about that ancient kingdom very little is known . 1 about 2 that 1 about 3 ancient 3 ancient 4 kingdom 3 ancient 5 very 3 ancient 6 little 3 ancient 7 is 3 ancient 8 known 3 ancient 9 . " oh , hang your practical jokes ! " exclaimed the prince , imagining that some of his courtiers were playing a prank on him . 1 " 2 oh 1 " 10 exclaimed 3 , 4 hang 4 hang 6 practical 5 your 6 practical 6 practical 7 jokes 6 practical 10 exclaimed 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 10 exclaimed 10 exclaimed 14 imagining 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 13 , 12 prince 14 imagining 14 imagining 15 that 14 imagining 16 some 14 imagining 19 courtiers 16 some 17 of 17 of 18 his 19 courtiers 23 prank 20 were 21 playing 21 playing 23 prank 22 a 23 prank 23 prank 24 on 23 prank 25 him 23 prank 26 . " do you call this a joke ? " asked the dragon , twisting its forked tail into a line with his royal highness 's eye . 1 " 2 do 2 do 3 you 2 do 4 call 4 call 5 this 5 this 20 line 6 a 7 joke 6 a 16 forked 7 joke 8 ? 8 ? 9 " 10 asked 16 forked 11 the 12 dragon 12 dragon 16 forked 13 , 14 twisting 14 twisting 16 forked 15 its 16 forked 16 forked 17 tail 16 forked 18 into 16 forked 20 line 19 a 20 line 20 line 24 highness 20 line 27 . 21 with 22 his 22 his 24 highness 23 royal 24 highness 24 highness 25 's 24 highness 26 eye 26 eye 27 . " kiss me ! " cried the dragon , which had already devoured many gallant knights for declining to kiss it . 1 " 2 kiss 2 kiss 3 me 3 me 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 cried 6 cried 22 . 7 the 8 dragon 8 dragon 12 already 9 , 10 which 10 which 11 had 11 had 12 already 12 already 18 declining 12 already 22 . 13 devoured 18 declining 14 many 18 declining 15 gallant 18 declining 16 knights 18 declining 17 for 18 declining 18 declining 19 to 18 declining 20 kiss 18 declining 21 it " give you a kiss , " murmured the prince ; " oh , certainly , if that 's all ! 1 " 13 oh 2 give 3 you 2 give 5 kiss 4 a 5 kiss 5 kiss 8 murmured 6 , 8 murmured 7 " 8 murmured 8 murmured 10 prince 8 murmured 11 ; 8 murmured 13 oh 9 the 10 prince 12 " 13 oh 13 oh 14 , 13 oh 15 certainly 13 oh 16 , 13 oh 17 if 13 oh 19 's 13 oh 21 ! 18 that 19 's 19 's 20 all anything for a quiet life . " 1 anything 5 life 2 for 5 life 3 a 4 quiet 4 quiet 5 life 5 life 6 . 6 . 7 " but her husband , it is said , was often heard to remark , by a slight change of his family motto : 1 but 2 her 2 her 3 husband 3 husband 7 said 4 , 6 is 4 , 7 said 5 it 6 is 7 said 8 , 7 said 23 : 9 was 17 slight 10 often 13 remark 11 heard 13 remark 12 to 13 remark 13 remark 14 , 13 remark 15 by 13 remark 17 slight 16 a 17 slight 17 slight 18 change 17 slight 22 motto 18 change 19 of 20 his 22 motto 21 family 22 motto 22 motto 23 : with almost everything else to make them happy , they wanted one thing : they had no children . 1 with 2 almost 2 almost 3 everything 3 everything 4 else 3 everything 11 wanted 3 everything 16 had 3 everything 19 . 5 to 6 make 6 make 7 them 6 make 8 happy 8 happy 11 wanted 9 , 10 they 10 they 11 wanted 11 wanted 12 one 12 one 13 thing 14 : 15 they 15 they 16 had 16 had 17 no 17 no 18 children the king was anxious to consult the fairies , but the queen would not hear of such a thing . 1 the 2 king 2 king 12 queen 3 was 4 anxious 4 anxious 6 consult 5 to 6 consult 6 consult 8 fairies 6 consult 10 but 6 consult 12 queen 7 the 8 fairies 9 , 10 but 11 the 12 queen 12 queen 15 hear 13 would 14 not 14 not 15 hear 15 hear 16 of 15 hear 17 such 17 such 18 a 17 such 19 thing 19 thing 20 . it was a splendid room , hung with portraits of the royal ancestors . 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 splendid 4 splendid 9 portraits 5 room 6 , 5 room 9 portraits 7 hung 9 portraits 8 with 9 portraits 9 portraits 13 ancestors 9 portraits 14 . 10 of 11 the 10 of 13 ancestors 11 the 12 royal on the arm of the throne was seated his celebrated cat , wearing boots . 1 on 2 the 2 the 3 arm 3 arm 4 of 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 throne 6 throne 10 celebrated 7 was 10 celebrated 8 seated 9 his 8 seated 10 celebrated 10 celebrated 11 cat 10 celebrated 13 wearing 10 celebrated 14 boots 12 , 13 wearing 14 boots 15 . many other pictures of celebrated persons were hanging on the walls . 1 many 5 celebrated 2 other 5 celebrated 3 pictures 4 of 3 pictures 5 celebrated 5 celebrated 6 persons 5 celebrated 8 hanging 5 celebrated 11 walls 6 persons 7 were 8 hanging 9 on 9 on 10 the 10 the 11 walls 11 walls 12 . " you have asked all the right people , my dear ? " said the king . 1 " 4 asked 1 " 14 said 2 you 3 have 2 you 4 asked 5 all 6 the 5 all 7 right 7 right 8 people 7 right 14 said 9 , 11 dear 9 , 14 said 10 my 11 dear 12 ? 13 " 12 ? 14 said 14 said 16 king 14 said 17 . 15 the 16 king " people are so touchy on these occasions , " said his majesty . 1 " 5 touchy 2 people 5 touchy 3 are 5 touchy 4 so 5 touchy 5 touchy 6 on 5 touchy 7 these 5 touchy 8 occasions 5 touchy 14 . 8 occasions 9 , 9 , 10 " 10 " 11 said 11 said 13 majesty 12 his 13 majesty " you have not forgotten any of our aunts ? " 1 " 2 you 2 you 3 have 2 you 10 ? 3 have 5 forgotten 4 not 5 forgotten 5 forgotten 9 aunts 6 any 9 aunts 7 of 9 aunts 8 our 9 aunts 10 ? 11 " then he waited a little , and remarked : 1 then 2 he 2 he 3 waited 3 waited 5 little 3 waited 8 remarked 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 6 , 8 remarked 8 remarked 9 : " the fairies , of course , you have invited ? 1 " 11 ? 2 the 3 fairies 3 fairies 10 invited 3 fairies 11 ? 4 , 6 course 5 of 6 course 6 course 7 , 6 course 9 have 6 course 10 invited 8 you 9 have " how can you be so absurd ? " cried the queen . 1 " 2 how 2 how 3 can 2 how 4 you 2 how 7 absurd 5 be 7 absurd 6 so 7 absurd 7 absurd 10 cried 7 absurd 12 queen 7 absurd 13 . 8 ? 9 " 9 " 10 cried 11 the 12 queen and even if there were but , no matter ; pray let us drop the subject . " 1 and 4 there 2 even 3 if 3 if 4 there 4 there 5 were 4 there 8 no 6 but 8 no 7 , 8 no 8 no 9 matter 9 matter 11 pray 10 ; 11 pray 11 pray 16 subject 12 let 13 us 12 let 14 drop 14 drop 16 subject 15 the 16 subject 16 subject 17 . 17 . 18 " " your grandmother ! " interrupted her majesty . 1 " 2 your 2 your 3 grandmother 3 grandmother 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 5 " 6 interrupted 6 interrupted 9 . 7 her 8 majesty 8 majesty 9 . and so the fairies were not invited ! 1 and 7 invited 2 so 7 invited 3 the 4 fairies 4 fairies 7 invited 5 were 7 invited 6 not 7 invited 7 invited 8 ! don't you like opening parcels ? 1 don't 5 parcels 2 you 3 like 3 like 5 parcels 4 opening 5 parcels 5 parcels 6 ? the king did , and he was most friendly and polite to the fairies . 1 the 2 king 2 king 3 did 2 king 14 fairies 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 he 5 and 11 polite 6 he 11 polite 7 was 11 polite 8 most 11 polite 9 friendly 11 polite 10 and 11 polite 11 polite 12 to 11 polite 14 fairies 12 to 13 the 13 the 14 fairies 14 fairies 15 . but the queen , though she saw them distinctly , took no notice of them . 1 but 2 the 1 but 9 distinctly 2 the 3 queen 3 queen 9 distinctly 4 , 5 though 5 though 9 distinctly 6 she 9 distinctly 7 saw 9 distinctly 8 them 9 distinctly 9 distinctly 13 notice 9 distinctly 15 them 10 , 11 took 11 took 13 notice 12 no 13 notice 13 notice 14 of 15 them 16 . when dinner was over , and when the nurse had brought in the baby , all the fairies gave him the most magnificent presents . 1 when 2 dinner 2 dinner 3 was 2 dinner 4 over 4 over 6 and 4 over 8 the 5 , 6 and 7 when 8 the 8 the 18 fairies 9 nurse 11 brought 9 nurse 14 baby 10 had 11 brought 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 baby 14 baby 15 , 14 baby 18 fairies 16 all 17 the 16 all 18 fairies 17 the 18 fairies 18 fairies 24 presents 19 gave 20 him 19 gave 24 presents 21 the 22 most 22 most 23 magnificent 23 magnificent 24 presents 24 presents 25 . well , that was his name . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 that 3 that 4 was 3 that 6 name 5 his 6 name 6 name 7 . you cannot think how clever he was . 1 you 2 cannot 2 cannot 3 think 2 cannot 5 clever 4 how 5 clever 5 clever 6 he 6 he 7 was 7 was 8 . he argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak , which was very soon . 1 he 2 argued 2 argued 3 with 2 argued 5 nurse 2 argued 7 soon 2 argued 16 soon 2 argued 17 . 3 with 4 his 6 as 7 soon 8 as 10 could 8 as 16 soon 9 he 10 could 10 could 11 speak 12 , 13 which 13 which 14 was 14 was 15 very 15 very 16 soon he argued that he did not like to be washed , because the soap got into his eyes . 