94 PRINCE PRIGIO.

 

Then the prince set him down, and he ran
round and round after his tail; and, lastly,
cocked his tail‘up, and marched proudly after
the prince into the castle.

“Oh, Frank!” said Prince Prigio, “no cat
since the time of Puss in Boots was ever so well
taken care of as you shall be. For if the fairy
water from the Fountain of Lions can bring you
back to life—why, there is a chance for Alphonso
and Enrico

Then Prigio bustled about, got ready some
cold luncheon from the store-room, took all his
fairy things that he was likely to need, sat down
with them on the flying carpet, and wished
himself at the mountain of the Firedrake.

“‘T have the king now,” he said; “for if I
can’t find the ashes of my brothers, by Jove!
I'll! 2 :

Do you know what he meant to do, if he
could not find his brothers? . Let every child
guess.

Off he flew; and ‘there he was in a second,
just beside poor Alphonso’s garden- engine.
Then Prigio, seeing a little heap of grey ashes
beside the engine, watered them with the fairy
water; and up jumped Alphonso, as jolly as
ever, his sword in his hand.

‘Hullo, Prigio!” cried he; ‘‘are you come
after the monster too? I’ve been asleep, and-
I hada kind of dream that he beat me. But the
pair of us will tackle him.. How is Molinda?”

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