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<v Speaker 1>Prince kind Hearted. Once upon a time there lived a

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<v Speaker 1>king who had but one son, and he was called

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<v Speaker 1>the kind Hearted. When the prince was twenty years old,

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<v Speaker 1>he asked the king his father to let him go traveling.

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<v Speaker 1>His father fitted him out for the journey, gave him

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<v Speaker 1>a true servant to guard him, and his fatherly blessing,

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<v Speaker 1>the prince took leave of his father, mounted a brave steed,

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<v Speaker 1>and went to different countries to see God's world, to

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<v Speaker 1>learn many things, and to return home a wiser and

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<v Speaker 1>a better man. Once, when the prince was slowly riding

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<v Speaker 1>through a silent field, he suddenly perceived an eagle in

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<v Speaker 1>pursuit of a swan. The white swan was almost caught

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<v Speaker 1>by the eagle's sharp claws. When the prince, carefully aiming,

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<v Speaker 1>fired his pistol. The eagle fell dead, and the happy

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<v Speaker 1>swan came down and said, dead, kind Hearted, I thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for your help. It is not a swan that

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<v Speaker 1>is thanking you, but the enchanted daughter of the night invisible.

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<v Speaker 1>You have not saved me from an eagle's clause, but

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<v Speaker 1>from the terrible magician King Koshchei. My father will pay

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<v Speaker 1>you well for your services. Remember whenever you are in need,

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<v Speaker 1>to say three times night invisible, come to my help.

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<v Speaker 1>The swan flew away as soon as it had finished speaking,

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<v Speaker 1>and the prince looked after it. Then continued his journey.

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<v Speaker 1>He crossed many high mountains, traversed deep rivers, past foreign countries,

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<v Speaker 1>and at last he came to a great desert, where

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<v Speaker 1>there was nothing to see but sky and sand. No

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<v Speaker 1>man lived there, no animal's voice was ever heard, no

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<v Speaker 1>vegetable ever grew there. The sun was shining so brightly

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<v Speaker 1>and burning so terribly that all the rivers were dried up,

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<v Speaker 1>their beds were lost in the sand, and there was

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<v Speaker 1>not a drop of water anywhere. The young prince, anxious

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<v Speaker 1>to go everywhere and see everything, and not noticing how

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<v Speaker 1>dry things that were, kept going farther and farther and

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<v Speaker 1>deeper and deeper into the desert. But after a while

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<v Speaker 1>he became terribly thirsty. In order to find some water,

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<v Speaker 1>he sent his servant in one direction, and he himself

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<v Speaker 1>went in another. After a long time he succeeded in

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<v Speaker 1>finding a well. He called to his servant, I have

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<v Speaker 1>found a means of getting some water. And they both

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<v Speaker 1>were happy. But their happiness did not last, for the

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<v Speaker 1>well was very deep and they had nothing with which

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<v Speaker 1>to reach the water. The prince said to his servant dismount,

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<v Speaker 1>I will let you down into the well by some

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<v Speaker 1>long ropes, and you shall draw up some water. No,

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<v Speaker 1>my prince, answered the servant, I am much heavier than

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<v Speaker 1>you are, and your Majesty's hands will not be able

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<v Speaker 1>to hold me. You take hold of the rapes, I

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<v Speaker 1>will let you down into the well. The prince, the

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<v Speaker 1>ropes tied around him, went down into the well, drank

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<v Speaker 1>the cold water, and taking some of it for the servant.

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<v Speaker 1>Pulled the ropes as a sign for the servant to

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<v Speaker 1>draw him up again. But instead of pulling him up,

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<v Speaker 1>the servant said, listen, you kingly son. From your cradle

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<v Speaker 1>days until now you have lived a happy life surrounded

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<v Speaker 1>by luxury and love, and I have always led the

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<v Speaker 1>life of a miserable wretch. Now you must agree to

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<v Speaker 1>become my servant, and I will be the prince instead

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<v Speaker 1>of you. If you will not exchange, say your last prayer,

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<v Speaker 1>for I am going to drown you. Do not drown me,

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<v Speaker 1>my true servant. You will not gain anything by it.

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<v Speaker 1>You will never find such a good master as I am,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know what a murderer may expect in the

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<v Speaker 1>next world. Let me suffer in the next world, but

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<v Speaker 1>I will make you suffer in this one, answered the servant,

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<v Speaker 1>and he began to loosen the ropes. Stop, cried the prince.

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<v Speaker 1>I will be thy servant, and you shall be the prince.

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<v Speaker 1>I will give you my word for it. I do

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<v Speaker 1>not believe your word. Swear that you will write down

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<v Speaker 1>what you promise me now, for words are lost in

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<v Speaker 1>the air, and writing always remains as a testimony against us.

