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The wonderful Sheep (1) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (1)

Once upon a time ー in the day when the fairies lived ー there was a king who had three daughters, who were all young, and clever, and beautiful ; but the youngest of the three, who was called Miranda, was the prettiest and the most beloved.

The King, her father, gave her more dresses and jewels in a month than he gave the others in a year ; but she was so generous that she shared everything with her sisters, and they were all as happy and as fond of one another as they could be.

Now, the King had some quarrelsome neighbours, who, tired of leaving him in peace, began to make war upon him so fiercely that he feared he would be altogether beaten if he did not make an effort to defend him.

So he collected a great army and set off to fight them, leaving the Princesses with their governess in a castle where news of the war was brought every day.

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少し長いのですが、ひつじ年にちなんで。


The wonderful Sheep (2) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (2)

Sometimes the King had taken a town, or won a battle, and at last he had altogether overcome his enemies and chased them out of his kingdom. 

He was coming back to the castle as quickly as possible, to see his dear little Miranda whom he loved so much.

The three Princesses  put on dresses of satin, which they had had made on purpose for this great occasion, one green, one blue, and the third white ; their jewels were the same colours.

The eldest wore emeralds, the second turquoises, and the youngest diamonds, and thus adorned they went to meet the king, singing verses which they had composed about his victories.

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The wonderful Sheep (3) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (3)

When he saw them all so beautiful and so gay he embraced them tenderly ,but gave Miranda more kisses than either of the others.

Presently a splendid banquet was served, and the King and his daughters sat down to it, and as he always thought that there was some special meaning everything, he said to the eldest:
" Tell me why you have chosen a green dress. "

" Sire, " she answered, " having heard of your victories I thought that green would signify my joy and hope of your speedy return. "

" That is very good answer, " said the King;
" and you, my daughter, " he continued, " why did you take a blue dress ? "

" Sire, " said the Princess, " to show that we constantly hoped for your success, and that the sight of you is as welcome to me as the sky with its most beautiful stars. "

" Why, " said the King, " your wise answers astonish me ; and you, Miranda. What made you dress yourself all in white ? "

" Because, sire, " she answered, " white suits me better than anything else. "

" What ! " said the King angrily, " was that all you thought of, vain child ? "

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The wonderful Sheep (4) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (4)

" I thought you would be pleased with me, " said the Princess ;
" that was all. "

The King who loved her, was satisfied with this, and even pretended to be pleased that she had not told him all her reasons at first.

" And now, " said he, " as I have supped well, and it is not time yet to go to bed, tell me what you dreamed last night. "

The eldest said she had dreamed that he brought her a dress, and the precious stones and gold embroidery on it were brighter than the sun.

The dream of the second was that the King had brought her a spinning wheel and a distaff, that she might spin him some shirts.

But the youngest said : " I dreamed that my second sister was to bemarried, and on her wedding-day, you father, held a golden ewer and said : " Come Miranda, and I will hold the water that you may dip your hands in it. "

The King was very angry indeed when he heard this dream, and frowned horribly ; indeed, he made such an ugly face that everyone knew how angry he was, and he got up and went off to bed in a great hurry ; but he could not forget his daughter's dream.
" Does the proud girl wish to make me her slave ? " he said to himself.
" I am not surprised at her choosing to dress herself in white satin without  a thought of me. She does not think me worthy of her consideration ! But I will soon put an end to her pretensions ! "

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The wonderful Sheep (5) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (5)

He rose in a fury, and although it was not yet daylight, he sent for the Captain of his Bodyguard, and said to him :
" You have heard the princess Miranda's dream ? I consider that it means strange things against me, therefore I order you to take her away into the forest and kill her, and, that I may be sure it is done, you must bring me her heart and her tongue. If you attempt to deceive me you shall be put to death ! "

The Captain of guard was very much astonished when he heard this barbarous order, but he did not dare to contradict the King for fear of making him still more angry, or causing him to send someone else, so he answered that he would fetch the Princess and do as the King had said.

When he went to her room they would hardly let him in, it was still so early, but he said that the king had sent for Miranda, and she got up quickly and came out ;
a little black girl called Patypata held up her train, and her pet monkey and her little dog ran after her.
The monkey was called Grabugeon, and the little dog Tintin.