1 he 2 argued 2 argued 5 did 2 argued 7 like 3 that 4 he 4 he 5 did 5 did 6 not 7 like 14 soap 8 to 9 be 9 be 14 soap 10 washed 14 soap 11 , 12 because 12 because 14 soap 13 the 14 soap 14 soap 15 got 14 soap 16 into 14 soap 18 eyes 17 his 18 eyes 18 eyes 19 . then he remembered the awful curse of the oldest fairy , and was sorry for the rudeness of the queen . 1 then 3 remembered 2 he 3 remembered 3 remembered 4 the 3 remembered 6 curse 5 awful 6 curse 6 curse 9 oldest 7 of 9 oldest 8 the 9 oldest 9 oldest 10 fairy 9 oldest 12 and 9 oldest 14 sorry 10 fairy 11 , 13 was 14 sorry 14 sorry 17 rudeness 14 sorry 21 . 15 for 17 rudeness 16 the 17 rudeness 17 rudeness 18 of 17 rudeness 20 queen 18 of 19 the he would go down into the kitchen , and show the cook how to make soup . 1 he 2 would 2 would 3 go 3 go 4 down 3 go 5 into 5 into 6 the 6 the 7 kitchen 7 kitchen 8 , 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 show 10 show 16 soup 11 the 16 soup 12 cook 13 how 12 cook 16 soup 14 to 15 make 15 make 16 soup 16 soup 17 . and , what was more , he had ! 1 and 3 what 2 , 3 what 3 what 4 was 3 what 8 had 3 what 9 ! 5 more 7 he 6 , 7 he 7 he 8 had for the king knew he was not clever himself . 1 for 9 himself 2 the 3 king 3 king 9 himself 4 knew 5 he 5 he 9 himself 6 was 7 not 6 was 8 clever 7 not 8 clever 8 clever 9 himself 9 himself 10 . he much preferred to idle about , and know everything without seeming to take any trouble . 1 he 3 preferred 2 much 3 preferred 3 preferred 4 to 3 preferred 5 idle 5 idle 6 about 5 idle 8 and 5 idle 9 know 5 idle 10 everything 7 , 8 and 10 everything 12 seeming 11 without 12 seeming 12 seeming 13 to 12 seeming 14 take 12 seeming 15 any 12 seeming 16 trouble 16 trouble 17 . and he wished he had the chance . 1 and 2 he 2 he 5 had 3 wished 4 he 4 he 5 had 5 had 7 chance 6 the 7 chance 7 chance 8 . well , it arrived at last . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 it 1 well 4 arrived 4 arrived 5 at 5 at 6 last 6 last 7 . there was a very hot summer ! 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 a 2 was 4 very 4 very 5 hot 5 hot 6 summer 5 hot 7 ! all the rivers were dried up . 1 all 3 rivers 2 the 3 rivers 3 rivers 4 were 3 rivers 5 dried 5 dried 6 up 6 up 7 . the grass did not grow . 1 the 2 grass 2 grass 6 . 3 did 4 not 4 not 5 grow 5 grow 6 . the corn did not grow . 1 the 2 corn 2 corn 3 did 2 corn 5 grow 3 did 4 not 5 grow 6 . its body is made of iron , and it is always red-hot . 1 its 6 iron 2 body 3 is 2 body 6 iron 4 made 6 iron 5 of 6 iron 6 iron 12 red-hot 7 , 8 and 8 and 12 red-hot 9 it 12 red-hot 10 is 11 always 11 always 12 red-hot 12 red-hot 13 . put on your armour , and be off with you ! " 1 put 2 on 1 put 4 armour 3 your 4 armour 4 armour 6 and 4 armour 7 be 4 armour 8 off 4 armour 9 with 4 armour 10 you 4 armour 11 ! 5 , 6 and 11 ! 12 " but the prince , who was lying on the sofa doing sums in compound division , for fun , said in the politest way : 1 but 15 division 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 15 division 4 , 5 who 5 who 6 was 6 was 7 lying 7 lying 8 on 8 on 9 the 9 the 10 sofa 10 sofa 14 compound 11 doing 14 compound 12 sums 14 compound 13 in 14 compound 14 compound 15 division 15 division 17 for 15 division 18 fun 16 , 17 for 18 fun 23 politest 19 , 20 said 20 said 23 politest 21 in 22 the 21 in 23 politest 23 politest 24 way 23 politest 25 : they both came in very warm ; for they had been whipping tops , and the day was unusually hot . 1 they 2 both 1 they 3 came 3 came 4 in 4 in 20 hot 5 very 20 hot 6 warm 12 whipping 7 ; 12 whipping 8 for 12 whipping 9 they 10 had 9 they 12 whipping 10 had 11 been 11 been 12 whipping 12 whipping 13 tops 13 tops 15 and 13 tops 16 the 13 tops 17 day 13 tops 19 unusually 14 , 15 and 16 the 17 day 18 was 19 unusually 19 unusually 20 hot 20 hot 21 . just let me get at the creature ! " for he was as brave as a lion . 1 just 2 let 1 just 5 at 2 let 3 me 2 let 4 get 5 at 6 the 5 at 18 . 6 the 17 lion 7 creature 8 ! 8 ! 9 " 8 ! 17 lion 10 for 11 he 11 he 12 was 12 was 13 as 12 was 14 brave 14 brave 17 lion 15 as 16 a 16 a 17 lion " hi ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! but he never came back any more ! 1 but 3 never 2 he 3 never 3 never 5 back 3 never 6 any 3 never 8 ! 4 came 5 back 6 any 7 more he insisted on making his will ; and he wrote a poem about the pleasures and advantages of dying young . 1 he 15 pleasures 2 insisted 3 on 2 insisted 4 making 4 making 10 wrote 5 his 9 he 6 will 7 ; 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 9 he 9 he 10 wrote 10 wrote 15 pleasures 11 a 12 poem 12 poem 15 pleasures 13 about 14 the 13 about 15 pleasures 14 the 15 pleasures 15 pleasures 16 and 15 pleasures 17 advantages 15 pleasures 19 dying 15 pleasures 20 young 15 pleasures 21 . 18 of 19 dying this is part of it : 1 this 2 is 1 this 3 part 1 this 6 : 3 part 4 of 3 part 5 it but he never came back again ! 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 never 2 he 4 came 4 came 5 back 5 back 6 again 6 again 7 ! your turn , which should have come first , has arrived at last . 1 your 2 turn 2 turn 5 should 2 turn 11 arrived 2 turn 14 . 3 , 4 which 4 which 5 should 5 should 6 have 5 should 7 come 8 first 9 , 8 first 11 arrived 10 has 11 arrived 11 arrived 12 at 12 at 13 last though he was the crown prince ( and though his arguments were unanswerable ) , everybody shunned him for a coward . 1 though 2 he 1 though 11 arguments 2 he 3 was 3 was 4 the 5 crown 11 arguments 6 prince 11 arguments 7 ( 11 arguments 8 and 11 arguments 9 though 11 arguments 10 his 11 arguments 11 arguments 17 shunned 12 were 17 shunned 13 unanswerable 17 shunned 14 ) 17 shunned 15 , 17 shunned 16 everybody 17 shunned 17 shunned 18 him 17 shunned 19 for 17 shunned 21 coward 17 shunned 22 . 20 a 21 coward " oh ! 1 " 2 oh 2 oh 3 ! so the prince , for all his cleverness , was not happy . 1 so 12 happy 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 8 cleverness 4 , 5 for 5 for 8 cleverness 6 all 8 cleverness 7 his 8 cleverness 8 cleverness 9 , 8 cleverness 11 not 8 cleverness 12 happy 10 was 11 not 12 happy 13 . after several days had gone by , the king returned from the solitary place where he had been speaking his mind . 1 after 2 several 1 after 5 gone 1 after 13 solitary 2 several 3 days 4 had 5 gone 6 by 7 , 6 by 8 the 8 the 9 king 9 king 13 solitary 10 returned 11 from 10 returned 13 solitary 11 from 12 the 13 solitary 14 place 13 solitary 18 been 13 solitary 19 speaking 14 place 15 where 15 where 16 he 17 had 18 been 19 speaking 21 mind 20 his 21 mind 21 mind 22 . he now felt calmer and better ; and so at last he came back to the palace . 1 he 4 calmer 2 now 4 calmer 3 felt 4 calmer 4 calmer 5 and 4 calmer 6 better 4 calmer 7 ; 4 calmer 8 and 4 calmer 9 so 4 calmer 10 at 4 calmer 18 . 10 at 11 last 11 last 12 he 11 last 13 came 13 came 14 back 14 back 17 palace 15 to 17 palace 16 the 17 palace for he was quite unendurable , the king said , and he could not trust his own temper when he thought of him . 1 for 5 unendurable 1 for 17 own 2 he 5 unendurable 3 was 5 unendurable 4 quite 5 unendurable 5 unendurable 6 , 5 unendurable 8 king 5 unendurable 9 said 5 unendurable 10 , 5 unendurable 11 and 7 the 8 king 12 he 13 could 13 could 14 not 13 could 15 trust 15 trust 17 own 16 his 17 own 17 own 18 temper 17 own 24 . 18 temper 21 thought 19 when 20 he 20 he 21 thought 21 thought 22 of 23 him 24 . and he grew so fierce , that even the queen was afraid of him now . 1 and 5 fierce 2 he 3 grew 3 grew 5 fierce 4 so 5 fierce 5 fierce 6 , 5 fierce 7 that 5 fierce 8 even 5 fierce 10 queen 5 fierce 12 afraid 9 the 10 queen 11 was 12 afraid 12 afraid 13 of 12 afraid 14 him 14 him 15 now 14 him 16 . when he wakened , the air was cold and the day was beginning to grow dark . 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 wakened 3 wakened 4 , 3 wakened 6 air 3 wakened 8 cold 5 the 6 air 6 air 7 was 8 cold 9 and 8 cold 16 dark 9 and 10 the 10 the 11 day 12 was 13 beginning 13 beginning 14 to 13 beginning 15 grow 15 grow 16 dark 16 dark 17 . his wardrobe had been ransacked , and everything that had not been carried off had been cut up , burned , and destroyed . 