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<v Speaker 1>I swear. The servant let down into the well a

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<v Speaker 1>sheet of paper and a pencil, and told the prince

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<v Speaker 1>to write the following. The bearer of this is Prince

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<v Speaker 1>kind Hearted, traveling with his servant, a subject of his

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<v Speaker 1>father's kingdom. The servant glanced over the note, pulled the

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<v Speaker 1>prince out of the well, gave him his shabby clothes,

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<v Speaker 1>and put on the prince's rich dress. Then, having changed

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<v Speaker 1>armor and horses, they went on. In a week or so,

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<v Speaker 1>they came to the capital of a certain kingdom. When

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<v Speaker 1>they approached the palace, the false prince gave his horse

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<v Speaker 1>to the false servant and told him to go to

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<v Speaker 1>the stable, and he himself went straight into the thraigned

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<v Speaker 1>chamber and said to the King, I come to you

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<v Speaker 1>to ask for the hand of your daughter, whose beauty

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<v Speaker 1>and wisdom are known all over the world. If you consent,

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<v Speaker 1>you will have our favor. If not, we will decide

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<v Speaker 1>it by war. You do not speak to me in

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<v Speaker 1>a nice way at all, not as a prince ought

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<v Speaker 1>to speak. But it may be that in your country

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<v Speaker 1>you are not used to better manners. Now listen to me,

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<v Speaker 1>my future son in law. My kingdom is now in

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<v Speaker 1>the hands of an enemy of mine. His troops have

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<v Speaker 1>captured my best soldiers, and now they are approaching my capital.

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<v Speaker 1>If you will clear my kingdom from these troops, my

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<v Speaker 1>daughter's hand will be yours as a reward. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>answered the false prince, I will drive your enemies away.

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<v Speaker 1>Do not worry. If they come to the capital to

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<v Speaker 1>morrow morning, not one enemy will be left in your land.

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<v Speaker 1>In the evening, he went out of the palace, called

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<v Speaker 1>his servant and said to him, listen, my dear, go

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<v Speaker 1>out to the city walls. Drive away the foreign troops.

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<v Speaker 1>And for this service I will return you your note

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<v Speaker 1>by which you denied your kingdom and swore to be

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<v Speaker 1>my servant. The honest Prince kind Hearted put on his

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<v Speaker 1>knightly armor, mounted his steed, went out to the city walls,

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<v Speaker 1>and in a loud voice, Night Invisible, come to my

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<v Speaker 1>help here, I am said, Knight Invisible, what do you

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<v Speaker 1>wish me to do for you? I am ready to

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<v Speaker 1>do everything for you, because you saved my child from

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<v Speaker 1>the terrible costure. Prince kind Hearted showed him the troops,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Night Invisible whistled loudly and called, oh, you,

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<v Speaker 1>my wise horse, come to me quickly. There was a

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<v Speaker 1>rustling in the air. It thundered, the earth trembled, and

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<v Speaker 1>a wonderful horse appeared, having a golden mane. From his nostrils,

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<v Speaker 1>afire was burning. From his eyes, bright sparks were flying,

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<v Speaker 1>and from his ears thick clouds of snake were coming.

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<v Speaker 1>Night Invisible jumped upon the horse and said to the Prince,

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<v Speaker 1>take this magic sword and attack the troops from the left,

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<v Speaker 1>and I, upon my golden maned horse, will attack them

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<v Speaker 1>from the right. They both attacked the army from the left.

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<v Speaker 1>The soldiers were falling like wood from the right like

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<v Speaker 1>whole forests. In less than an how the entire army vanished,

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<v Speaker 1>some of them remained upon the spot dead, some of

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<v Speaker 1>them fled. Prince kind Hearted and the Knight Invisible met

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<v Speaker 1>upon the battlefield, shook hands in a friendly way, and

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<v Speaker 1>in a minute, the Knight Invisible and his horse turned

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<v Speaker 1>into a bright red flame, then into thick smoke, which

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<v Speaker 1>disappeared in the darkness. The Prince returned quietly to the palace.

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<v Speaker 1>The young princess felt very sad that evening. She could

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<v Speaker 1>not sleep, and so leaned out of her window when

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<v Speaker 1>she overheard the conversation between the Prince and the servant.

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<v Speaker 1>Then she saw what was going on behind the city walls.

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<v Speaker 1>She also saw the Knight Invisible disappear in the darkness,

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<v Speaker 1>and Prince kind Hearted returned to the palace. She saw

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<v Speaker 1>the false Prince coming out of the palace, taking the

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<v Speaker 1>knightly armor from the servant, and Prince kind Hearted entering

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<v Speaker 1>the stable to rest. The next morning, the old king,

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<v Speaker 1>seeing his land freed from the enemies, felt very happy

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<v Speaker 1>and gave the Prince many rich presents, But when he

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<v Speaker 1>announced the engagement of his daughter to him, she stood

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<v Speaker 1>up took the hand of the real Prince, who helped

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<v Speaker 1>to serve at the table led him before the old

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<v Speaker 1>king and said, my dearest father and King, and all

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<v Speaker 1>you that are present here, this man is my bridegroom,

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<v Speaker 1>sent to me by God, for he is your savior

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<v Speaker 1>and the real prince. And that one who calls himself

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<v Speaker 1>a prince is a traitor, false and dishonest man. Then

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<v Speaker 1>the princess told everything she knew, and said, let him

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<v Speaker 1>show some proof that he really is a prince. The

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<v Speaker 1>false prince gave to the king the note which was

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<v Speaker 1>given to him in the well. The King opened it

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<v Speaker 1>and read aloud. The bearer of this note, the false

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<v Speaker 1>and untrue servant of Prince kind Hearted, ask for pardon

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<v Speaker 1>and expects a just punishment. The note was given to

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<v Speaker 1>him in the well by Prince kind Hearted. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>really so, cried the wretch, and he became pale as death. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>read it yourself if you do not believe it, answered

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<v Speaker 1>the king. I cannot read, said the poor fellow. He

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<v Speaker 1>knelt before his master and begged for mercy, but he

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<v Speaker 1>received what he deserved. Prince kind Hearted and the Princess

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<v Speaker 1>were happily married. And I was present at the wedding

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<v Speaker 1>feast and also felt happy