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The wonderful Sheep (6) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (6)

The Captain of the Guard begged Miranda to come down into the garden where the King was enjoying the fresh air, and when they got there, he pretend to search for him, but as he was not to be found, he said :
" No doubt his Majesty has strolled into the forest, " and he opened the little door that led to it and they went through.

By this time the daylight had begun to appear, and the Princess, looking at her conductor, saw that he had tears in his eyes and seemed too sad to speak.

" What is the matter ? " she said in the kind way.
" You seem very sorrowful. "

" Alas ! Princess, " he answered, " who would not be sorrowful who was ordered to do such a terrible thing as I am ? The King has commanded me to kill you here, and carry your heart and your tongue to him, and if I disobey I shall lose my life. "

The poor Princess was terrified, she grew very pale and began to cry softly.

Looking up at the Captain of the Guard with her beautiful eyes, she said gently :
" Will you really have the heart to kill me ?  I have never done you any harm, and have always spoken well of you to the King. If I had deserved my father's anger I would suffer without a murmur, but, alas ! he is unjust to complain of me, when I have always treated him with love and respect. "


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The wonderful Sheep (7) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful sheep (7)

" Fear nothing, Princess, " said the Captain of the Guard.
" I would far rather die myself than hurt you ; but even if I am killed you will not be safe : we must find some way of making the King believe that you are dead. "

" That can we do? " said Miranda ; " unless you take him my heart and my tongue he will never believe you. "

The Princess and the Captain of the Guard were talking so earnestly that they did not think of Patypata, but she had overheard all they said, and now came and threw herself at Miranda's feet.

" Madam, " she said, " I offer you my life ; let me be killed, I shall be only too happy to die for such a kind mistress. "

" Why, Patypata, " cried the Princess, kissing her, " that would never do ; your life is as precious to me as my own, especially after such a proof of your affection as you have just given me. "

" You are right, Princess, " said Grabugeon, coming forward, " to love such a faithful slave as Patypata ; she is more use to you than I am, I offer you my tongue and my heart most willingly, especially as I wish to make a great name for myself in Goblin Land. "

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The wonderful Sheep (8) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (8)

" No, no, my little Grabugeon, "replied Miranda ; " I cannot bear the thought of taking your life. "

" Such a good little dog as I am, " cried Tintin, " could not think of letting either of you die for his mistress. If anyone is to die for her it must be me. "

And then began a great dispute between Patypata, Grabugeon, and Tintin, and they came to high words, until at last Grabugeon, who was quicker than the others, ran up to the very top of the nearrest tree, and let herself fall, head first, to the ground, and there she lay ー quite dead !

The princess was very sorry, but as Grabugeon was really dead, she allowed the Captain of the Guard to take her tongue ; but alas ! it was such a little one ー not bigger than the Princess's thumb, that they decided sorrowfully that it was no use at all : the King would not have been taken in by it for a moment !

" Alas ! my little monkey, " cried the Princess, " I have lost you, and yet I ma no better off than I was before. "

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The wonderful sheep (9) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful sheep (9)

" The honour of saving your life is to be mine, " interrupted Patypata, and, before they could prevent her, she had picked up a knife and cut her head off in an instant. "

But when the Captain of the Guard would have taken her tongue it turned out to be quite black, so that would not have deceived the King either.

" Am I not unlucky ? " cried the poor Princess ; " I lose everything I love, and am none the better for it. "

" If you had accept my offer, " said Tintin, " you would only have had me to regret, and I should have had all your gratitude. "

Miranda kissed her little dog, crying so bitterly, that at last she could bear it no longer, and turned away into the forest.

When she looked back the Captain of the Guard was gone, and she was alone, except for Patypata, Grabugeon, and Tintin, who lay upon the ground.

She could not leave the place until she had buried them in a  pretty little mossy grave at the foot of a tree, and she wrote their names upon the bark of the tree, and how they had all died to save her life.

