96 PRINCE PRIGIO.

of what was going; and they drank the Remora’s
very good health, when Prigio told them about
the fight. But neither of them ever knew that
they had been dead and done for; because
Prigio.invented a story that the mountain was
enchanted, and that, as long as the Firedrake
lived, everyone who came there fell asleep. He
did tell them about the flying carpet, however,
which of course did not much surprise them,
because they had read all about it in the Arabian
Nights and other historical works.

“And now I’ll show you fun!” said Prigio ;
and he asked them both to take their seats on
the carpet, and wished to be in the valley of the
Remora.

‘ There they were in a moment, among the old
knights whom, if you remember, the Remora
had frozen into stone. There was quite a troop
of them, in all sorts of armour—Greek and.
Roman, and Knight Templars like Front de
Bceuf and Brian du Bois Gilbert—all the brave
warriors that had tried to fight the Remora
since the world began.
~ Then Prigio gave each of his brothers some
of the water in their caps, and told them to
go round pouring a drop or two on each frozen
knight. And as they did it, lo and behold!
eath knight came alive, with his horse, and
lifted ats sword and shouted:

“Long live Prince Prigio!”