Towards Her"] · page 31 2 3201The King and Queen presented their son to him, and the happiness of all was complete.202The nuptials were celebrated with all imaginable pomp, but the young couple were hardly aware of the ceremony, so wrapped up were they in one another.203In spite of the protests of the noble-hearted young man, the Prince's father caused his son to be crowned the same day, and kissing his hand, placed him on the throne.204The celebrations of this illustrious marriage lasted nearly three months, but the love of the two young people would have endured for more than a hundred years, had they out-lived that age, so great was their affection for one another.205_The Moral_206_It scarce may be believed, This tale of Donkey-skin; But laughing children in the home; Yea, mothers, and grandmothers too, Are little moved by facts!207By _them_ 'twill be received.208_209* * * * *210_Uniform with this Volume_1 2 3← previousUpon Earth"]next →The Year's At the Spring↑ back to The Fairy Tales of Charles PerraultThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/15/page/3/