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powerful�察 �if he   grows   into   a   bad   man�拭  �Make him  the   best   prince in   the 

world�察�I beg you� ─�

     ;Alas�察�I cannot make him good�察─�said the fairy�察 �he must do that for 

himself。 I   can   give   him  good   advice�察�reprove him  when   he does   wrong�察�

and punish him if he will not punish himself�察�I can and will be his best 

friend�察�but I cannot make him good unless he wills it。; 

     The king was sad to hear this�察�but he rejoiced in the friendship of the 

fairy for his son。 And when he died�察�soon after�察�he was happy to know that 

he left Prince Cherry in her hands。 

     Prince   Cherry   grieved   for   his   father   and   often   lay   awake   at   night�察�

thinking of him。 One night�察�when he was all alone in his room�察�a soft and 

lovely light suddenly shone before him�察�and a beautiful vision stood at his 

side。 It was the good fairy。 She was clad in robes of dazzling white�察�and on 

her shining hair she wore a wreath of white roses。 

     ;I   am   the   Fairy   Candide�察─  �she   said   to   the   prince。   ;I   promised   your 

father   that   I   would   be   your   best   friend�察  �and   as   long   as   you   live   I   shall 

watch over your happiness。 I have brought you a gift�察�it is not wonderful 



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to look at�察�but it has a wonderful power for your welfare�察�wear it�察�and let it 

help you。; 

     As she spoke�察�she placed a small gold ring on the prince's little finger。 

;This ring�察─�she said�察 �will help you to be good�察�when you do evil�察�it will 

prick you�察�to remind you。 If you do not heed its warnings a worse thing 

will happen to you�察�for I shall become your enemy。; Then she vanished。 

     Prince Cherry wore his ring�察�and said nothing to any one of the fairy's 

gift。 It did not prick him for a long time�察�because he was good and merry 

and happy。 But Prince Cherry had been rather spoiled by his nurse when 

he was a child�察�she had always said to him that when he should become 

king he could do exactly as he pleased。 Now�察�after a while�察�he began to 

find out that this was not true�察�and it made him angry。 

     The first time that he noticed that even a king could not always have 

his own way was on a day when he went hunting。 It happened that he got 

no game。 This put him in such a bad temper that he grumbled and scolded 

all    the   way    home。     The    little  gold    ring   began     to  feel   tight   and 

uncomfortable。 When he reached the palace his pet dog ran to meet him。 

     ;Go away� ─�said the prince�察�crossly。 

     But the little dog was so used to being petted that he only jumped up 

on his master�察�and tried to kiss his hand。 The prince turned and kicked the 

little creature。 At the instant�察�he felt a sharp prick in his little finger�察�like a 

pin prick。 

     ;What   nonsense� ─  �said   the   prince   to   himself。   ;Am   I   not   king   of   the 

whole land�拭�May I not kick my own dog�察�if I choose�拭�What evil is there in 

that�拭─�

     A silver voice spoke in his ear�此 �The king of the land has a right to do 

good�察�but not evil�察�you have been guilty of bad temper and of cruelty to´ 

day�察�see that you do better to´morrow。; 

     The     prince   turned    sharply�察   �but   no   one   was    to  be   seen�察  �yet   he 

recognized the voice as that of Fairy Candide。 

     He followed her advice for a little�察�but presently he forgot�察�and the ring 

pricked   him   so   sharply   that   his   finger   had   a   drop   of   blood   on   it。   This 

happened       again   and   again�察  �for   the  prince   grew    more    self´willed    and 

headstrong every day�察�he had some bad friends�察�too�察�who urged him on�察�in 



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the hope that he would ruin himself and give them a chance to seize the 

throne。    He   treated   his  people    carelessly    and   his  servants    cruelly�察 �and 

everything he wanted he felt that he must have。 

     The ring annoyed him terribly�察�it was embarrassing for a king to have 

a drop of blood on his finger all the time� �At last he took the ring off and 

put it out of sight。 Then he thought he should be perfectly happy�察�having 

his own way�察�but instead�察�he grew  more unhappy as he grew less   good。 

Whenever   he   was   crossed�察  �or   could   not   have   his   own   way   instantly�察  �he 

flew into a passion�察�

     Finally�察�he wanted something that he really could not have。 This time 

it was a most beautiful young girl�察�named Zelia�察�the prince saw her�察�and 

loved her so much that he wanted at once to make her his queen。 To his 

great astonishment�察�she refused。 

     ;Am I not pleasing to you�拭─�asked the prince in surprise。 

     ;You are very handsome�察�very charming�察�Prince�察─�said Zelia�察 �but you 

are not like the good   king�察�your   father�察  �I fear   you   would make   me   very 

miserable if I were your queen。; 