1 his 2 wardrobe 2 wardrobe 5 ransacked 2 wardrobe 12 been 2 wardrobe 16 been 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 ransacked 5 ransacked 7 and 5 ransacked 8 everything 5 ransacked 9 that 6 , 7 and 10 had 11 not 10 had 12 been 12 been 13 carried 13 carried 14 off 15 had 16 been 16 been 23 destroyed 17 cut 23 destroyed 18 up 19 , 18 up 23 destroyed 20 burned 21 , 20 burned 23 destroyed 21 , 22 and 23 destroyed 24 . never was such a spectacle of wicked mischief . 1 never 3 such 2 was 3 such 3 such 4 a 3 such 8 mischief 4 a 5 spectacle 5 spectacle 7 wicked 6 of 7 wicked 8 mischief 9 . it was as if hay had been made of everything he possessed . 1 it 2 was 2 was 5 hay 3 as 4 if 4 if 5 hay 5 hay 7 been 5 hay 8 made 5 hay 10 everything 5 hay 13 . 6 had 7 been 8 made 9 of 11 he 12 possessed 12 possessed 13 . can you imagine anything more cruel and unjust than this conduct ? for it was not the prince 's fault that he was so clever . 1 can 2 you 1 can 3 imagine 3 imagine 8 unjust 4 anything 8 unjust 5 more 8 unjust 6 cruel 8 unjust 7 and 8 unjust 8 unjust 9 than 8 unjust 11 conduct 10 this 11 conduct 11 conduct 12 ? 11 conduct 13 for 11 conduct 15 was 11 conduct 16 not 13 for 14 it 14 it 15 was 16 not 20 fault 17 the 18 prince 18 prince 20 fault 19 's 20 fault 20 fault 25 clever 20 fault 26 . 21 that 22 he 22 he 23 was 23 was 24 so 24 so 25 clever the cruel fairy had made him so . 1 the 3 fairy 2 cruel 3 fairy 3 fairy 6 him 4 had 5 made 5 made 6 him 6 him 7 so 6 him 8 . if you are clever , you will find it best not to let people know it if you want them to like you . 1 if 2 you 2 you 3 are 2 you 15 know 3 are 4 clever 3 are 11 not 3 are 14 people 4 clever 5 , 4 clever 8 find 4 clever 10 best 5 , 6 you 6 you 8 find 7 will 8 find 8 find 9 it 11 not 12 to 11 not 13 let 15 know 16 it 15 know 23 you 15 know 24 . 17 if 19 want 17 if 22 like 17 if 23 you 18 you 19 want 19 want 20 them 19 want 21 to well , here was the prince in a pretty plight . 1 well 2 , 1 well 3 here 3 here 10 plight 4 was 5 the 4 was 10 plight 6 prince 10 plight 7 in 10 plight 8 a 10 plight 9 pretty 10 plight 10 plight 11 . but in the dusk the prince saw a heap of all sorts of things lying on the floor and on the table . 1 but 3 the 2 in 3 the 3 the 4 dusk 4 dusk 9 heap 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 9 heap 7 saw 8 a 7 saw 9 heap 8 a 9 heap 9 heap 10 of 9 heap 12 sorts 9 heap 15 lying 9 heap 18 floor 9 heap 22 table 11 all 12 sorts 12 sorts 13 of 12 sorts 14 things 15 lying 16 on 16 on 17 the 17 the 18 floor 18 floor 19 and 20 on 21 the 21 the 22 table 22 table 23 . there were two caps ; he put one on an old , grey , ugly cap it was , made of felt . 1 there 2 were 2 were 4 caps 3 two 4 caps 4 caps 5 ; 4 caps 7 put 4 caps 10 an 4 caps 12 , 4 caps 16 cap 6 he 7 put 7 put 8 one 7 put 9 on 10 an 11 old 13 grey 14 , 13 grey 16 cap 15 ugly 16 cap 16 cap 19 , 16 cap 20 made 16 cap 21 of 16 cap 22 felt 16 cap 23 . 17 it 18 was 17 it 19 , there was a pair of boots ; and he kicked off his slippers , and got into them . 1 there 2 was 1 there 3 a 3 a 4 pair 4 pair 5 of 4 pair 6 boots 4 pair 13 slippers 5 of 6 boots 7 ; 10 kicked 8 and 10 kicked 9 he 10 kicked 10 kicked 11 off 10 kicked 12 his 10 kicked 13 slippers 13 slippers 15 and 13 slippers 16 got 13 slippers 17 into 13 slippers 18 them 13 slippers 19 . 14 , 15 and 18 them 19 . they were a good deal worn , but fitted as if they had been made for him . 1 they 2 were 1 they 9 fitted 3 a 4 good 3 a 5 deal 5 deal 9 fitted 6 worn 9 fitted 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 fitted 9 fitted 11 if 9 fitted 12 they 9 fitted 14 been 9 fitted 15 made 9 fitted 16 for 9 fitted 17 him 10 as 11 if 12 they 13 had 17 him 18 . then he ran downstairs , and walked out of the hall door . 1 then 4 downstairs 2 he 3 ran 3 ran 4 downstairs 4 downstairs 5 , 4 downstairs 6 and 4 downstairs 7 walked 4 downstairs 12 door 8 out 9 of 8 out 10 the 10 the 11 hall 11 hall 12 door 12 door 13 . but this , of course , the prince did not know . 1 but 2 this 1 but 9 did 3 , 5 course 4 of 5 course 5 course 6 , 5 course 9 did 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 9 did 9 did 10 not 9 did 11 know 11 know 12 . now you should be told that seven-league boots only take those prodigious steps when you say you want to go a long distance . 1 now 7 seven-league 2 you 7 seven-league 3 should 4 be 3 should 7 seven-league 5 told 6 that 5 told 7 seven-league 7 seven-league 8 boots 7 seven-league 12 prodigious 9 only 12 prodigious 10 take 12 prodigious 11 those 12 prodigious 12 prodigious 13 steps 12 prodigious 14 when 12 prodigious 15 you 12 prodigious 16 say 12 prodigious 17 you 12 prodigious 18 want 18 want 19 to 18 want 20 go 18 want 23 distance 21 a 22 long 21 a 23 distance 22 long 23 distance 23 distance 24 . otherwise they would be very inconvenient when you only want to cross the room , for example . 1 otherwise 6 inconvenient 2 they 6 inconvenient 3 would 6 inconvenient 4 be 6 inconvenient 5 very 6 inconvenient 6 inconvenient 7 when 6 inconvenient 8 you 6 inconvenient 9 only 6 inconvenient 10 want 6 inconvenient 12 cross 10 want 11 to 12 cross 17 example 13 the 14 room 14 room 17 example 15 , 16 for 16 for 17 example 17 example 18 . perhaps this has not been explained to you by your governess ? 1 perhaps 3 has 2 this 3 has 3 has 5 been 4 not 5 been 5 been 11 governess 6 explained 7 to 6 explained 11 governess 8 you 11 governess 9 by 11 governess 10 your 11 governess 11 governess 12 ? he was so puzzled by not being attended to as usual , that he quite forgot to take off his cap . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 forgot 2 was 4 puzzled 3 so 4 puzzled 4 puzzled 5 by 4 puzzled 8 attended 6 not 8 attended 7 being 8 attended 8 attended 9 to 8 attended 11 usual 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 11 usual 16 forgot 13 that 16 forgot 14 he 16 forgot 15 quite 16 forgot 16 forgot 21 cap 16 forgot 22 . 17 to 18 take 18 take 21 cap 19 off 21 cap 20 his 21 cap at first he thought they were too busy , but presently another explanation occurred to him . 1 at 2 first 2 first 4 thought 3 he 4 thought 4 thought 14 occurred 5 they 6 were 6 were 8 busy 7 too 8 busy 8 busy 13 explanation 9 , 10 but 10 but 11 presently 11 presently 13 explanation 12 another 13 explanation 13 explanation 14 occurred 14 occurred 15 to 14 occurred 16 him 15 to 16 him 16 him 17 . the prince rose , and went to the table in the midst of the room , where a huge roast turkey had just been placed . 1 the 2 prince 1 the 9 table 3 rose 6 went 3 rose 9 table 4 , 5 and 5 and 6 went 6 went 7 to 8 the 9 table 9 table 12 midst 9 table 20 roast 10 in 11 the 11 the 12 midst 13 of 14 the 14 the 15 room 15 room 16 , 15 room 17 where 15 room 20 roast 18 a 19 huge 19 huge 20 roast 20 roast 21 turkey 20 roast 23 just 20 roast 24 been 20 roast 25 placed 20 roast 26 . 21 turkey 22 had he then went back to a table in a corner , where he dined very well , nobody taking any notice of him . 1 he 14 dined 2 then 3 went 3 went 4 back 3 went 5 to 3 went 14 dined 6 a 7 table 7 table 8 in 8 in 9 a 9 a 10 corner 10 corner 14 dined 11 , 14 dined 12 where 14 dined 13 he 14 dined 14 dined 15 very 14 dined 16 well 14 dined 18 nobody 14 dined 19 taking 16 well 17 , 19 taking 21 notice 20 any 21 notice 21 notice 22 of 21 notice 23 him 23 him 24 . when he had finished , he sat watching the other people dining , and smoking his cigarette . 1 when 2 he 1 when 6 he 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 finished 4 finished 5 , 6 he 7 sat 7 sat 12 dining 8 watching 12 dining 9 the 12 dining 10 other 11 people 11 people 12 dining 12 dining 13 , 12 dining 17 cigarette 14 and 17 cigarette 15 smoking 17 cigarette 16 his 17 cigarette 17 cigarette 18 . with these words , the officer sat down suddenly in the prince 's lap , as if he did not see him at all . 1 with 3 words 2 these 3 words 3 words 4 , 3 words 6 officer 5 the 6 officer 6 officer 7 sat 6 officer 9 suddenly 6 officer 10 in 6 officer 12 prince 7 sat 8 down 11 the 12 prince 12 prince 14 lap 13 's 14 lap 14 lap 15 , 14 lap 16 as 14 lap 19 did 14 lap 24 all 14 lap 25 . 16 as 17 if 17 if 18 he 19 did 20 not 19 did 21 see 21 see 22 him 23 at 24 all he was a heavy man , and the prince , enraged at the insult , pushed him away and jumped to his feet . 1 he 2 was 1 he 16 pushed 2 was 3 a 3 a 4 heavy 5 man 11 enraged 6 , 7 and 6 , 11 enraged 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 11 enraged 10 , 11 enraged 11 enraged 12 at 11 enraged 14 insult 11 enraged 16 pushed 12 at 13 the 15 , 16 pushed 16 pushed 17 him 16 pushed 18 away 16 pushed 20 jumped 19 and 20 jumped 20 jumped 23 feet 21 to 23 feet 22 his 23 feet 23 feet 24 . as he did so , his cap dropped off . 