TWENTY-TWO GOBLINS own
his
to eat. I
will
So she sent me poisoned food city. But you must not be angry with her. think up some scheme."
Then
praised the counsellor's You are truly the body son, and said And then suddenly a great of wisdom."
the
prince
"
:
of grief-stricken people was heard Alas The king's little son is dead."
wailing " Alas
:
!
!
When
he
heard
this,
the
counsellor's son
" Your Majesty, go and her drink to make to-night Lily's house, wine until she loses her senses and seems to be
was
delighted, and
Then
dead.
said
:
as she lies there,
make
a
mark on
her hip with a red-hot fork, steal her jewels, and come back the old way through the win-
do the right thing." Then he made a three-pronged fork and
dow.
After that
I
will
And
the prince took the crooked, cruel thing, hard as the weapon of Death, and went by night as before to
gave
it
to the prince.
"
"
A
king," he thought, ought Lily's house. the words of a high-minded not to disregard
So when he had
stupefied her with wine, he branded her hip with the fork, stole her jewels, returned to his friend, and told
counsellor."
him everything, showing him
the jewels.