they seemed to say, Dear, dear sister, dont you recollect yourbrothers in the forest? And she pu
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