1 as 2 he 2 he 3 did 2 he 6 his 3 did 4 so 5 , 6 his 6 his 7 cap 6 his 10 . 7 cap 8 dropped 8 dropped 9 off the officer fell on his knees at once , crying : 1 the 2 officer 2 officer 6 knees 3 fell 6 knees 4 on 5 his 4 on 6 knees 5 his 6 knees 6 knees 8 once 6 knees 9 , 6 knees 10 crying 7 at 8 once 10 crying 11 : " pardon , my prince , pardon ! 1 " 7 pardon 2 pardon 3 , 2 pardon 4 my 2 pardon 5 prince 2 pardon 6 , 2 pardon 7 pardon 7 pardon 8 ! i never saw you ! " 1 i 2 never 1 i 4 you 2 never 3 saw 4 you 6 " 5 ! 6 " this was more than the prince could be expected to believe . 1 this 2 was 2 was 4 than 3 more 4 than 4 than 9 expected 4 than 12 . 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 9 expected 7 could 8 be 8 be 9 expected 9 expected 10 to 9 expected 11 believe " nonsense ! 1 " 2 nonsense 2 nonsense 3 ! sir ! you have insulted your prince and your superior officer . 1 sir 5 insulted 2 ! 5 insulted 3 you 5 insulted 4 have 5 insulted 5 insulted 6 your 5 insulted 7 prince 5 insulted 8 and 5 insulted 9 your 5 insulted 10 superior 10 superior 11 officer 10 superior 12 . you shall be sent to a prison to-morrow . " 1 you 2 shall 2 shall 3 be 2 shall 8 to-morrow 4 sent 7 prison 5 to 6 a 6 a 7 prison 7 prison 8 to-morrow 8 to-morrow 10 " 9 . 10 " on this , the poor officer appealed piteously to everybody in the tavern . 1 on 7 appealed 2 this 3 , 2 this 7 appealed 4 the 7 appealed 5 poor 7 appealed 6 officer 7 appealed 7 appealed 13 tavern 8 piteously 9 to 8 piteously 10 everybody 8 piteously 11 in 8 piteously 13 tavern 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 tavern 13 tavern 14 . i shall write to the newspapers at once ! " 1 i 2 shall 2 shall 6 newspapers 3 write 4 to 3 write 6 newspapers 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 newspapers 6 newspapers 8 once 6 newspapers 9 ! 7 at 8 once 9 ! 10 " overcome with surprise , he thrust the money into the woman 's hand , and put on his cap again . 1 overcome 2 with 1 overcome 6 thrust 3 surprise 6 thrust 4 , 5 he 5 he 6 thrust 6 thrust 7 the 6 thrust 8 money 6 thrust 9 into 6 thrust 11 woman 6 thrust 12 's 6 thrust 13 hand 6 thrust 18 his 9 into 10 the 13 hand 15 and 14 , 15 and 16 put 17 on 16 put 18 his 18 his 19 cap 19 cap 20 again 20 again 21 . a great ball was going on ; but , as usual , nobody took any notice of the prince . 1 a 2 great 1 a 3 ball 3 ball 5 going 3 ball 7 ; 4 was 5 going 5 going 6 on 7 ; 8 but 8 but 16 notice 9 , 10 as 10 as 11 usual 11 usual 12 , 11 usual 16 notice 13 nobody 16 notice 14 took 16 notice 15 any 16 notice 16 notice 17 of 16 notice 19 prince 16 notice 20 . 17 of 18 the everyone had heard of his disgrace , and almost everyone cried " serve him right ! " 1 everyone 3 heard 1 everyone 6 disgrace 1 everyone 13 serve 2 had 3 heard 3 heard 4 of 5 his 6 disgrace 6 disgrace 9 almost 6 disgrace 10 everyone 6 disgrace 11 cried 7 , 8 and 8 and 9 almost 12 " 13 serve 13 serve 14 him 13 serve 15 right 13 serve 16 ! 16 ! 17 " yes , one had ! 1 yes 2 , 1 yes 5 ! 2 , 3 one 3 one 4 had it was the pretty lady of the carriage . 1 it 2 was 2 was 8 carriage 3 the 8 carriage 4 pretty 5 lady 5 lady 8 carriage 6 of 8 carriage 7 the 8 carriage 8 carriage 9 . i never could tell you how pretty she was . 1 i 2 never 1 i 4 tell 3 could 4 tell 4 tell 5 you 4 tell 6 how 6 how 7 pretty 6 how 8 she 8 she 9 was 9 was 10 . the prince first thought how nice and good she looked , even before he thought how pretty she looked . 1 the 2 prince 1 the 3 first 3 first 4 thought 3 first 15 thought 4 thought 6 nice 5 how 6 nice 6 nice 7 and 6 nice 11 , 6 nice 12 even 8 good 11 , 9 she 10 looked 10 looked 11 , 13 before 14 he 14 he 15 thought 15 thought 17 pretty 15 thought 18 she 16 how 17 pretty 18 she 19 looked 19 looked 20 . the prince blushed at this , for he knew his conduct had not been honourable . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 blushed 3 blushed 4 at 3 blushed 5 this 3 blushed 6 , 3 blushed 7 for 3 blushed 9 knew 8 he 9 knew 9 knew 15 honourable 10 his 11 conduct 11 conduct 14 been 11 conduct 15 honourable 12 had 13 not 12 had 14 been 15 honourable 16 . you see he was so clever ! 1 you 2 see 1 you 6 clever 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 clever 5 so 6 clever 6 clever 7 ! ah ! how he wished he was only in evening dress , that he might dance with the charming young lady . 1 ah 2 ! 1 ah 3 how 1 ah 5 wished 4 he 5 wished 5 wished 6 he 5 wished 8 only 5 wished 16 dance 6 he 7 was 9 in 10 evening 10 evening 16 dance 11 dress 12 , 11 dress 16 dance 13 that 15 might 14 he 15 might 15 might 16 dance 16 dance 17 with 16 dance 18 the 16 dance 19 charming 16 dance 22 . 17 with 18 the 19 charming 21 lady 20 young 21 lady but there he was , dressed just as if he were going out to hunt , if anyone could have seen him . 1 but 2 there 2 there 4 was 3 he 4 was 4 was 6 dressed 5 , 6 dressed 6 dressed 8 as 7 just 8 as 8 as 9 if 9 if 10 he 9 if 11 were 9 if 18 anyone 12 going 13 out 12 going 14 to 14 to 15 hunt 15 hunt 18 anyone 16 , 17 if 17 if 18 anyone 18 anyone 19 could 18 anyone 21 seen 20 have 21 seen 21 seen 22 him 22 him 23 . so , even if he took off his cap of darkness , and became visible , he was no figure for a ball . 1 so 3 even 2 , 3 even 3 even 4 if 3 even 9 cap 4 if 5 he 5 he 6 took 6 took 9 cap 7 off 9 cap 8 his 9 cap 9 cap 11 darkness 9 cap 13 and 9 cap 15 visible 10 of 11 darkness 12 , 13 and 14 became 15 visible 15 visible 18 was 15 visible 19 no 15 visible 20 figure 15 visible 24 . 16 , 17 he 17 he 18 was 20 figure 21 for 21 for 22 a 22 a 23 ball once he would not have cared , but now he cared very much indeed . 1 once 11 cared 2 he 3 would 2 he 11 cared 3 would 4 not 5 have 11 cared 6 cared 7 , 6 cared 11 cared 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 now 10 he 11 cared 11 cared 14 indeed 12 very 13 much 12 very 14 indeed 14 indeed 15 . but the prince was not clever for nothing . 1 but 8 nothing 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 6 clever 3 prince 8 nothing 4 was 6 clever 5 not 6 clever 7 for 8 nothing 8 nothing 9 . he struck a light with a flint and steel , lit a torch , and ran upstairs to the garret . 1 he 2 struck 2 struck 7 flint 3 a 4 light 4 light 7 flint 5 with 6 a 5 with 7 flint 7 flint 9 steel 8 and 9 steel 9 steel 13 torch 9 steel 21 . 10 , 11 lit 11 lit 13 torch 12 a 13 torch 13 torch 14 , 13 torch 17 upstairs 15 and 16 ran 16 ran 17 upstairs 17 upstairs 20 garret 18 to 19 the 19 the 20 garret there it lay , a handsome green one with a red feather . 1 there 3 lay 1 there 5 a 2 it 3 lay 3 lay 4 , 5 a 12 feather 6 handsome 12 feather 7 green 12 feather 8 one 12 feather 9 with 12 feather 10 a 12 feather 11 red 12 feather 12 feather 13 . the prince pulled off the cap of darkness , put on the other , and said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 pulled 2 prince 17 : 3 pulled 6 cap 4 off 6 cap 5 the 6 cap 6 cap 8 darkness 6 cap 9 , 6 cap 10 put 6 cap 13 other 6 cap 15 and 7 of 8 darkness 11 on 12 the 12 the 13 other 14 , 15 and 16 said 17 : but he was only three steps nearer it than he had been , and the seven-league boots were standing beside him on the floor ! 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 was 2 he 16 seven-league 3 was 4 only 4 only 5 three 5 three 6 steps 6 steps 7 nearer 7 nearer 8 it 7 nearer 9 than 10 he 16 seven-league 11 had 12 been 12 been 16 seven-league 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 the 15 the 16 seven-league 16 seven-league 17 boots 16 seven-league 18 were 16 seven-league 19 standing 16 seven-league 20 beside 16 seven-league 22 on 20 beside 21 him 22 on 23 the 23 the 24 floor 24 floor 25 ! that 's mathematics ! " 1 that 2 's 1 that 3 mathematics 2 's 3 mathematics 3 mathematics 4 ! 4 ! 5 " what is there he doesn't know ? 1 what 2 is 1 what 7 ? 2 is 3 there 4 he 5 doesn't 5 doesn't 6 know 5 doesn't 7 ? he used to be very fond of this march , and the words some people even said he had made them himself . 1 he 2 used 2 used 3 to 2 used 6 fond 4 be 5 very 5 very 6 fond 6 fond 7 of 6 fond 9 march 6 fond 15 people 6 fond 16 even 7 of 8 this 9 march 10 , 9 march 13 words 10 , 11 and 12 the 13 words 14 some 15 people 16 even 22 himself 17 said 22 himself 18 he 19 had 18 he 22 himself 20 made 21 them 20 made 22 himself 22 himself 23 . but now , somehow , he didn't much like it . 1 but 2 now 1 but 4 somehow 3 , 4 somehow 4 somehow 7 didn't 4 somehow 10 it 5 , 6 he 6 he 7 didn't 7 didn't 8 much 7 didn't 9 like 10 it 11 . however , it was impossible to refuse , and so she danced with the prince , and he danced very well . 