Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess · page 21 2101For the first time he realized how long it really was, and exclaimed:102“Well, it must be admitted that my nose _is_ too long!”103In an instant the crystal prison flew into a thousand splinters, and the old Fairy, taking the Dear Little Princess by the hand, said to the Prince:104“Now, say if you are not very much obliged to me.105Much good it was for me to talk to you about your nose!106You would never have found out how extraordinary it was if it hadn’t hindered you from doing what you wanted to.107You see how self-love keeps us from knowing our own defects of mind and body.108Our reason tries in vain to show them to us; we refuse to see them till we find them in the way of our interests.”109Prince Hyacinth, whose nose was now just like anyone’s else, did not fail to profit by the lesson he had received.110He married the Dear Little Princess, and they lived happily ever after.111(1)112(1) Le Prince Desir et la Princesse Mignonne.113Par Madame Leprince de Beaumont.1 2← previousThe Bronze Ringnext →East of the Sun and West of the Moon↑ back to The Blue Fairy BookThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/3/page/2/