Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
NO. 44
The Untrue Princess.
A STORY rORrHE CHrLDREN

A STORY FOR THE CHILDREN.
1t would not be polite. for the court
physician to say that the Crown Prin-
cess told horrible fslBehoods. So when
the King and Queen called him to see
if anything could be done for the Prin-
cess, he said: "Y0ur Majesties, ( can
tell YOU what is the matter; but TO cure
is beyond my skill. The Princess inc
tends to tell the truth; in fact she is
peculiarly honest and truthful; but she
was born with defect IN her t0ngue,go
that she always says quite the contrary
OF what she means. As Your Maiesties
will perceive / cannot cure such an in1~
perfection as this; but will tell you
who can, and that is the great fairy
doctor, who lives under the witch ha-
EEL"
The King and Queen were very we'll
pleased to hear this, and took the Prin-
cess to see the fairy doctor.
"Can you cure her tOngUeR' they ask
ed both together.
"Oh, yes, returned the doctor, with
a smile, that somehow made the Prin-
cess terribly afraid. fGO home, now,
and you will find that she will be cured
within week."
"But Is there not something to be
done7" asked ths Queen.
"No; onlygo home and you will see."
And finding them still unwilling to 60,
the fairy doctor turned his back on
them, and refused to speak another
word, So they went home.
All the way home the Princess was
unusually silent, for she had been
frightened by this visit to the fairy doc
tor; but on getting home, and finding
herself very much as usual, she grew
bolder, and being asked what she had
seen, che answered, ''Seen?-why, won
derful things. We met a party of six
white bears, who could talk, and ex-
pect them every moment"
The King and Queen looked at each
other; but before they could make any
remark, six white bears entered the
Palace, and walked mp TO the Princess.
Eve have come TO dinner" said the
biggest bear.
But the Princess was so frightened
that she could not speak word.
"We are hungry too" said one of the
other bears; while the rest growled, and
looked ready to eat the Prince 81 without
any salt or pepper.
''Teu them to be seated and the cook
to hasten dinner, or we shall be ealen,"
whispered the Queen, trembling to the
Princess.
The Princess did as she was told, and
the bears sat down to dinner, but such
teeth and claws as they showed, The
conrtiers shook with fear, while the
bears made only mouthful of a dinner
for thirty men, and with angry groWls /
demanded more. The cook who ex-
DCGl6u 70 De BOLu 10 JI6CSA hurried IOE j
his life, and the Queen even went into /
the Kitchen to help. The Lord High 1
Fiddlesticks and all the duchesses and /
all the ladies'. Of honor, were already 1
there. Roas4h 4hg, and boiling, and bak- !
ing biscuit-satin trains in the gravy, \
and lace fiounces IN the flour you never i
saw anything like IL in your life-till \
there WAS nothing more to cook. And 4
still the bears had not eaten enough.
"Oh, What shall we do When win /
they got" cried the Queen in the kitch-
en-, bursting into tears.
when the Princess speaks the TRUTH
Toared the bears in the dining-room, so 4
loud that they heard It all over the pal
ace.
'Oh, dear me, . sobbed the Princess,
81 will speak the truth, good Mr.. Bear.
1 never saw any bears AND never asked
any one to dinner. Therel"
In an instant the bears had disappear
ed, and the dinner stood on the table as
If nothing had happened.
After this terrible dinner party the
Princess was so careful Of what she
said that The King and Queen really
thought that she was cured. But once
she forgot herself as they were all talk
ing Of the wonderfully small places
through which a human being could
creep; and tossing her head, said, ffThat
is nothing; I can stow myself away in
the tea-kettle. have done it many a
time"
There was a shout Of laughter; but
the moment chat the Princess had said
the words, she rose from her seat and
crawled into the spout Of the tea-kettle.
The Queen screamed and lifting up the
cover there, sure enough, was the Prin-
cess, tucked away in the kettle,
Come out, /" cried the Queen.
II can't" sobbed the Princess.
Then the Princess tried to get out,
out It was of no use. Then the court
ers tried to pull her out, but that was
1f no use.
cat least, ,'rsaid the Princess. Htalke
he kettle from the fire before the wa
,er begins to boil"
Then they tried, but they could not
Judge It an inch.
4 The Princess screamed.
'4'Oh, I shall be boileC-I shall be
boiled. Run for the DOCTOR"
Half a dozen men ran ior the fairy
1Octor. /
'tTeH her, If she does not wish to be {
boiled to speak the TRUTH" answered &
he doctor,
Back came the men, not a moment {
90 soon; the water was getting un- {
comfortably warm. NJ
-''What did he say2-oh, what did he ]
Iay2" cried everybody.
''To speak the truth, If she does not ]
want TO be boiled" answered the mes
enRers.
on, lt bnrns-I was never inside a /
1ettle BEFORE" squealed the Princess.
And there she was standing on the 9
loor like the rest, and quite cured Of
Ter love of uttering falseh oods. She q
leWer told an untruth since. =r.H