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The wonderful sheep (10) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful sheep (10)

And then she began to think where she could go for safety ー for this forest was so close to her father's castle that she might be seen and recognised by the first passer-by, and, beside that, it was full of lions and wolves, who would have snapped up a princess just as soon as a stray chicken.

So she began to walk as first as she could, but the forest was so large and the sun was so hot that she nearly died of heat and terror and fatigue ; look which way she would there seemed to be no end to the forest, and she was so frightened that she fancied every minute that she heard the king running after her to kill her.

You may imagine how miserable she was, and how she cried as she went on, not knowing which path to follow, and with the thorny bushes scratching her dreadfully and tearing her pretty frock to pieces.

At last she heard the bleating of a sheep, and said to herself :
" No doubt there are shepherds here with their flocks ; they will show me the way to some village where I can live disguised as a peasant girl. Alas ! it is not always Kings and princess who are the happiest people in the world. Who could have believed that I should ever be obliged to run away and hide because the King, for no reason at all, wishes to kill me ? "

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The wonderful Sheep (11) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (11)

So saying she advanced towards the place where she heard the bleating, but what was her surprise when, in a lovely little glade quite surrounded by trees, she saw a large sheep ; its wool was as white as snow, and its horns shone like gold ; it had a garland of flowers round its neck, and strings of great pearls about its legs, and a collar of diamonds ; it lay upon a bank of orange-flowers, under a canopy of cloth of gold which protected it from the heat of the sun.

Nearly a hundred other sheep were scattered about, not eating the grass, but some drinking coffee, lemonade, or sherbet, others eating ices, strawberries and cream, or sweetmeats, while others, again, were playing games.

Many of them wore golden collars with jewels, flowers, and ribbons.

Miranda stopped short in amazement at this unexpected sight, and was looking in all directions for the shepherd of this surprising flock, when the beautiful sheep came bounding towards her.

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The wonderful sheep (12) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful sheep (12)

" Approach, lovely Princess, " he cried ; " have no fear of such a gentle and peaceable animals as we are. "

"What a marvel ! " cried the Princess, starting back a little.
" Here is a sheep who can talk. "

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" Your monkey and your dog could talk, madam, " said he ; " are you more astonished at us than at them ? "

" A fairy give them the power to speak, " replied Miranda.
" So I was used to them. "

" Perhaps the same thing has happened to us, " he said, smiling sheepishly.
" But Princess, what can have led you here ? "

" A thousand misfortunes, Sir Sheep, " she answered.
" I am the unhappiest princess in the world, and I am seeking a shelter against my father's anger. "

" Come with me, madam, " said the Sheep ; " I offer you a hiding-place which you only will know of, and where you will be mistress of everything you see. "

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The wonderful Sheep (13) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (13)

" I really cannot follow you, " said Miranda, " for I am too tired to walk another step. "

The Sheep with the golden horns ordered that his chariot should be fetched, and a moment after appeared six goats, harnessed to a pumpkin, which was so big that two people could quite well sit in it, and was all lined with cushions of velvet and down.

The Princess stepped into it, much amused at such a new kind of carriage, the King of the Sheep took his place beside her, and the goats ran away with them at full speed, and only stopped when they reached a cavern, the entrance to which was blocked by a great stone.

This the King touched with his foot, and immediately it fell down, and he invited the Princess to enter without fear.

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The wonderful Sheep (14) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (14)

Now, if she had not been so alarmed by everything that had happened, nothing could have induced her to go into this frightful cave, but she was so afraid of what might be behind her that she would have thrown herself oven down a well at this moment.

So, without hesitation, she followed the Sheep, who went before her, down, down, down, until the thought they must come out at the other side of the world ー indeed, she was not sure that he wasn't leading her into Fairyland.

At last she saw before her a great plain, quite covered with all sorts of flowers, the scent of which seemed to her nicer than anything she had ever smelt before ; a broad river of orange-flower water flowed round it, and fountains of wine of every kind ran in all directions and made the prettiest little cascades and brooks.

The plain was covered with the strangest trees, there were whole avenues where partridges, ready roasted, hung from every branch, or, if you preferred pheasants, quails, turkeys, or rabbits, you had only to turn to the right hand or to the left and you was sure to find them.

