THE GIGGLING PRINCESS
(Original.) The King : and Queen -were in great distress as their daughter, Princess Mary, had a terrible habit of giggling at anything at all. Princes from all countries:had:tried in vain to euro her, ■but.had left very disappointed. The royal parents: had: offered half their kingdom-and-thb hand of the Princess'to anyone who. could cure her of. giggling./..:'■/ - : .". . . Now, there lived a prince named Pi-inco Charming, and lio thought ho would try. Ho .walked along through the woods to where tho Old Wise Witch lived. Arriving at the •.'•witch's home he knoekecl on tho door, which was answered .by the witch herself. She' told him to come in and sit down. On sitting down he said to her: "Could you tell me or give me- a euro for the princess?" "I have the very thing for her," replied the witch. Saying this, she walkod over to a cupboard a,nd took out a packet of powder. "This should do the trick," smiled tho old woman. "Put a teaspoonful in every cup of tea she has." "Thank you very much," answered the prince. "I had botter be on my way now. Good-bye." He walked over to the door and departed. On reaching his destination he went up to where the princess was sitting with her worried parents. When they saw tho prince they asked him what he wanted. He said that ho had come to try to cure the princess. The princess giggled with all her might and could not stop. Tea-time arrived, and they all sat down oxcept the, prince.' He walked over to the princess's tea and picked up tho teaspoon and dropped in the powder. Then ho went over and explained his plan'to the King and Queen. The princess started to giggle.. The prince took no notice, but smiled to himself when she drank her tea in which $ho contents of the'packet jiad been placed.Suddenly, the princess's:nose began to grow until it was fully six inches long. The princess, seeing her plight, suddenly grew tearful, and when slio looked in her pocket mirror she was afraid of her own reflection. There was not a trace of a'gigglo left. Quickly, the prince, who couldn't bear the ..sight of his onco beautiful princess, looked in his pocket for the second powder given him by the witch. Quickly ho shook it into the princess's cup and bado her drink. She did, and slowly her nose grew;back't<>!:its oTyn.pi'etty littlo shape. But th.ejsrincess had had a good fright and sho never giggled again.' Of course tho King and Queen were glad.. They gave-her to Prince Charming as his bride) and everyone was happy, ' "■ "SCOTCH THISTLE" (11).
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Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1934, Page 20
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THE GIGGLING PRINCESS
Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 78, 29 September 1934, Page 20
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