The yellow fairy book . ge fashion. I know theidea sounds wild, but I cannot get it out of my heart, and it leavesme no peace. As she spoke she glanced up, and there sat the little monkey,whose tears and gestures seemed to confirm her words. The following night the elder lady dreamt that she saw theGood Queen, who said, Do not weep any longer but follow mydirections. Go into your garden and lift up the little marble slabat the foot of the great myrtle tree. You will find beneath it acrystal vase filled with a bright green liqiiid. Take it with youand place the thing which is at present most in
The yellow fairy book . ge fashion. I know theidea sounds wild, but I cannot get it out of my heart, and it leavesme no peace. As she spoke she glanced up, and there sat the little monkey,whose tears and gestures seemed to confirm her words. The following night the elder lady dreamt that she saw theGood Queen, who said, Do not weep any longer but follow mydirections. Go into your garden and lift up the little marble slabat the foot of the great myrtle tree. You will find beneath it acrystal vase filled with a bright green liqiiid. Take it with youand place the thing which is at present most in your thoughts intoa bath filled with roses and rub it well with the green liquid. ALPHEGE, OR THE GREEN MONKEY 123 At these words the sleeper awoke, and lost no time in risingand hurrying to the garden, where she found all as the Good Queenhad described. Then she hastened to rouse her daughter and to-gether they prepared the bath, for they would not let their womenknow what they were about. Zayda gathered quantities of. Ti\e ! IWtK. S*=^ roses, and when all was ready they put the monkey into ;i large,jasper bath, where the mother rubbed him all over with the greenliquid. Their suspense was not long, for suddenly the monkey skindropped off, and there stood Prince Alphege, the handsomest andmost charming of men. The joy of such a meeting was bc\ond 124 ALPHEGE, OR THE GREEN MONKEY words. After a time the ladies begged the Prince to relate hisadventures, «,nd he told them of all his sufferings in the desert whenhe was first transformed. His only comfort had been in visits fromthe Good Queen, who had at length put him in the way of meetinghis brother. Several days were spent in these interesting conversations, butat length Zaydas mother began to think of the best means forplacing the Prince on the throne, which was his by right. The Queen on her side was feeling very anxious. She had feltsure from the first that her sons pet monkey was no other thanPrince Alphege, and she longed
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