The yellow fairy book . yone else inthe world. The magician soon found out what he wished to know,and pointed out the place where the Prince was imprisoned, butsaid: He is kept there by enchantment, and cannot be set freewithout my help. I will therefore go with you myself. So they all set out, guided by birds, and after some days cameto the cave where the unfortunate Prince had been chained up fornearly seven years. He recognised the magician immediately, butthe old man did not know him, he had grown so thin. However,he undid the chains by the help of magic, and took care of thePrince until h
The yellow fairy book . yone else inthe world. The magician soon found out what he wished to know,and pointed out the place where the Prince was imprisoned, butsaid: He is kept there by enchantment, and cannot be set freewithout my help. I will therefore go with you myself. So they all set out, guided by birds, and after some days cameto the cave where the unfortunate Prince had been chained up fornearly seven years. He recognised the magician immediately, butthe old man did not know him, he had grown so thin. However,he undid the chains by the help of magic, and took care of thePrince until he recovered and became strong enough to he reached home he found that the old King had died thatmorning, so that he was now raised to the throne. And now afterhis long suffering came prosperity, which lasted to the end of hislife; but he never got back the magic ring, nor has it ever againbeen seen by mortal eyes. Now, if you had been the Prince, would you not rather havestayed with the pretty witch-maiden ?. YUU SlIALi. CilALNJiU Ul VuU 21 STOEY OFTHE EMPEBORS NEW CLOTHES * ITANY years ago there lived an Emperor who was so fond of newclothes that he spent all his money on them in order to bebeautifully dressed. He did not care about his soldiers, he did notcare about the theatre; he only liked to go out walking to showoff his new clothes. He had a coat for every hour of the day; andjust as they say of a king, He is in the council-chamber, theyalways said here, The Emperor is in the wardrobe. In the great city in which he lived there was always somethinggoing on; every day many strangers came there. One day twoimpostors arrived who gave themselves out as weavers, and saidthat they knew how to manufacture the most beautiful clothimaginable. Not only were the texture and pattern uncommonlybeautiful, but the clothes which were made of the stuff possessedthis wonderful property that they were invisible to anyone who wasnot fit for his office, or who was un
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