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2日ほど飛ばしまして、申し訳ございません。以後、毎日続きます。

The wonderful Sheep (15) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (15)

In places the air was darkened by showers of lobster-patties, white puddings, sausages, tarts, and all sorts of sweetmeats, or with pieces of gold and silver, diamonds and pearls.

This unusual kind of rain, and the pleasantness of the whole place, would, no doubt, have attracted numbers of people to it, if the King of the Sheep had been of a more sociable disposition, but from all accounts it is evident that he was as grave as a judge.

As it was quite the nicest time of the year when Miranda arrived in this delightful land the only palace she saw was a long low of orange trees, jasmines, honeysuckles, and musk-roses, and their interlacing branches made the prettiest rooms possible, which were hung with gold and silver gauze, and had great mirrors and candlesticks, and most beautiful pictures.

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The wonderful Sheep (16) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (16)

The wonderful Sheep begged that the Princess would consider herself queen over all that she saw, and assured her that, though some years he had been very sad and in great trouble, she had it in her power to make him forget all his grief.

" You are so kind and generous, noble Sheep, " said the Princess, " that I cannot thank you enough, but I must confess that all I see here seems to me so extraordinary that I don't know what to think of it. "

As she spoke a band of lovely fairies came up and offered her amber baskets full of fruit, but when she held out her hands to them they glided away, and she could feel nothing when she tried to touch them.

" Oh ! " she cried, " what can they be ? whom am I with ? " and she began to cry.

At this instant the King of the Sheep came back to her, and was so distracted to find her in tears that he could have torn his wool.

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The wonderful Sheep (18 改17) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (18 改17)

" What is the matter, lovely Princess ? " he cried.
" Has anyone failed to treat you with due respect. "

" Oh ! no, " said Miranda ; " only I am not used to living with sprites and with sheep that talk, and everything here frightened me. I was very kind of you to bring me to this place, but I shall be even more grateful to you if you will take me up into the world again. "

" Do not be afraid, " said the wonderful Sheep ; " I entreat you to have patience, and listen to the story of my misfortunes. I was once a King, and my kingdom was the most splendid in the world. "

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Wonderful Sheep につき、番号(17) が手違いで飛んでしまいました。
物語は連続していますので、番号のみ改めさせていただきます。もうしわけありません。


The wonderful Sheep (18) [The Wonderful Sheep]

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。


The wonderful Sheep (19) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (19)

She was learning upon the arm of the arm of a most beautiful young girl, who wore chains of gold on her wrists and was evidently her slave.

" Why, Ragotte, " I said, for that was the fairy's name, " what is the meaning of all this ? Is it by your order that I am here ? "

" And whose fault is it, " she answered, " that you have never understood me until now ? Must a powerful fairy like myself condescend to explain her doings to you who are no better than an ant by comparison, though you think yourself a great King ? "

" Call me what you like, " I said impatiently ; " but what is it that you want ー my crown, or my cities, or my treasures ? "

" Treasures ! " said the fairy, disdainfully.

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The wonderful Sheep (20) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (20)

" If I chose I could make any one of my scullions richer and more powerful than you. I do not want your treasures, but, " she added softly, " I will add twenty kingdoms to the one you have already ; you shall have a hundred castles full of gold and five hundred full of silver, and , in short, anything you like to ask me for. "

" Madam Ragotte, " said I, " when one is at the bottom of a pit where one has fully expected to be roasted alive, it is impossible to think of asking such a charming person, as you are to marry one ! I beg that you will set me at liberty, and then I shall hope to answer you fittingly. "

" Ah ! " said she, " if you loved me really you would not care where you are ー a cave, a wood, a fox-hole, a desert, would please you equally well. "

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The wonderful Sheep (21) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (21)

" Do not think that you can deceive me ; you fancy you are going to escape, but I assure you that you are going to stay here, and the first thing I shall give you to do will be to keep my sheep ー they are very good company and speak quite as well as you do. "

