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Updated: June 22, 2025
McDougal, drag the first man that shouts to the serpent-house in the zoological gardens, and lock him up with the rattlesnakes!" After that the courtiers were very quiet. "Prince," said the king, as Prigio bowed before the throne, "you are restored to your position, because I cannot break my promise.
A million of money may not seem much, but a pair of young people who really love each other could live happily on less than the cheque he had in his pocket. However, the king shouted very loud, as he always did when he meant to be obeyed, and the prince sauntered slowly back again. "Prigio!" said his majesty, "where were you off to? Don't you remember that this is your wedding-day?
When he arrived at the house where the ball was going on, he put the magical carpet in the portmanteau, and left it in the cloak-room, receiving a numbered ticket in exchange. Everybody made place for him, bowing down to the ground, and the loyal band struck up The Prince's March! Heaven bless our Prince Prigio! What is there he doesn't know?
But then would you believe he could be so mean? he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship! Kings are like that. But Prigio, very quietly asking for the head of the Firedrake, said he'd pour the magic water on that, and bring the Firedrake back to life again, unless his majesty behaved rightly. This threat properly frightened King Grognio, and he apologised.
The ungrateful courtiers left Prigio with hoots and yells, for they disliked him so much that they forgot he would be king one day. He therefore reminded them of this little fact in future history, which made them feel uncomfortable enough, and then lay down in his hammock and went to sleep. When he wakened, the air was cold and the day was beginning to grow dark.
And I regret to say that his temper was not at all improved by his failure to better himself. On the contrary, he was unusually cross and disagreeable for several days; but we must, perhaps, make some allowance for his disappointment. But if Benson was irritated, and suffered from the remarks of his fellow- servants, I do not think we can envy Prince Prigio.
"Name them!" said the king. "Let me be transported to Gluckstein, left there unguarded, and if, in three days, I do not return with my brothers safe and well, your majesty shall be spared a cruel duty. Prigio of Pantouflia will perish by his own hand." The king, whose mind did not work very quickly, took some minutes to think over it.
"Oh, Frank!" said Prince Prigio, "no cat since the time of Puss in Boots was ever so well taken care of as you shall be. For, if the fairy water from the Fountain of Lions can bring you back to life why, there is a chance for Alphonso and Enrico!"
The queen took her place at the edge of the carpet; I sat between her and the butler, and she said, 'I wish we were in Gluckstein! Then we rose, flew through the air at an astonishing pace, and here we are! So I suppose the rest of the butler's tale is true, which I regret; but a king's word is sacred, and he shall take the place of that sneak, Prigio.
Then Prigio went up the hill some way, first warning Alphonso not to sit on his carpet for fear of accidents like that which happened to Benson. In a hollow of the hill, sure enough there was the sword of Enrico, the diamonds of the hilt gleaming in the sun. And there was a little heap of grey ashes.
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