Of course, everybody was delighted at this good news, and the merchant
didn't waste any time, but started off to the city at once.
"Mind you bring me something back," said the eldest daughter as he was
starting.
"What shall it be?" asked the merchant.
"A white satin dress trimmed with lace and pearls," said his eldest
daughter.
"And you must bring me something too, please, father," said the second
daughter.
"And what do you want," asked the merchant.
"A purse full of gold so that I can buy what I want myself," said the
second daughter.
"I will try and do what you both ask," he said, "and what shall I
bring for my Beauty?"
"I will wait a little for my dresses and things," replied the smiling
Beauty, as she helped her father on with his cloak, "but I should like
you to bring me home a rose, a lovely red rose, if you can."
So her father kissed her, and promised he would bring her the rose,
and went on his way full of hopes.
What a pity it is that our hopes cannot be always realized, and that
we are so often doomed to disappointment! When the merchant arrived at
the city, to his dismay he found that the man who owed him the money
was still unable to pay him, the man had been disappointed himself at
the last moment.
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