1 however 2 , 1 however 7 refuse 3 it 5 impossible 4 was 5 impossible 5 impossible 6 to 5 impossible 7 refuse 7 refuse 8 , 7 refuse 10 so 7 refuse 12 danced 7 refuse 19 danced 7 refuse 22 . 8 , 9 and 11 she 12 danced 12 danced 13 with 12 danced 15 prince 14 the 15 prince 16 , 17 and 17 and 19 danced 18 he 19 danced 19 danced 21 well 20 very 21 well and the prince said : 1 and 2 the 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 5 : 4 said 5 : for , even a clever person can be nice when he likes above all , when he is not thinking about himself . 1 for 3 even 2 , 3 even 3 even 6 person 4 a 6 person 5 clever 6 person 6 person 12 likes 6 person 22 himself 7 can 8 be 7 can 12 likes 9 nice 12 likes 10 when 11 he 11 he 12 likes 12 likes 13 above 13 above 14 all 14 all 21 about 15 , 17 he 16 when 17 he 17 he 20 thinking 18 is 19 not 19 not 20 thinking 20 thinking 21 about 22 himself 23 . he reflected for a little , and then ran upstairs to the garret . 1 he 2 reflected 2 reflected 5 little 2 reflected 8 then 3 for 4 a 4 a 5 little 6 , 7 and 7 and 8 then 8 then 9 ran 9 ran 10 upstairs 10 upstairs 13 garret 11 to 12 the 12 the 13 garret 13 garret 14 . the prince did not like the looks of him . 1 the 2 prince 1 the 8 of 2 prince 7 looks 3 did 4 not 3 did 5 like 5 like 7 looks 6 the 7 looks 8 of 10 . 9 him 10 . how horrid being too clever makes one ! 1 how 2 horrid 2 horrid 3 being 2 horrid 5 clever 2 horrid 6 makes 2 horrid 8 ! 4 too 5 clever 7 one 8 ! what was he to do , indeed ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 3 he 1 what 5 do 1 what 8 ? 4 to 5 do 5 do 7 indeed 6 , 7 indeed and what would you have done ? 1 and 2 what 2 what 3 would 2 what 7 ? 3 would 5 have 4 you 5 have 5 have 6 done bring the horns and tail he must , or perish in the adventure . 1 bring 3 horns 2 the 3 horns 3 horns 4 and 3 horns 5 tail 5 tail 10 perish 6 he 10 perish 7 must 10 perish 8 , 10 perish 9 or 10 perish 10 perish 11 in 10 perish 13 adventure 10 perish 14 . 11 in 12 the the prince sat down , and thought and thought ; and the day went on , and it was now high noon . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 sat 2 prince 10 ; 3 sat 4 down 3 sat 6 and 3 sat 7 thought 3 sat 8 and 3 sat 9 thought 4 down 5 , 10 ; 11 and 10 ; 22 noon 11 and 12 the 12 the 13 day 13 day 14 went 13 day 22 noon 14 went 15 on 14 went 17 and 15 on 16 , 18 it 19 was 19 was 22 noon 20 now 22 noon 21 high 22 noon 22 noon 23 . at last he jumped up and rushed into the library , a room where nobody ever went except himself and the queen . 1 at 2 last 2 last 4 jumped 3 he 4 jumped 4 jumped 5 up 4 jumped 10 library 6 and 7 rushed 7 rushed 10 library 8 into 9 the 8 into 10 library 9 the 10 library 10 library 11 , 10 library 12 a 10 library 13 room 10 library 14 where 10 library 15 nobody 15 nobody 16 ever 15 nobody 18 except 17 went 18 except 18 except 19 himself 18 except 22 queen 18 except 23 . 19 himself 20 and 21 the 22 queen and he did ! so you see that cleverness , and minding your book , have some advantages , after all . 1 and 2 he 1 and 12 minding 2 he 3 did 3 did 4 ! 3 did 5 so 3 did 7 see 6 you 7 see 7 see 12 minding 8 that 12 minding 9 cleverness 10 , 9 cleverness 12 minding 10 , 11 and 12 minding 13 your 12 minding 14 book 12 minding 16 have 12 minding 17 some 12 minding 18 advantages 14 book 15 , 18 advantages 19 , 19 , 20 after 20 after 21 all 21 all 22 . never you fight , if you can help it , except with plenty of food to keep you going and in good heart . 1 never 11 except 2 you 3 fight 3 fight 8 help 3 fight 11 except 4 , 5 if 5 if 6 you 5 if 7 can 7 can 8 help 8 help 9 it 10 , 11 except 11 except 13 plenty 12 with 13 plenty 13 plenty 14 of 13 plenty 15 food 13 plenty 19 going 13 plenty 20 and 13 plenty 21 in 13 plenty 22 good 15 food 17 keep 16 to 17 keep 18 you 19 going 22 good 23 heart 23 heart 24 . great burning stones were tossed up by the volcano , and nearly hit him several times . 1 great 3 stones 2 burning 3 stones 3 stones 9 volcano 4 were 9 volcano 5 tossed 9 volcano 6 up 9 volcano 7 by 8 the 7 by 9 volcano 8 the 9 volcano 9 volcano 10 , 9 volcano 11 and 9 volcano 12 nearly 9 volcano 13 hit 9 volcano 14 him 9 volcano 15 several 9 volcano 17 . 10 , 11 and 15 several 16 times " hi ! " shouted the prince . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 shouted 2 hi 7 prince 3 ! 4 " 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 . " who 's there ? " he said in a hoarse , angry voice . 1 " 8 said 2 who 3 's 2 who 4 there 2 who 5 ? 5 ? 6 " 5 ? 7 he 5 ? 8 said 8 said 11 hoarse 8 said 15 . 9 in 11 hoarse 10 a 11 hoarse 11 hoarse 12 , 11 hoarse 13 angry 11 hoarse 14 voice " just let me get at you ! " 1 " 7 you 1 " 8 ! 2 just 3 let 3 let 4 me 3 let 5 get 3 let 7 you 5 get 6 at 8 ! 9 " " it 's me , " answered the prince . 1 " 3 's 1 " 7 answered 2 it 3 's 4 me 5 , 5 , 7 answered 6 " 7 answered 7 answered 9 prince 8 the 9 prince 9 prince 10 . it was the first time he had forgotten his grammar , but he was terribly excited . 1 it 2 was 1 it 17 . 2 was 4 first 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 time 6 he 7 had 6 he 9 his 7 had 8 forgotten 9 his 10 grammar 10 grammar 16 excited 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 he 13 he 14 was 13 he 16 excited 14 was 15 terribly 16 excited 17 . " what do you want ? " grunted the beast . 1 " 2 what 2 what 3 do 2 what 6 ? 3 do 4 you 3 do 5 want 6 ? 7 " 7 " 8 grunted 8 grunted 10 beast 9 the 10 beast 10 beast 11 . " hi ! " 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 3 ! 4 " why can't you give a civil answer to a civil question ? " 1 why 10 civil 1 why 12 ? 2 can't 10 civil 3 you 4 give 4 give 10 civil 5 a 10 civil 6 civil 10 civil 7 answer 10 civil 8 to 10 civil 9 a 10 civil 10 civil 11 question 12 ? 13 " " on my sacred word of honour , " said the beast , casually scorching an eagle that flew by into ashes . 1 " 14 casually 2 on 7 honour 3 my 7 honour 4 sacred 5 word 4 sacred 6 of 4 sacred 7 honour 7 honour 12 beast 8 , 9 " 9 " 10 said 10 said 11 the 11 the 12 beast 12 beast 14 casually 13 , 14 casually 14 casually 15 scorching 14 casually 16 an 14 casually 17 eagle 14 casually 18 that 14 casually 19 flew 14 casually 20 by 20 by 22 ashes 21 into 22 ashes 22 ashes 23 . the prince now flew high above him , and cried : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 now 2 prince 4 flew 2 prince 11 : 4 flew 5 high 5 high 6 above 7 him 11 : 8 , 9 and 8 , 10 cried 10 cried 11 : he says you are afraid to fight him . " 1 he 2 says 2 says 4 are 3 you 4 are 4 are 5 afraid 5 afraid 7 fight 5 afraid 8 him 6 to 7 fight 8 him 9 . 9 . 10 " then he dropped his own glove into the fiery lake . 1 then 2 he 1 then 6 glove 3 dropped 6 glove 4 his 5 own 5 own 6 glove 6 glove 7 into 6 glove 9 fiery 6 glove 10 lake 6 glove 11 . 8 the 9 fiery if he had been too warm before , the prince was too cold now . 1 if 3 had 2 he 3 had 3 had 4 been 4 been 5 too 5 too 6 warm 6 warm 7 before 6 warm 8 , 6 warm 10 prince 6 warm 13 cold 9 the 10 prince 11 was 12 too 12 too 13 cold 13 cold 14 now 14 now 15 . the prince felt his blood stand still , and he grew faint ; but he took heart , for there was no time to waste . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 felt 3 felt 17 heart 4 his 17 heart 5 blood 6 stand 6 stand 7 still 6 stand 12 faint 8 , 9 and 9 and 11 grew 10 he 11 grew 11 grew 12 faint 12 faint 13 ; 12 faint 16 took 12 faint 17 heart 14 but 15 he 15 he 16 took 17 heart 18 , 17 heart 19 for 17 heart 21 was 17 heart 26 . 20 there 21 was 21 was 22 no 22 no 23 time 23 time 24 to 24 to 25 waste " hi ! " shouted the prince . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 shouted 2 hi 7 prince 3 ! 4 " 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 8 . then there came a whisper , like the breath of the bitter east wind on a wintry day : 1 then 5 whisper 2 there 3 came 3 came 5 whisper 4 a 5 whisper 5 whisper 6 , 5 whisper 7 like 5 whisper 8 the 5 whisper 9 breath 5 whisper 19 : 9 breath 10 of 10 of 11 the 11 the 12 bitter 12 bitter 17 wintry 13 east 17 wintry 14 wind 17 wintry 15 on 17 wintry 16 a 17 wintry 17 wintry 18 day " hi ! " he shouted , as soon as his tongue could move within his chattering teeth . 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 5 he 3 ! 