" come , " says the king , " you are my own sweetheart now ; " and he kissed her on the cheek and seated her beside himself , and if the princess cried any more the king wiped away her tears with his own pocket - handkerchief . as for the poor and rough clothes in which she was dressed , he thought nothing of them , for they were nothing to him . that is the end of this story , for everything ends aright in a story worth the telling . but if the princess was proud and haughty before , she never was again ; and that is the plain truth , fresh from the churn and no hairs in it , and a lump of it is worth spreading your bread with , i can tell you .
his own pocket - handkerchief .
what did the king use to wipe away the princess's tears ?
what did the king use to wipe away the princess's tears ?