Show THE THIM she A edale of the lh old tim inns amft 1806 I 1 fatherland there share was once a beautiful princess who was very fond ot of almond almonds who did not want to murry marry oho she thought of the follow 0 iak lux plan abbe hold the half bolt of a doublas almond to every princa who sought bar or band hand in in arriage those wore numberless and she hu hodsoll liu reull ate tho be bar half saying if my do or prince you can from libla time on force mo me to take ony thine from fro your hand without repeating ru the words 11 1 I ro rosember it I 1 bau shall be ready for any proposals hut if I 1 can induce you to take anything from toy my kao a without remembering the ito 1 portent nut words you will have your princely pria coly head clore close shadad and aud leave auntry atonia but there wa was a cointo ID in this acs arding to court etiquette 0 d o one was allowed to band hand the charm log jail princess anything under penalty f death bo be must hand it to her lady f honor who would rive give it to tho the princess prIs icess cess hut bolt if tho the prince princess wanted to t give or take anything who could prevent her bar ibus it was but sorry picture pleasure for her bar sulton suitors for when they tried to beguile her into taking moss reefing abing from their bunds without lo offering Sering it to her the lady of honor always interfered and spoiled their host 1 plane plans it the princess rin ceis wanted to got ot vid of a lavor for a day she would behave moat most graciously toward him till liall bo he was perfectly fascinated and then when ho he was sitting by her ul va most beside himself with joy she would take up something near her ae as W sy illy chance a ii pomo pomegranate granate or an cg TIT g and aad say softly take this to remember me by now aa as soon as the prince took tho the IQ in his hand thinking perhaps vaguely of the redeeming words it fer fel apart and out sprang into his face a frog hornet bornet or bat so that he started d back in aff affright right and in bia his fear for got 0 o the words then non be he was shorn on ake spot and sent away this had gone on for years and in all the royal houses the princes wore wigs these have become fashionable mace then when it happened that a foreign prince came to the place on bo miness and an by oance saw the almond queeda ile admired her beauty but saw through the trick now 9 a friend of his a little old pray gray man bad given him an apple which he was allowed to smell small once a year aad and thia this for the time made him tory very wise on account of this wisdom he bad become celebrated among all magill this was just the time to wo tf tio apple ile swelled it ik and at once uv aw that if it he wished to win this game of give and take be must never under any circumstances give anything to io the princes or take anything from kea soho ho had bis his hands tied down in is bolt belt went with his marshal to tho the court and said he also would like to eat oat an almond the princes liked him very much and permitted an almond tobe to be given to him thia this his marshal took and put in the mouth of tho the prince the princess aad what this meant and why he always bad bis his bands hands in his belt he lie anaw arod that etiquette in his court vae was even much stricter than at hers be was not permitted to give or take guething guy thing ln with his hands only per bap kapol with hie his feet or mouth at this princess laughed and said in this way wo can never catch Asai oili othor other he shrugged his shoulders and an wred only if it you will condescend to take oom something ething from my boots that can never hap happen pent cried the LL whole court why did you come here exclaimed the princess angrily it you have SUCA BUCA stupid customs 0 9 because you are very beautiful 91 said aid the prince even though I 1 cannot win you may I 1 not be allowed to look upon youl 1 I oan can maice make no objection to that abe replied thus the prince remained at the daurt and tho the princess liked him better and better but as the she also bad had her sharo of mischief she the tried in every way to beguile him into pulling his bands out of ma L belt so to that he would after attar all take something from her she talked to him all tho the ume time gave him flowers lowers bonbon bon bonja bon and finally anally even oven her bar bracelet he was on the point of pr asping ping it but then he felt the belt and remembered and beckoned to bia his marshal who ea gathered up the things saying we remember IV it at this the princess at last nat grew grow ir lri patient and said my handkerchief has fallen on the floor you ight be b so good as to pick it up tor for me a the prince took hold of the th 1 1 arie with the up tip of hi boot wa it aromnd aa princess looped stooped over took the oara cans arlo aria from his feet and cried 1 I remember it I 1 1 thus a yo r pared by and the tle princess noe ald to herself thine things canoot cannot go on an tn im his this wy way an and nd mini must be put to thil this somehow or other bo stio she aid said to tile prince 1 I 1 havo hava the moat most beautiful garden in the world which I 1 will bow shew you to toi to kut but the prince smelled molted bin his appl again and when them alie were in tho the pardon garden remarked it ie Is wonderfully beautiful here but in a order that we may walk beside each other in peace pence und find not bo be at all by our paino raine I 1 ber sweet mi that yuu will aloit abo custom of my court for ono one hour and allow your hand handi i to bo be tied down then we hall shall be ure sure of each other and nothing can happen to us the prince pria cc did not liko like this plan but he begged beff pod und tind she ho did not wan want to refute refuse him uch such a trifle they went out alono alone together with their hand hanas tied in thola bolta tho the birde birds sang the un sun brightly and the red cherries being down from the trees until they almost touched their cheeks the princess looked at tho the cherries and cried what a it pity you cannot pick any of those for me mall the prince answered anew ored 11 necessity knows no law took a cherry in hie his mouth and offered it to the princess nothing remained for her to do but put her bar mouth to his and tako take tho the cherra charr and as ahn bad had the fruit between her bar lips and also his kisi kiss upon them she could not for a moment say 1 I remember it I 1 1 hen he be cried joyously good morning philopena pulled his hands bands out of his belt and embraced her and it they have not died since they are alavo still |