The Swineherd · page 21 2101And the Princess and the Swineherd were driven out of the empire.102Then she stood still and wept; the Swineherd was scolding, and the rain was streaming down.103‘Alas, what an unhappy creature I am!’ sobbed the Princess.104‘If only I had taken the beautiful Prince!105Alas, how unfortunate I am!’106And the Swineherd went behind a tree, washed the black and brown off his face, threw away his old clothes, and then stepped forward in his splendid dress, looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy.107‘I now come to this.108I despise you!’ he said.109‘You would have nothing to do with a noble Prince; you did not understand the rose or the nightingale, but you could kiss the Swineherd for the sake of a toy.110This is what you get for it!’111And he went into his kingdom and shut the door in her face, and she had to stay outside singing--112‘Where’s my Augustus dear?113Alas! he’s not here, here, here!1 2← previousPrince Ring (30)next →How to Tell a True Princess↑ back to The Yellow Fairy BookThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg640/43/page/2/