DON’T- And in orderto do this, he put a dagger in his bed
KNOW with the point upwards, so that when Prince Dan
went to bed, the dagger might pierce him through.
Now the little prince went as usual into the pad-
dock to stroke his little horse, and he saw that
it looked sad and woebegone.
So he said to it: ‘Little horse! what ails you to-
day?’ but as the groom was by, the foal only hung
his head and said nothing.
Now when school was over, Prince Dan came back
to see his little horse, and again he asked: ‘Little
horse! what ails you to-day?’
Then the foal said: ‘Nothing ails me; but the
prime minister wants to kill you.’ Then he told
the prince of the plan for his murder; and he told
him what he was to do that night. ;
So when darkness came on, Dan would not go to
bed at all, but slept on the sofa.
The prime minister saw he had failed in this
scheme, but thought he would poison Dan with
oe : for of toffee the prince was passionately
ond.
Next day as he went to school he visited the foal.
And the little horse said to him: ‘My king’s son,
be on your guard, and take no toffee,’ and he told
him the plan of the prime minister.
When the prince came home he was offered some
delicious-looking toffee, but he refused to touch

any.

Then the prime minister saw that this scheme of
his was unavailing. So he went to the queen and
he said to her: ‘Tidings have just arrived that the
king is unexpectedly returning; and we are not,
yet prepared for his destruction ; and I believe that
Dan’s foal tells him everything. Now pretend to
be very ill, and say that the doctors order you the
heart of the foal as the sole thing that will set you

on your feet again.’

Now very soon the king arrived, and was sorry to

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