4 " 5 he 6 shouted 5 he 11 his 6 shouted 7 , 6 shouted 9 soon 8 as 9 soon 9 soon 10 as 11 his 12 tongue 12 tongue 17 chattering 13 could 14 move 14 move 17 chattering 15 within 17 chattering 16 his 17 chattering 17 chattering 18 teeth 18 teeth 19 . there came a clear , hissing answer , like frozen words dropping round him : 1 there 6 hissing 2 came 6 hissing 3 a 6 hissing 4 clear 6 hissing 5 , 6 hissing 6 hissing 7 answer 6 hissing 8 , 6 hissing 9 like 6 hissing 10 frozen 6 hissing 11 words 6 hissing 12 dropping 6 hissing 13 round 6 hissing 14 him 14 him 15 : what do you want ? " 1 what 2 do 1 what 5 ? 3 you 4 want 3 you 5 ? 5 ? 6 " then the white folds began to slide , like melting ice , from the black hill . 1 then 2 the 1 then 4 folds 2 the 4 folds 3 white 4 folds 4 folds 10 melting 5 began 6 to 5 began 10 melting 7 slide 10 melting 8 , 10 melting 9 like 10 melting 10 melting 11 ice 10 melting 12 , 10 melting 13 from 10 melting 14 the 10 melting 15 black 10 melting 16 hill 10 melting 17 . the green trees dropped their leaves as he advanced ; the birds fell down dead from the sky , slain by his frosty breath ! 1 the 2 green 2 green 3 trees 3 trees 9 advanced 4 dropped 9 advanced 5 their 9 advanced 6 leaves 9 advanced 7 as 9 advanced 8 he 9 advanced 9 advanced 10 ; 9 advanced 12 birds 11 the 12 birds 12 birds 13 fell 12 birds 18 sky 13 fell 14 down 13 fell 15 dead 13 fell 16 from 17 the 18 sky 18 sky 23 frosty 19 , 23 frosty 20 slain 21 by 20 slain 23 frosty 22 his 23 frosty 23 frosty 24 breath 23 frosty 25 ! nobody had ever seen such a battle ; he had it all to himself , and he never enjoyed anything more . 1 nobody 3 ever 1 nobody 7 battle 2 had 3 ever 3 ever 4 seen 4 seen 5 such 5 such 6 a 7 battle 8 ; 7 battle 14 himself 7 battle 22 . 9 he 10 had 9 he 14 himself 11 it 12 all 11 it 13 to 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 19 enjoyed 15 , 16 and 16 and 17 he 16 and 19 enjoyed 17 he 19 enjoyed 18 never 19 enjoyed 19 enjoyed 21 more 20 anything 21 more one more effort , and he won't be able to move ! " 1 one 3 effort 2 more 3 effort 3 effort 7 won't 3 effort 9 able 4 , 5 and 4 , 6 he 4 , 7 won't 8 be 9 able 9 able 10 to 9 able 11 move 11 move 13 " 12 ! 13 " but the castle clock struck half-past seven ; dinner was at eight , and the poor prince crawled on hands and knees to the garret . 1 but 6 half-past 2 the 3 castle 3 castle 6 half-past 4 clock 5 struck 4 clock 6 half-past 6 half-past 7 seven 6 half-past 8 ; 6 half-past 9 dinner 6 half-past 10 was 6 half-past 11 at 6 half-past 12 eight 12 eight 18 crawled 13 , 14 and 14 and 18 crawled 15 the 16 poor 16 poor 18 crawled 17 prince 18 crawled 18 crawled 22 knees 19 on 22 knees 20 hands 21 and 20 hands 22 knees 22 knees 25 garret 22 knees 26 . 23 to 24 the 24 the 25 garret she seemed prettier and kinder than ever . 1 she 3 prettier 2 seemed 3 prettier 3 prettier 5 kinder 3 prettier 6 than 3 prettier 7 ever 3 prettier 8 . 4 and 5 kinder 6 than 7 ever the prince was so happy , that he never noticed how something went wrong about the dinner . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 3 was 3 was 14 wrong 4 so 5 happy 5 happy 10 noticed 6 , 10 noticed 7 that 10 noticed 8 he 10 noticed 9 never 10 noticed 10 noticed 11 how 10 noticed 14 wrong 12 something 14 wrong 13 went 14 wrong 14 wrong 15 about 14 wrong 17 dinner 14 wrong 18 . 15 about 16 the but the prince was so busy in talking to his lady , and in eating his dinner too , that he never observed anything unusual . 1 but 3 prince 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 15 eating 4 was 5 so 4 was 6 busy 5 so 6 busy 6 busy 8 talking 6 busy 10 his 6 busy 15 eating 7 in 8 talking 8 talking 9 to 11 lady 12 , 11 lady 15 eating 12 , 13 and 14 in 15 eating 15 eating 16 his 15 eating 17 dinner 17 dinner 23 observed 18 too 23 observed 19 , 23 observed 20 that 21 he 21 he 22 never 22 never 23 observed 23 observed 25 unusual 24 anything 25 unusual 25 unusual 26 . at last he took the prince into a corner , on pretence of showing him a rare statue . 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 the 2 last 4 took 3 he 4 took 5 the 6 prince 6 prince 12 pretence 7 into 12 pretence 8 a 12 pretence 9 corner 12 pretence 10 , 12 pretence 11 on 12 pretence 12 pretence 13 of 12 pretence 14 showing 12 pretence 15 him 12 pretence 17 rare 12 pretence 18 statue 16 a 17 rare 18 statue 19 . " does your royal highness not know , " he asked , " that you are in considerable danger ? " 1 " 2 does 2 does 5 highness 3 your 5 highness 4 royal 5 highness 5 highness 6 not 5 highness 7 know 5 highness 11 asked 5 highness 20 ? 8 , 9 " 9 " 11 asked 10 he 11 asked 12 , 13 " 13 " 15 you 14 that 15 you 15 you 16 are 16 are 18 considerable 16 are 20 ? 17 in 18 considerable 18 considerable 19 danger 20 ? 21 " here is the first : 1 here 2 is 2 is 3 the 3 the 4 first 4 first 5 : whereas , 1 whereas 2 , this is to give warning , 1 this 2 is 1 this 5 warning 1 this 6 , 3 to 4 give 4 give 5 warning and here is the second proclamation : 1 and 7 : 2 here 6 proclamation 3 is 6 proclamation 4 the 6 proclamation 5 second 6 proclamation 6 proclamation 7 : reward . 1 reward 2 . whereas , 1 whereas 2 , this is to advise all , 1 this 4 advise 2 is 3 to 3 to 4 advise 4 advise 5 all 4 advise 6 , " why , by winning these ten thousand purses . 1 " 2 why 2 why 3 , 3 , 4 by 4 by 9 purses 5 winning 9 purses 6 these 9 purses 7 ten 9 purses 8 thousand 9 purses 9 purses 10 . the ambassador was so astonished that he ran straight upstairs , forgetting his manners , and crying : 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 5 astonished 3 was 5 astonished 4 so 5 astonished 5 astonished 6 that 5 astonished 10 upstairs 7 he 8 ran 8 ran 10 upstairs 9 straight 10 upstairs 10 upstairs 12 forgetting 11 , 12 forgetting 12 forgetting 14 manners 13 his 14 manners 14 manners 16 and 14 manners 17 crying 15 , 16 and 17 crying 18 : she guessed what it was , though the prince had said nothing about it at dinner . 1 she 2 guessed 2 guessed 3 what 2 guessed 4 it 2 guessed 5 was 2 guessed 7 though 2 guessed 14 it 2 guessed 15 at 3 what 4 it 6 , 7 though 7 though 9 prince 7 though 10 had 8 the 9 prince 11 said 12 nothing 12 nothing 13 about 13 about 14 it 15 at 16 dinner 16 dinner 17 . he turned quite pale , and said : 1 he 2 turned 2 turned 4 pale 3 quite 4 pale 4 pale 5 , 4 pale 6 and 6 and 8 : 7 said 8 : " we don't know , your lordship . 1 " 7 lordship 2 we 7 lordship 3 don't 4 know 4 know 7 lordship 5 , 7 lordship 6 your 7 lordship 7 lordship 8 . " come for by whom ? " 1 " 7 " 2 come 6 ? 3 for 5 whom 4 by 5 whom 5 whom 6 ? 6 ? 7 " " very , sir ! " said the ambassador . 1 " 9 ambassador 2 very 9 ambassador 3 , 4 sir 4 sir 9 ambassador 5 ! 6 " 5 ! 9 ambassador 7 said 9 ambassador 8 the 9 ambassador 9 ambassador 10 . " that he should be ' come for , ' " said the prince . 1 " 7 come 1 " 12 said 2 that 3 he 2 that 4 should 4 should 5 be 4 should 7 come 6 ' 7 come 7 come 8 for 9 , 12 said 10 ' 12 said 11 " 12 said 12 said 14 prince 12 said 15 . 13 the 14 prince " not at all ! 1 " 2 not 1 " 5 ! 2 not 3 at 4 all 5 ! impossible ! " 1 impossible 2 ! 2 ! 3 " it is dreadful ! " 1 it 2 is 2 is 3 dreadful 3 dreadful 4 ! 4 ! 5 " when he had gone , the prince threw himself at the king 's feet , crying : 1 when 2 he 1 when 4 gone 1 when 7 prince 3 had 4 gone 5 , 7 prince 6 the 7 prince 7 prince 17 : 8 threw 9 himself 8 threw 14 feet 10 at 11 the 10 at 14 feet 11 the 12 king 12 king 13 's 14 feet 16 crying 15 , 16 crying 16 crying 17 : meanwhile , the ambassador had induced the king to take a seat ; but there was no use in talking to the queen . 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 6 induced 2 , 3 the 4 ambassador 6 induced 5 had 6 induced 6 induced 8 king 6 induced 9 to 6 induced 10 take 6 induced 11 a 6 induced 12 seat 6 induced 21 to 6 induced 22 the 7 the 8 king 12 seat 18 use 13 ; 14 but 14 but 15 there 15 there 16 was 15 there 17 no 17 no 18 use 18 use 19 in 18 use 20 talking 22 the 23 queen 23 queen 24 . " it would be a miracle , " she said to herself , " and miracles do not happen ; therefore this has not happened . 1 " 6 miracle 2 it 6 miracle 3 would 4 be 3 would 6 miracle 5 a 6 miracle 6 miracle 8 " 6 miracle 12 herself 7 , 8 " 9 she 12 herself 10 said 12 herself 11 to 12 herself 12 herself 16 miracles 12 herself 26 . 13 , 14 " 13 , 15 and 15 and 16 miracles 16 miracles 17 do 16 miracles 18 not 16 miracles 19 happen 16 miracles 20 ; 16 miracles 21 therefore 16 miracles 22 this 16 miracles 24 not 22 this 23 has 25 happened 26 . the tail is like the iron handle of a pump , but the horns are genuine . 