When Rosette was fifteen years old the Great Prince went to the King and asked if it would not soon be time for her to be married , and the Little Prince put the same question to the Queen . Their majesties were amused at them for thinking of it , but did not make any reply , and soon after both the King and the Queen were taken ill , and died on the same day . Everybody was sorry , Rosette especially , and all the bells in the kingdom were tolled . Then all the dukes and counsellors put the Great Prince upon a golden throne , and crowned him with a diamond crown , and they all cried , ` Long live the King ! ' And after that there was nothing but feasting and rejoicing . The new King and his brother said to one another : ` Now that we are the masters , let us take our sister out of that dull tower which she is so tired of . ' They had only to go across the garden to reach the tower , which was very high , and stood up in a corner . Rosette was busy at her embroidery , but when she saw her brothers she got up , and taking the King 's hand cried : ` Good morning , dear brother . Now that you are King , please take me out of this dull tower , for I am so tired of it . ' Then she began to cry , but the King kissed her and told her to dry her tears , as that was just what they had come for , to take her out of the tower and bring her to their beautiful castle , and the Prince showed her the pocketful of sugar plums he had brought for her , and said : ` Make haste , and let us get away from this ugly tower , and very soon the King will arrange a grand marriage for you . ' When Rosette saw the beautiful garden , full of fruit and flowers , with green grass and sparkling fountains , she was so astonished that not a word could she say , for she had never in her life seen anything like it before . She looked about her , and ran hither and thither gathering fruit and flowers , and her little dog Frisk , who was bright green all over , and had but one ear , danced before her , crying ` Bow-wow-wow , ' and turning head over heels in the most enchanting way . Everybody was amused at Frisk 's antics , but all of a sudden he ran away into a little wood , and the Princess was following him , when , to her great delight , she saw a peacock , who was spreading his tail in the sunshine . Rosette thought she had never seen anything so pretty . She could not take her eyes off him , and there she stood entranced until the King and the Prince came up and asked what was amusing her so much . She showed them the peacock , and asked what it was , and they answered that it was a bird which people sometimes ate . ` What ! ' said the Princess , ` do they dare to kill that beautiful creature and eat it ? I declare that I will never marry any one but the King of the Peacocks , and when I am Queen I will take very good care that nobody eats any of my subjects . ' At this the King was very much astonished .
` But , little sister , ' said he , ` where shall we find the XXXXX of the Peacocks ? '
Bow-wow-wow Frisk King Prince Princess Queen Rosette counsellors old plums