" As she spoke, she advanced, and led me to this plain where we now stand, and showed me her flock, but I paid little attention to it, or to her ; to tell the truth I was so lost in admiration of her beautiful slave that I forgot everything else, and the cruel Ragotte, perceiving this, turned upon her so furious and terrible a look that she fell lifeless to the ground. "

" At this dreadful sight I drew my sword and rushed at Ragotte, and should certainly have cut off her head had she not by her magic arts chained me to the spot on which I stood ; all my efforts  to move were useless, and at last, when I threw myself down on the ground in despair, she said to me, with the scornful smile :
" I intend to make you feel my power.  It seems that you are a lion at present, I mean you to be a sheep. "

" So saying, she touched me with her wand, and I became what you see. I did not lose the power of speech, or of feeling the misery of my present state. "

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The wonderful Sheep (22) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (22)

" " For five years, " she said, " you shall be a sheep, and lord of this pleasant land, while I, no longer able to see your face, which I love so much, shall be better able to hate you as you deserve to be hated. "

" She  disappeared as she finished speaking, and if I had not been too unhappy to care about anything I should have been glad that she was gone. "

" The talking sheep received me as their king, and told me that they, too, were unfortunate princes who had, in different ways, offended the revengeful fairy, and had been added to her flock for a certain number of years ; some more, some less. From time to time, indeed, one regains his own proper  form and goes back again to his place in the upper world ; but the other beings whom you saw are the rivals or enemies of Ragotte, whom she has imprisoned for a hundred years or so ; though even they will go back at last. "

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The wonderful Sheep (23) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (23)

" The young slave of whom I told you is one of these ; I have seen her often, and it has been a great pleasure to me. She never speaks to me, and if I went nearer to her I know I should find her only a shadow, which would be very annoying.
However, I noticed that one of my companions in misfortune was also very attentive to this little sprite, and I found out that he had been her lover, whom the cruel Ragotte had taken away from her long before ; since then I have cared for, and thought of, nothng but how I might regain my freedom.
I have often been into the forest ; that is where I have seen you, lovely Princess, sometimes driving your chariot, which you did with all the grace and skill in the world ; sometimes riding to the chase on so spirited a horse that it seemed as if no one but yourself could have managed it, and sometimes running races on the plain with the Princesses of your Court ー running so lightly that it was you always who won the prize.
Oh ! Princess, I have loved you so long, and yet how dare I tell you of my love ! what hope can there be for an unhappy sheep like myself ? "

Miranda was so surprised and confused by all  that she had heard that she hardly knew what answer to give to the King of the Sheep, but she managed to make some kind of little speech, which certainly did not forbid him to hope, and said that she should not afraid of the shadows now she knew that they would some day come to life again.

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The wonderful Sheep (24) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (24)

" Alas ! " she continued, " if my poor Patypata, my dear Grabugeon, and pretty little Tintin, who all died for my sake, were equally well off, I should have nothing left to wish for here. "

Prisoner though he was, the King of the Sheep had still some powers and privileges.
" Go, " said he to his Master of the Horse, " go and seek the shadows of the little black girl, the monkey, and the dog : they will amuse our Princess. "

And an instant afterwards Miranda saw them coming towards her, and their presence gave her the greatest pleasure, though they did not come near enough for her to touch them.

The King of the Sheep was so kind and amusing, and loved Miranda so dearly, that at last she began to love him too.

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The wonderful Sheep (25) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (25)

Such a handsome Sheep, who was so polite and considerate, could hardly fail to please, especially if one knew that he was really a King, and that his strange imprisonment would soon come to an end.

So the Princess's days passed very gaily while she waited for a happy time to come.

The King of Sheep, with the help of all the flock, got up balls. concerts, and hunting parties, and even the shadows joined in all the fun, and came, making believe to be their own real selves.

One evening, when the couriers arrived (for the King sent most carefully for news ー and they always brought the very best kinds ), it was announced that the sister of the Princess Miranda was going to be married to a great prince, and that nothing could be more splendid than all the preparations  for the wedding.

