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Title: The pink fairy book
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, ed
Subjects: Tales
Publisher: New York, London (etc.) Longmans, Green, and co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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the snare; he willbe useful to us; and in a moment the eagle was soaringup into the sky. At length they came to the castle where the fairest inthe world lived with her parents. Then said the horse, You must get down and sit upon that stone, for I mustenter the castle alone. Directly you see me cometearing by with the princess on my back, jump upbehind, and hold her tight, so that she does not escapeyou. If you fail to do this, we are both lost. Ciccuseated himself on the stone, and the horse went on to thecourtyard of the castle, where he began to trot round ina graceful and elegant manner. Soon a crowd collectedfirst to watch him and then to pat him, and the king andqueen and princess came with the rest. The eyes of thefairest in the world brightened as she looked, and shesprang on the horses saddle, crying, Oh, I really mustride him a little! But the horse made one boundforward, and the princess was forced to hold tiglit l)y hismane, lest she should fall off. And as they dashed past
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i THE STORY OF CICCU 353 the stone where Ciccu was waiting for them, he swunghimself up and held her round the waist. As he put hisarms round her w^aist, the fairest in the world unwoundthe veil from her head and cast it to the ground, and thenshe drew a ring from her finger and flung it into thestream. But she said nothing, and they rode on fast, fast. The king of Ciccus country was watching for themfrom the top of a tower, and when he saw in the distancea cloud of dust, he ran down to the steps so as to beready to receive them. Bowing low before the fairest inthe w^orld, he spoke: Noble lady, will you do me thehonour to become my wife ? But she answered, That can only be when Ciccubrings me the veil that I let fall on my way here. And the king turned to Ciccu and said, Ciccu, ifyou do not find the veil at once, you shall lose your head. Ciccu, who by this time had hoped for a little peace,felt his heart sink at this fresh errand, and he w^ent intothe stable to complain to the faithf

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