She had been brought up by the fairies, who treated her with great
kindness until she offended them by falling in love with the young
man whose portrait the Prince had seen upon her paw, and who exactly
resembled him.
Now, the fairies wished her to marry the King of the Dwarfs, and were
so angry when she declared she would marry no one but her own true
love, that they changed her into a White Cat as a punishment.
When the Prince and his bride reached the court, all were bound to
acknowledge that the Princess was by far the loveliest lady they had
ever seen.
So the poor old King felt that now he would be obliged to give up his
kingdom. But the Princess knelt by his side, kissed his hand gently,
and told him that there was no reason for him to cease ruling, for she
was rich enough to give a mighty kingdom to each of his elder sons,
and still have three left for herself and her dear husband.
So everyone was pleased, and there was great rejoicing and feasting in
the King's palace, and they all lived happily ever after.
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THE STORY OF PRETTY GOLDILOCKS
There was once a Princess so lovely that no one could see her without
loving her.
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