THE SWINEHERD [2]
that I am!" said the princess, "I wish
I had accepted the prince. Oh, how wretched I am!"
The swineherd went behind a tree, wiped his face, threw off his
poor attire and stepped forth in his princely garments; he looked so
beautiful that the princess could not help bowing to him.
"I have now learnt to despise you," he said. "You refused an
honest prince; you did not appreciate the rose and the nightingale;
but you did not mind kissing a swineherd for his toys; you have no one
but yourself to blame!"
And then he returned into his kingdom and left her behind. She
could now sing at her leisure:
"A jolly old sow once lived in a sty,
Three little piggies has she," &c.
THE END
.
I had accepted the prince. Oh, how wretched I am!"
The swineherd went behind a tree, wiped his face, threw off his
poor attire and stepped forth in his princely garments; he looked so
beautiful that the princess could not help bowing to him.
"I have now learnt to despise you," he said. "You refused an
honest prince; you did not appreciate the rose and the nightingale;
but you did not mind kissing a swineherd for his toys; you have no one
but yourself to blame!"
And then he returned into his kingdom and left her behind. She
could now sing at her leisure:
"A jolly old sow once lived in a sty,
Three little piggies has she," &c.
THE END
.