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Updated: May 16, 2025
The prince would have liked to marry Yellow Lily, but the king said that he must choose a princess whose rank was equal to his own. In despair the prince told Glic to select him a wife soon or he would go roaming again and never return. "I have found a suitable lady," said Glic. "Her father is the King of Loch Lein, the kingdom that is next to ours.
Do not linger here a minute." The prince wanted to bid farewell to Yellow Lily, but of course, that was impossible, so he hastened home as fast as he could. When he reached the Palace of Erin, the king, the queen, old Glic, and all the court ran out to greet him. Never before had there been such rejoicing there.
Her father is powerful, her family is famous, her wealth cannot be counted, and she is as beautiful as the Queen of the Fairies." "If she will have me, I will marry her," said the prince, "but I will not seek her myself." The king sent Glic to the court of Loch Lein, bearing rich gifts and guarded by soldiers and attendants.
On the third morning the Prince of Erin again put on his hunting clothes and started to the forest; but Glic, the fortune teller, again stopped him. "No good can come from this gaming, for the giant will beat you at last, and you will never return to us again," said Glic. "I am not afraid," laughed the prince, "for if he take me prisoner, I will have his head."
On the next morning, while the prince was preparing to go hunting, the wisest old man in the court, whose name was Glic, went to the king and said: "The prince is about to go hunting. I beg you not to let him go, for I fear that some great danger will befall him."
The table in the banquet hall was loaded with fruits and costly meats of all kinds to be served upon plates of solid gold. Every one appeared to be happy, especially old Glic, who was to receive a large sum of money for finding the prince a wife. At the close of the feast, the King of Erin sang a ballad and the King of Loch Lein told a story.
In those days the people were fond of deeds of magic, so the prince requested Glic to call the mighty Giant of Loch Lein, that he might perform some tricks. In a few moments the giant entered the room, bowing sternly as the people clapped their hands and cheered. He did not look at the prince but bowed low to the two kings. "Your Majesties," he said, "it is my daughter who is the real magician.
The King and Princess of Loch Lein were taken into the reception hall where the Queen and Prince of Erin welcomed them. The prince was much disappointed when he beheld the princess, and was very angry with Glic, for she was haughty and not at all pretty. She seemed to be more pleased with the costly furniture and tapestries than with the prince. The day of the feast came at last.
For days they feasted and danced to melodious music, and a tournament was held in which the best archers in the kingdom tested their skill. A year later, old Glic, who was always making trouble, told the king that it was time for the prince to marry some noble lady of great wealth.
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