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'He who has such precious things in gold and silver and diamonds, said the King, 'must be the one who killed the Troll, for such things are not to be had anywhere else. So Ritter Red was thrown into the snake-pit, and Minnikin was to have the Princess, and half the kingdom. One day the King went out walking with Minnikin, and Minnikin asked him if he had never had any other children.
Then Snow-white and Rosy-red spoke, and told the whole story; how every time she was brought to bed, the old Queen, the King's stepmother, had stolen into her at night, had taken her babes away, and cut her little finger, and smeared the blood over her mouth; and then the Princes took the King, and shewed him the snake-pit where three babes lay playing with adders and toads, and lovelier children you never saw.
Outworld Enterprises is far bigger than Flora and I was busy. Galactic trade is a snake-pit. And, after all, there was Douglas's death and the Family with their never-ending clamor for money and their threats when it didn't come promptly. I like being an entrepreneur, but until I made Outworld independent of Family control, I couldn't do anything except run the business to their wishes.
Then the brother was at once taken out of the snake-pit the snakes had never touched him and the step-mother and step-sister were flung down into it instead of him. No one can tell how delighted the King was to get rid of that hideous Bushy Bride, and get a Queen who was bright and beautiful as day itself.
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