1 the 8 of 1 the 10 pump 2 tail 3 is 2 tail 4 like 2 tail 6 iron 5 the 6 iron 6 iron 7 handle 7 handle 8 of 8 of 9 a 10 pump 11 , 11 , 12 but 12 but 13 the 13 the 14 horns 14 horns 15 are 14 horns 16 genuine 16 genuine 17 . the ambassador bowed . 1 the 2 ambassador 2 ambassador 3 bowed 3 bowed 4 . rather a neat thing ; drew it up myself , " added his majesty . 1 rather 3 neat 2 a 3 neat 3 neat 4 thing 3 neat 5 ; 3 neat 6 drew 3 neat 9 myself 6 drew 8 up 7 it 8 up 9 myself 14 majesty 9 myself 15 . 10 , 11 " 11 " 12 added 12 added 14 majesty 13 his 14 majesty " very much to the point , " said the ambassador , wondering what the king was coming to . 1 " 11 ambassador 2 very 3 much 2 very 11 ambassador 4 to 5 the 5 the 11 ambassador 6 point 7 , 6 point 11 ambassador 8 " 9 said 9 said 11 ambassador 10 the 11 ambassador 11 ambassador 13 wondering 11 ambassador 16 king 11 ambassador 17 was 11 ambassador 20 . 12 , 13 wondering 13 wondering 14 what 15 the 16 king 17 was 18 coming 18 coming 19 to " very ! " said the ambassador , with perfect truth . 1 " 7 ambassador 2 very 7 ambassador 3 ! 4 " 3 ! 7 ambassador 5 said 7 ambassador 6 the 7 ambassador 7 ambassador 8 , 7 ambassador 9 with 7 ambassador 10 perfect 7 ambassador 11 truth 11 truth 12 . on this her majesty grew more indignant , if possible . 1 on 7 indignant 2 this 7 indignant 3 her 4 majesty 4 majesty 7 indignant 5 grew 6 more 5 grew 7 indignant 7 indignant 8 , 7 indignant 10 possible 7 indignant 11 . 9 if 10 possible 10 possible 11 . " her majesty 's expressions are ever choice and appropriate , " said the ambassador . 1 " 12 " 2 her 5 expressions 3 majesty 5 expressions 4 's 5 expressions 5 expressions 6 are 5 expressions 7 ever 5 expressions 8 choice 5 expressions 9 and 5 expressions 10 appropriate 10 appropriate 11 , 11 , 12 " 12 " 13 said 13 said 14 the 14 the 15 ambassador 15 ambassador 16 . when the experiment has failed , thy head shall from thy shoulders be shorn ! ' 1 when 3 experiment 2 the 3 experiment 3 experiment 4 has 3 experiment 5 failed 3 experiment 6 , 3 experiment 7 thy 7 thy 14 shorn 8 head 14 shorn 9 shall 14 shorn 10 from 14 shorn 11 thy 14 shorn 12 shoulders 14 shorn 13 be 14 shorn 14 shorn 15 ! 14 shorn 16 ' then we rose , flew through the air at an astonishing pace , and here we are ! 1 then 2 we 2 we 17 are 3 rose 4 , 3 rose 5 flew 5 flew 11 astonishing 6 through 7 the 6 through 11 astonishing 8 air 11 astonishing 9 at 11 astonishing 10 an 11 astonishing 11 astonishing 12 pace 11 astonishing 14 and 11 astonishing 15 here 11 astonishing 16 we 11 astonishing 17 are 13 , 14 and 17 are 18 ! neither of them said " good-night " to the prince . 1 neither 6 good-night 2 of 3 them 3 them 6 good-night 4 said 6 good-night 5 " 6 good-night 6 good-night 7 " 6 good-night 8 to 6 good-night 10 prince 6 good-night 11 . 8 to 9 the after this she went to bed ; and the prince , who had not slept at all the night before , felt very sleepy also . 1 after 2 this 1 after 6 bed 3 she 4 went 4 went 6 bed 5 to 6 bed 6 bed 15 slept 7 ; 8 and 7 ; 15 slept 8 and 15 slept 9 the 10 prince 10 prince 15 slept 11 , 12 who 12 who 13 had 13 had 14 not 13 had 15 slept 15 slept 19 night 16 at 17 all 17 all 19 night 18 the 19 night 19 night 20 before 19 night 21 , 19 night 24 sleepy 22 felt 24 sleepy 23 very 24 sleepy 24 sleepy 25 also 24 sleepy 26 . but he knew that first he had something that must be done . 1 but 2 he 2 he 3 knew 2 he 7 had 3 knew 4 that 5 first 7 had 6 he 7 had 7 had 12 done 8 something 12 done 9 that 10 must 10 must 11 be 11 be 12 done 12 done 13 . so he went into the drawing-room , took his carpet , and wished to be now where do you suppose ? 1 so 2 he 1 so 6 drawing-room 3 went 6 drawing-room 4 into 6 drawing-room 5 the 6 drawing-room 6 drawing-room 7 , 6 drawing-room 8 took 6 drawing-room 9 his 6 drawing-room 10 carpet 10 carpet 11 , 10 carpet 12 and 10 carpet 13 wished 10 carpet 15 be 10 carpet 16 now 10 carpet 21 ? 11 , 12 and 13 wished 14 to 14 to 15 be 17 where 21 ? 18 do 19 you 18 do 20 suppose 18 do 21 ? there he was in a moment ; and dreadful the body looked , lying stark and cold in the white moonshine . 1 there 3 was 1 there 15 stark 2 he 3 was 4 in 6 moment 5 a 6 moment 6 moment 7 ; 6 moment 9 dreadful 7 ; 8 and 9 dreadful 15 stark 10 the 11 body 11 body 15 stark 12 looked 15 stark 13 , 15 stark 14 lying 15 stark 15 stark 16 and 15 stark 17 cold 15 stark 21 moonshine 18 in 19 the 18 in 21 moonshine 19 the 21 moonshine 20 white 21 moonshine 21 moonshine 22 . yet one or the other choice seemed certain . 1 yet 6 choice 2 one 5 other 3 or 5 other 4 the 5 other 5 other 6 choice 6 choice 7 seemed 6 choice 8 certain 6 choice 9 . unhappy lady ! 1 unhappy 2 lady 1 unhappy 3 ! he admitted that the reward was offered for bringing the horns and tail , not for killing the monster . 1 he 2 admitted 2 admitted 3 that 2 admitted 5 reward 4 the 5 reward 5 reward 11 horns 6 was 7 offered 7 offered 11 horns 8 for 9 bringing 9 bringing 11 horns 10 the 11 horns 11 horns 12 and 11 horns 13 tail 11 horns 14 , 11 horns 17 killing 15 not 17 killing 16 for 17 killing 17 killing 19 monster 17 killing 20 . 18 the 19 monster 19 monster 20 . but were the king 's intentions to go for nothing ? 1 but 6 intentions 2 were 3 the 2 were 6 intentions 4 king 6 intentions 5 's 6 intentions 6 intentions 7 to 6 intentions 8 go 6 intentions 9 for 6 intentions 10 nothing 6 intentions 11 ? any fellow with a waggon could bring the horns and tail ; the difficult thing was to kill the monster . 1 any 5 waggon 2 fellow 5 waggon 3 with 4 a 3 with 5 waggon 4 a 5 waggon 5 waggon 6 could 5 waggon 7 bring 5 waggon 8 the 5 waggon 9 horns 5 waggon 10 and 5 waggon 11 tail 5 waggon 21 . 12 ; 14 difficult 13 the 14 difficult 14 difficult 15 thing 14 difficult 17 to 14 difficult 20 monster 15 thing 16 was 17 to 18 kill 19 the 20 monster 20 monster 21 . he was ready to do this himself . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 ready 3 ready 4 to 4 to 5 do 4 to 7 himself 5 do 6 this 7 himself 8 . " which of them will you have , my dear ? " he asked , in a kind voice . 1 " 14 asked 2 which 4 them 3 of 4 them 4 them 11 ? 5 will 6 you 6 you 7 have 6 you 11 ? 7 have 9 my 8 , 9 my 9 my 10 dear 11 ? 12 " 11 ? 13 he 11 ? 14 asked 14 asked 15 , 14 asked 19 voice 14 asked 20 . 16 in 19 voice 17 a 18 kind 17 a 19 voice then his majesty was almost driven to say that he would give the reward to whoever produced the hoofs by that day week . 1 then 3 majesty 2 his 3 majesty 3 majesty 6 driven 4 was 5 almost 5 almost 6 driven 6 driven 8 say 6 driven 12 give 7 to 8 say 9 that 11 would 10 he 11 would 11 would 12 give 12 give 14 reward 13 the 14 reward 14 reward 19 hoofs 15 to 16 whoever 16 whoever 19 hoofs 17 produced 18 the 17 produced 19 hoofs 18 the 19 hoofs 19 hoofs 20 by 19 hoofs 21 that 19 hoofs 22 day 19 hoofs 23 week 19 hoofs 24 . here he was , restored to his position indeed , but by no means to the royal favour . 1 here 5 restored 2 he 3 was 3 was 5 restored 4 , 5 restored 5 restored 6 to 5 restored 8 position 7 his 8 position 8 position 9 indeed 8 position 11 but 8 position 14 means 8 position 19 . 9 indeed 10 , 12 by 14 means 13 no 14 means 14 means 15 to 14 means 18 favour 15 to 16 the 16 the 17 royal nay , he was even more angry ; and , perhaps , not without reason . 1 nay 2 , 1 nay 7 angry 2 , 3 he 3 he 4 was 5 even 6 more 6 more 7 angry 7 angry 11 perhaps 7 angry 16 . 8 ; 9 and 8 ; 11 perhaps 10 , 11 perhaps 11 perhaps 13 not 11 perhaps 15 reason 12 , 13 not 14 without 15 reason " silence ! 1 " 3 ! 2 silence 3 ! after that the courtiers were very quiet . 1 after 4 courtiers 2 that 4 courtiers 3 the 4 courtiers 4 courtiers 5 were 4 courtiers 7 quiet 6 very 7 quiet 7 quiet 8 . eh ! what do you say , you sneak ? 1 eh 2 ! 1 eh 3 what 1 eh 6 say 1 eh 10 ? 3 what 4 do 4 do 5 you 6 say 7 , 6 say 9 sneak 8 you 9 sneak " a king 's word is his bond . 1 " 9 . 2 a 8 bond 3 king 4 's 3 king 8 bond 5 word 8 bond 6 is 8 bond 7 his 8 bond 8 bond 9 . bring me a pen , somebody , and my cheque-book . " 1 bring 2 me 1 bring 4 pen 3 a 4 pen 4 pen 10 cheque-book 5 , 10 cheque-book 6 somebody 10 cheque-book 7 , 10 cheque-book 8 and 10 cheque-book 9 my 10 cheque-book 10 cheque-book 12 " 11 . 12 " " hi ! here ! come back ! 1 " 2 hi 2 hi 3 ! 2 hi 4 here 2 hi 5 ! 2 hi 7 back 2 hi 8 ! 6 come 7 back how he wished he had the seven-league boots on , or that he had the cap of darkness in his pocket ! 