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Updated: June 22, 2025
She was tall, with cheeks like white roses blushing: she had dark hair, and very large dark-grey eyes, and her face was the kindest in the world! The prince first thought how nice and good she looked, even before he thought how pretty she looked. She stood up for Prince Prigio when her partner would speak ill of him.
But on seeing Prince Prigio, who was lolling in a hammock, translating Egyptian hieroglyphs into French poetry for his mother, the king broke out afresh, and made use of the most cruel and impolite expressions. At last, he gave orders that all the Court should pack up and move to a distant city; and that Prince Prigio should be left alone in the palace by himself.
"Enrico, my boy," said his majesty, "the task awaits you, and the honour. When you come back with the horns and tail of the Firedrake, you shall be crown prince; and Prigio shall be made an usher at the Grammar School it is all he is fit for." Enrico was not quite so confident as Alphonso had been.
Prince Enrico, the second, was tall, thin, and a little sad, but never too clever. But Prigio nearly got the country into several wars by being too clever for the foreign ambassadors. Now, as Pantouflia was a rich, lazy country, which hated fighting, this was very unpleasant, and did not make people love Prince Prigio any better. About the Firedrake.
But the queen tossed all their nice boots and caps, carpets, purses, swords, and all, away into a dark lumber-room; for, of course, she thought that they were all nonsense, and merely old rubbish out of books, or pantomime "properties." Prince Prigio and his Family. Well, the little prince grew up. I think I've told you that his name was Prigio did I not? Well, that was his name.
But the pair of us will tackle him. How is Molinda?" "Prettier than ever," said Prigio; "but anxious about you. However, the Firedrake's dead and done for; so never mind him. But I left Enrico somewhere about. Just you sit down and wait a minute, till I fetch him."
Now, just as they were forming a procession to march into church, who should appear but the queen! Her majesty had been travelling by post all the time, and, luckily, had heard of none of the doings since Prigio, Benson, and the king left Gluckstein. I say luckily because if she had heard of them, she would not have believed a word of them. "Naughty boys! Where have you been hiding?
"Not believe in Firedrakes!" cried Alphonso. "I wonder what you do believe in! Just let me get at the creature!" for he was as brave as a lion. "Hi! A Molinda! A Molinda!" which was his war-cry. The page ran to get the armour; but it was so uncommonly hot that he dropped it, and put his fingers in his mouth, crying! "You had better put on flannels, Alphonso, for this kind of work," said Prigio.
And the king was afraid that Prigio would conspire, and get made king himself which was the last thing Prigio really wanted. He much preferred to idle about, and know everything without seeming to take any trouble. Well, the king thought and thought. How was he to get Prigio out of the way, and make Enrico or Alphonso his successor?
Whereas, Our eldest son, Prince Prigio, hath of late been guilty of several high crimes and misdemeanours. First: By abandoning the post of danger against the Firedrake, whereby our beloved sons, Prince Alphonso and Prince Enrico, have perished, and been overdone by that monster. Secondly: By attending an unseemly revel in the town of Gluckstein, where he brawled in the streets.
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