Now it happened that he had to go out to battle , so he called his daughters and said to them : ` My dear children , I am obliged to go to the wars . The enemy is approaching us with a large army . It is a great grief to me to leave you all . During my absence take care of yourselves and be good girls ; behave well and look after everything in the house . You may walk in the garden , and you may go into all the rooms in the palace , except the room at the back in the right-hand corner ; into that you must not enter , for harm would befall you . ' ` You may keep your mind easy , father , ' they replied . ` We have never been disobedient to you . Go in peace , and may heaven give you a glorious victory ! ' When everything was ready for his departure , the King gave them the keys of all the rooms and reminded them once more of what he had said . His daughters kissed his hands with tears in their eyes , and wished him prosperity , and he gave the eldest the keys . Now when the girls found themselves alone they felt so sad and dull that they did not know what to do . So , to pass the time , they decided to work for part of the day , to read for part of the day , and to enjoy themselves in the garden for part of the day . As long as they did this all went well with them . But this happy state of things did not last long . Every day they grew more and more curious , and you will see what the end of that was . ` Sisters , ' said the eldest Princess , ` all day long we sew , spin , and read . We have been several days quite alone , and there is no corner of the garden that we have not explored . We have been in all the rooms of our father 's palace , and have admired the rich and beautiful furniture : why should not we go into the room that our father forbad us to enter ? ' Sister , ' said the youngest , ' I can not think how you can tempt us to break our father 's command . When he told us not to go into that room he must have known what he was saying , and have had a good reason for saying it . '
` Surely the sky wo n't fall about our heads if we DO go in , ' said the second XXXXX .
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