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The wonderful Sheep (26) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (26)

" Ah ! " cried the young Princess, " how unlucky I am to miss the sight of so many pretty things !  Here am I prisoned under the earth, with no company but sheep and shadows, while my sister is to be adorned like a queen and surrounded by all who love and admire her, and everyone but myself can go to wish her joy ! "

" Why do you complain, Princess ? " said the King of the Sheep.
" Did I say that you were not to go to the wedding ? Set out as soon as you please ; only promise me that you will come back, for I love you too much to be able to live without you. "

Miranda was very grateful to him, and promised faithfully that nothing in the world should keep her from coming back.

The King caused an escort suitable to her rank to be got ready for her, and she dressed herself splendidly, not forgetting anything that could make her more beautiful.

Her chariot was of mother-of-peal, drawn by six dun-coloured griffins just brought from the other side of the world, and she was attended by a number of guards in splendid uniforms, who were all at least eight feet high and had come from far and near to ride in the Princess's train.

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The wonderful Sheep (27) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (27)

Miranda reached her father's palace just as the wedding ceremony began, and everyone, as soon as she came in, was struck with surprise at her beauty and the splendor of her jewels.

She heard exclamations of admiration on all sides ; and the King her father looked at her so attentively that she was afraid he must recognise her ; but he was so sure that she was dead that the idea never occurred to him.

However, the fear of not getting away made her leave before the marriage was over.
She went out hastily, leaving behind her a little coral casket set with emeralds.

On it was written in diamond letters : " Jewels for the Bride, " and when they opened it, which they did as soon as it was found, there seemed to be no end to the pretty things it contained.

The King, who had hoped to join the unknown Princess and find out who she was, was dreadfully disappointed when she disappeared so suddenly, and gave orders that if she ever come again the doors were to be shut that she might not get away so easily.

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The wonderful Sheep (28) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (28)

Short as Miranda's absence had been it had seemed like a hundred years to the King of the Sheep.

He was waiting for her by a fountain in the thickest part of the forest, and the ground was strewn with splendid presents which he had prepared for her to show his joy and gratitude at her coming back.

As soon as she was n sight he rushed to meet her, leaping and bounding like a real sheep.
He caressed her tenderly, throwing himself at her feet and kissing her hands, and told her how uneasy he had been in her absence, and how impatient for her return, with an eloquence which charmed her.

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The wonderful Sheep (29) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (29)

After some time came the news that the King's second daughter was going to be married.

When Miranda heard it she begged the King of the Sheep to allow her to go and see the wedding as before.

This request made him feel very sad, as if some misfortune must surely come of it, but his love for the Princess being stronger than anything else he did not like to refuse her.

" You wish to leave me, Princess, " said he ; " it is my unhappy fate ー you are not blame. I consent to your going, but, believe me, I can give you no stronger proof of my love than by so doing. "

The Princess assured him that she would only stay a very short time, as she had done before, and begged him not to be uneasy, as she would be quite as much grieved if anything detained her as he could possibly be.

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手違いにより昨日休載となりまして申し訳ございません。

最後の段、~to be uneasy, のあと、次のas 以降は、ちょっと複雑なのですが、やさしい言い換えが出来ませんでした。
《もし何か自分を引き止めるものがあったとしたら、彼(Sheep)が嘆くであろう以上に、自分も非常に辛く悲しく思うことだろう》 のような感じ、かと。間違っていたらごめんなさい。余分なおせっかいで、1日1分的にいいかどうかわかりませんが。

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The wonderful Sheep (30) [The Wonderful Sheep]

The wonderful Sheep (30)

So, with the same escort, she set out, and reached the palace as the marriage ceremony began.

Everybody was delighted to see her ; she was so pretty that they thought she must be some fairy princess, and the Princess who were there could not take their eyes off her.

The King was more glad than anyone else that she had come again, and gave orders that doors should all be shut and bolted that every minute.

When the wedding was all but over the Princess got up quickly, hoping to slip away unnoticed among the crowd, but to her great dismay she found every door fastened.

She felt more at ease when the King came up to her, and with the greatest respect begged her not to run away so soon, but at least to honour him by staying for a splendid feast which was prepared for the Princes and Princeses.

He led her into a magnificent hall, where all the Court was assembled, and himself taking up the golden bowl full of water, he offered it to her that she might dip her pretty fingers into it.

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