The wonderful Sheep (18)

The wonderful Sheep (18)

" My subjects loved me, my neighbours envied and feared me. I was respected by everyone, and it was said that no king ever deserved it more. "

" I was very fond of hunting, and one day, while chasing a stag, I felt my attendants far behind ; suddenly I saw the animal leap into a pool of water, and I rashly urged my horse to follow it, but before we had gone many steps I felt an extraordinary heat, instead of the coolness of the water; the pond dried up, a great gulf opened before me, out of which flames of the fire shot up, and I fell helplessly to the bottom of a precipice. "

" I gave myself up for lost, but presently a voice said; " Ungrateful Prince, even this fire is hardly enough to warm your cold heart ! "

" Who complains of my coldness in this dismal place ? " I cried.

" An unhappy being who loves you hopelessly, " replied the voice, and at the same moment the flames began to flicker and cease to burn, and I saw a fairy, whom I had known as long as I could remember, and whose ugliness had always horrified me. "

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前回、手違いで(17)番号を飛ばしてしまいましたので、番号を改めました。
申し訳ありません。