     In a great rage�察�Prince Cherry ordered the young girl put in prison�察�and 

the key of her dungeon he kept。 He told one of his friends�察�a wicked man 

who   flattered   him   for   his   own   purposes�察  �about   the   thing�察  �and   asked   his 

advice。 

     ;Are you not king�拭─�said the bad friend�察 �May you not do as you will�拭�

Keep the girl in a dungeon till she does as you command�察�and if she will 

not�察�sell her as a slave。; 

     ;But would it not be a disgrace for me to harm an innocent creature�拭─�

said the prince。 

     ;It would be a disgrace to you to have it said that one of your subjects 

dared disobey you� ─�said the courtier。 

     He   had   cleverly   touched     the   Prince's   worst   trait�察  �his   pride。  Prince 

Cherry went at once to Zelia's dungeon�察�prepared to do this cruel thing。 

     Zelia was gone。 No one had the key save the prince himself�察�yet she 

was gone。 The only person who could have dared to help her�察�thought the 

prince�察�was his old tutor�察�Suliman�察�the only man left who ever rebuked him 

for anything。 In fury�察�he ordered Suliman to be put in fetters and brought 



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before him。 

     As   his   servants   left   him�察  �to   carry   out   the   wicked   order�察  �there   was   a 

clash�察�as of thunder�察�in the room�察�and then a blinding light。 Fairy Candide 

stood before him。 Her beautiful face was stern�察�and her silver voice rang 

like a trumpet�察�as she said�察 �Wicked and selfish prince�察�you have become 

baser than the beasts you hunt�察�you are furious as a lion�察�revengeful as a 

serpent�察�greedy as a wolf�察�and brutal as a bull�察�take�察�therefore�察�the shape of 

those beasts whom you resemble� ─�

     With horror�察�the prince felt himself being transformed into a monster。 

He tried to rush upon the fairy and kill her�察�but she had vanished with her 

words。 As he stood�察�her voice came from the air�察�saying�察�sadly�察 �Learn to 

conquer your pride by being in submission to your own subjects。; At the 

same   moment�察  �Prince   Cherry   felt   himself   being   transported   to   a   distant 

forest�察�where he was set down by a clear stream。 In the water he saw his 

own terrible image�察�he had the head of a lion�察�with bull's horns�察�the feet of 

a wolf�察�and a tail like a serpent。 And as he gazed in horror�察�the fairy's voice 

whispered�察   �Your   soul   has   become   more   ugly   than   your   shape   is�察  �you 

yourself have deformed it。; 

     The   poor   beast   rushed   away   from   the   sound   of   her   words�察  �but   in   a 

moment he stumbled into a trap�察�set by bear´catchers。 When the trappers 

found     him    they   were    delighted     to  have    caught    a  curiosity�察   �and   they 

immediately   dragged   him   to   the   palace   courtyard。   There   he   heard   the 

whole      court   buzzing     with   gossip。    Prince    Cherry     had   been    struck    by 

lightning   and   killed�察  �was   the   news�察  �and   the   five   favorite   courtiers   had 

struggled to make themselves rulers�察�but the people had refused them�察�and 

offered the crown to Suliman�察�the good old tutor。 

     Even   as   he   heard   this�察  �the   prince   saw   Suliman   on   the   steps   of   the 

palace�察�speaking to the people。 ;I will take the crown to keep in trust�察─�he 

said。 ;Perhaps the prince is not dead。; 

     ;He was a bad king�察�we do not want him back�察─�said the people。 

     ;I know his heart�察─�said Suliman�察 �it is not all bad�察�it is tainted�察�but not 

corrupt�察�perhaps he will repent and come back to us a good king。; 

     When   the   beast   heard   this�察  �it   touched   him   so   much   that   he   stopped 

tearing at his chains�察�and became gentle。 He let his keepers lead him away 



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