1 how 7 seven-league 2 he 7 seven-league 3 wished 7 seven-league 4 he 5 had 4 he 7 seven-league 5 had 7 seven-league 6 the 7 seven-league 7 seven-league 8 boots 7 seven-league 9 on 7 seven-league 11 or 7 seven-league 12 that 7 seven-league 13 he 10 , 11 or 13 he 14 had 13 he 20 his 15 the 16 cap 16 cap 18 darkness 16 cap 20 his 17 of 18 darkness 19 in 20 his 20 his 21 pocket 21 pocket 22 ! don't you remember that this is your wedding-day ? 1 don't 3 remember 2 you 3 remember 3 remember 8 wedding-day 4 that 8 wedding-day 5 this 8 wedding-day 6 is 8 wedding-day 7 your 8 wedding-day 8 wedding-day 9 ? " never ! 1 " 3 ! 2 never 3 ! i despise him ! " 1 i 2 despise 2 despise 3 him 3 him 4 ! 4 ! 5 " my duty is painful , but clear . 1 my 2 duty 2 duty 4 painful 3 is 4 painful 4 painful 6 but 4 painful 7 clear 5 , 6 but 7 clear 8 . a king 's word cannot be broken . 1 a 7 broken 2 king 3 's 2 king 5 cannot 4 word 5 cannot 5 cannot 6 be 5 cannot 7 broken 7 broken 8 . executioner , lead on ! 1 executioner 2 , 1 executioner 3 lead 1 executioner 4 on 1 executioner 5 ! then , turning to the king the prince said : 1 then 3 turning 2 , 3 turning 3 turning 4 to 3 turning 8 prince 4 to 5 the 5 the 6 king 7 the 8 prince 8 prince 10 : 9 said 10 : " sir , is there no way but by death or marriage ? 1 " 2 sir 1 " 4 is 2 sir 3 , 4 is 6 no 4 is 13 ? 5 there 6 no 6 no 12 marriage 7 way 8 but 7 way 12 marriage 9 by 12 marriage 10 death 11 or 10 death 12 marriage for a moment the king was tempted ; but then he said to himself : 1 for 3 moment 2 a 3 moment 3 moment 7 tempted 4 the 5 king 5 king 7 tempted 6 was 7 tempted 7 tempted 9 but 7 tempted 10 then 7 tempted 13 to 8 ; 9 but 10 then 11 he 11 he 12 said 13 to 14 himself 14 himself 15 : to chapel at once , or " and he pointed to the executioner . 1 to 13 executioner 2 chapel 4 once 3 at 4 once 4 once 6 or 4 once 10 pointed 5 , 6 or 7 " 10 pointed 8 and 10 pointed 9 he 10 pointed 10 pointed 11 to 10 pointed 13 executioner 12 the 13 executioner 13 executioner 14 . the prince thought for the space of a flash of lightning . 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 6 space 3 thought 6 space 4 for 6 space 5 the 6 space 6 space 7 of 6 space 9 flash 6 space 12 . 8 a 9 flash 9 flash 11 lightning 10 of 11 lightning " name them ! " said the king . 1 " 2 name 1 " 6 said 3 them 4 ! 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 king 6 said 9 . 7 the 8 king the king , whose mind did not work very quickly , took some minutes to think over it . 1 the 2 king 2 king 4 whose 3 , 4 whose 4 whose 5 mind 4 whose 6 did 6 did 7 not 6 did 10 quickly 6 did 16 think 8 work 10 quickly 9 very 10 quickly 10 quickly 11 , 10 quickly 12 took 10 quickly 14 minutes 13 some 14 minutes 15 to 16 think 16 think 17 over 16 think 18 it 18 it 19 . " honour bright ? " said the king at last . 1 " 2 honour 2 honour 3 bright 2 honour 8 king 2 honour 11 . 4 ? 5 " 5 " 6 said 6 said 8 king 7 the 8 king 9 at 10 last 9 at 11 . but the prince said he had his plan , and he stayed that night at the ambassador 's . 1 but 2 the 2 the 17 ambassador 3 prince 17 ambassador 4 said 17 ambassador 5 he 12 stayed 6 had 12 stayed 7 his 8 plan 8 plan 12 stayed 9 , 10 and 10 and 11 he 10 and 12 stayed 11 he 12 stayed 12 stayed 14 night 12 stayed 15 at 12 stayed 17 ambassador 13 that 14 night 16 the 17 ambassador 17 ambassador 18 's 17 ambassador 19 . then he drew the sword of sharpness , and with one turn of his wrist cut the cat 's head clean off . 1 then 7 sharpness 2 he 3 drew 3 drew 7 sharpness 4 the 7 sharpness 5 sword 7 sharpness 6 of 7 sharpness 7 sharpness 8 , 7 sharpness 10 with 7 sharpness 11 one 7 sharpness 12 turn 7 sharpness 16 cut 8 , 9 and 13 of 15 wrist 14 his 15 wrist 15 wrist 16 cut 16 cut 18 cat 16 cut 20 head 16 cut 21 clean 16 cut 22 off 17 the 18 cat 19 's 20 head 22 off 23 . the dead cat lay there , like any common cat . 1 the 3 cat 2 dead 3 cat 3 cat 4 lay 3 cat 9 common 3 cat 11 . 5 there 8 any 6 , 7 like 7 like 8 any 8 any 9 common 9 common 10 cat this was what was written on the plates : 1 this 5 written 2 was 5 written 3 what 5 written 4 was 5 written 5 written 6 on 5 written 8 plates 6 on 7 the 8 plates 9 : " thank heaven ! " said the prince . 1 " 2 thank 2 thank 3 heaven 3 heaven 4 ! 3 heaven 9 . 4 ! 5 " 4 ! 6 said 6 said 8 prince 7 the 8 prince he opened the bottle , and poured a few drops of the water on the ashes and the dying embers . 1 he 7 poured 2 opened 7 poured 3 the 4 bottle 4 bottle 7 poured 5 , 6 and 6 and 7 poured 7 poured 10 drops 8 a 9 few 9 few 10 drops 10 drops 11 of 10 drops 13 water 10 drops 14 on 10 drops 16 ashes 12 the 13 water 14 on 15 the 16 ashes 17 and 17 and 18 the 18 the 19 dying 19 dying 20 embers 20 embers 21 . do you know what he meant to do , if he could not find his brothers ? 1 do 2 you 2 you 3 know 2 you 17 ? 3 know 4 what 4 what 5 he 4 what 8 do 5 he 6 meant 6 meant 7 to 8 do 13 not 9 , 10 if 10 if 12 could 11 he 12 could 12 could 13 not 13 not 14 find 14 find 16 brothers 15 his 16 brothers but the pair of us will tackle him . 1 but 7 tackle 2 the 7 tackle 3 pair 4 of 3 pair 7 tackle 5 us 7 tackle 6 will 7 tackle 7 tackle 8 him 8 him 9 . and there was a little heap of grey ashes . 1 and 2 there 2 there 3 was 2 there 4 a 4 a 5 little 5 little 6 heap 6 heap 9 ashes 7 of 8 grey 8 grey 9 ashes 9 ashes 10 . kings are like that . 1 kings 2 are 1 kings 3 like 3 like 4 that 3 like 5 . now , just as they were forming a procession to march into church , who should appear but the queen ! 1 now 2 , 1 now 7 forming 3 just 7 forming 4 as 7 forming 5 they 7 forming 6 were 7 forming 7 forming 8 a 7 forming 9 procession 7 forming 10 to 7 forming 11 march 7 forming 12 into 7 forming 13 church 13 church 17 appear 14 , 15 who 15 who 17 appear 16 should 17 appear 17 appear 18 but 17 appear 20 queen 17 appear 21 ! 19 the 20 queen i say luckily because if she had heard of them , she would not have believed a word of them . 1 i 15 have 2 say 3 luckily 3 luckily 4 because 3 luckily 5 if 3 luckily 6 she 3 luckily 7 had 3 luckily 8 heard 3 luckily 12 she 8 heard 9 of 9 of 10 them 10 them 11 , 12 she 13 would 13 would 14 not 13 would 15 have 15 have 16 believed 16 believed 18 word 17 a 18 word 18 word 19 of 19 of 20 them 20 them 21 . " naughty boys ! 1 " 2 naughty 1 " 4 ! 3 boys 4 ! where have you been hiding ? 1 where 5 hiding 1 where 6 ? 2 have 3 you 2 have 4 been 4 been 5 hiding and they do ! 1 and 2 they 2 they 3 do 3 do 4 ! but the prince did not like the tone of her voice , and he said : 1 but 4 did 1 but 14 he 2 the 3 prince 3 prince 4 did 4 did 5 not 4 did 6 like 4 did 10 her 7 the 8 tone 8 tone 9 of 8 tone 10 her 10 her 11 voice 12 , 13 and 12 , 14 he 14 he 16 : 15 said 16 : now they can't , because they are afraid of you ; for you are so awfully clever . 1 now 7 are 2 they 7 are 3 can't 5 because 4 , 5 because 5 because 6 they 6 they 7 are 7 are 8 afraid 7 are 17 clever 8 afraid 9 of 10 you 14 are 11 ; 14 are 12 for 13 you 13 you 14 are 14 are 17 clever 15 so 17 clever 16 awfully 17 clever 17 clever 18 . now , couldn't you take the wishing cap , and wish to be no cleverer than other people ? 1 now 7 wishing 2 , 7 wishing 3 couldn't 7 wishing 4 you 5 take 5 take 6 the 5 take 7 wishing 7 wishing 8 cap 7 wishing 11 wish 8 cap 9 , 9 , 10 and 11 wish 15 cleverer 12 to 15 cleverer 13 be 15 cleverer 14 no 15 cleverer 15 cleverer 16 than 15 cleverer 17 other 15 cleverer 18 people 15 cleverer 19 ? the prince thought a minute , then he said : 1 the 2 prince 2 prince 10 : 3 thought 5 minute 4 a 5 minute 5 minute 7 then 6 , 7 then 7 then 8 he 7 then 10 : 9 said 10 : " your will is law , my dear ; anything to please you . 1 " 13 you 2 your 3 will 3 will 12 please 3 will 13 you 4 is 5 law 5 law 8 dear 5 law 9 ; 5 law 10 anything 6 , 8 dear 7 my 8 dear 10 anything 12 please 11 to 12 please 13 you 14 . just wait a minute ! " 1 just 2 wait 2 wait 4 minute 2 wait 5 ! 3 a 4 minute 5 ! 6 " then he ran upstairs , for the last time , to the fairy garret , and he put on the wishing cap . 1 then 2 he 1 then 3 ran 3 ran 4 upstairs 4 upstairs 5 , 4 upstairs 6 for 4 upstairs 8 last 4 upstairs 14 garret 4 upstairs 16 and 4 upstairs 18 put 7 the 8 last 9 time 10 , 9 time 14 garret 11 to 12 the 11 to 14 garret 12 the 14 garret 13 fairy 14 garret 15 , 16 and 17 he 18 put 18 put 19 on 18 put 22 cap 19 on 20 the 20 the 21 wishing 22 cap 23 . every man has one secret from his wife , and this shall be mine . " 1 every 2 man 2 man 8 wife 3 has 5 secret 4 one 5 secret 5 secret 6 from 5 secret 8 wife 7 his 8 wife 8 wife 10 and 8 wife 14 mine 9 , 10 and 11 this 14 mine 12 shall 13 be 12 shall 14 mine 14 mine 16 " 15 . 16 "