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Title: The adventures of Prince Prigio and of his son, Prince Ricardo
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
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Publisher: New York : A. L. Burt
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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first warning Alphonso not to sit on hiscarpet for fear of accidents like that whichhappened to Benson. In a hollow of the hill,sure enough, there was the sword of Enrico, thediamonds of the hilt gleaming in the sun. Andthere was-a little heap of gray ashes. The prince poured a few drops of the waterfrom the Fountain of Lions on them, and up, ofcourse, jumped Enrico, just as Alphonso haddone. ^^ Sleepy old chap you are, Enrico, said theprince; but come on, Al2)honso will havefinished the grub unless we look smart. So back they came, in time to get their shareof what was going; and they drank theRemoras very good health when Prigio toldthem about the fight. But neither of themever knew that they had been dead and donefor; because Prigio invented a story that themountain was enchanted, and tliat, as long asthe Firedrake lived every one who came therefell asleep. He did tell them about the flyingcarpet, however, which of course, did not muchsurprise them, because they had read all about
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■Long Live Pkince Peigio!—Page lOo. PRINCE PRIGIO. 105 it ill the Arabian Nights and other historicalworks. And now Ill show you fun ! said Prigio ;and he asked them both to take their seats onthe carpet, and wished to be in the valley ofthe Remora. There they were in a moment, among the oldknights whom, if you remember, the Remorahad frozen into stone. There was quite a troopof them, in all sorts of armor—Greek andRoman, and Knights Templar like Front deBoeuf and Brian dii Bois Gilbert—all the bravewarriors that had- tried to fight the Remorasince the world began. Then Prigio gave each of his brothers some ofthe water in their caps, and told them to goround pouring a drop or two on each frozenknight. And as they did it, lo and behold !each knight came alive, with his horse^ andlifted his sword and shouted: Long live Prince Prigio ! in Greek, Latin, Egyptian, French, German, and 106 PRINCE PRIGIO. Spanish—all of which the prince perfectlyunderstood and spoke like a native. S

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