But the moment he
kissed her she opened her eyes and awoke, and smiled upon him. For the
spell was broken.
Then they went out together, and presently the king and queen also
awoke, and all the court, and they gazed on each other with great
wonder. And the horses got up and shook themselves, and the dogs
jumped about and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their
wings, and looked around and flew into the fields; the flies on the
walls buzzed; the fire in the kitchen blazed up and cooked the dinner,
and the roast meat turned round again; the cook gave the boy the box
on his ear so that he cried out, and the maid went to milk the cows.
And then was the wedding of the prince and Briar Rose celebrated, and
they lived happily together all their lives long.
[Illustration: _Painted by Jennie Harbour_
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY]
[Illustration:
More close and close his footsteps wind:
The Magic Music in his heart
Beats quick and quicker, till he find
The quiet chamber far apart.
Tennyson]
PRINCE CHERI
There was once a king who was such an honourable man that his subjects
called him "The Good King.
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