![]() ![]() “’T is a good thing to be light-footed,” said the king. “’T is a bad thing to be light-fingered,” answered the queen. “’T is a good thing to be light-handed,” said the king. ![]() ![]() “It is a bad thing to be light-headed,” answered the queen, looking with prophetic soul far into the future. ![]() “It is a good thing to be light-hearted, I am sure, whether she be ours or not.” Yet the king could not help a sigh, which he tried to turn into a cough, saying: “Well, what’s the matter with your child? She’s neither up the chimney nor down the draw-well. “You’ve just eaten your breakfast-two turkey eggs, and three anchovies.” “I can’t eat it,” said the queen, looking ruefully at the honey-pot. Glad of anybody, but especially of his queen, to quarrel with, he clashed his gold sovereigns into his moneybox, clapped his crown on his head, and rushed into the parlour. But at the second mouthful she burst out crying, and could not swallow it. The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey. “To think,” said he to himself, “that every one of these gold sovereigns weighs a quarter of an ounce, and my real, live, flesh-and-blood princess weighs nothing at all!”Īnd he hated his gold sovereigns, as they lay with a broad smile of self-satisfaction all over their yellow faces. One day, for instance, after breakfast, the king went into his counting house, and counted out his money. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today!īut above-stairs it was different. The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]()
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