Anyway , Grimace soon heard of it , and as she had never forgiven Minon-Minette for refusing Prince Fluet , she felt that here was her chance of revenge . Up to this time Aveline had been able to put a stop to many of Grimace 's spiteful tricks , and to keep guard over Minon-Minette , but she had no power over anything that happened at a distance ; and when the princess declared her intention of putting herself at the head of her army , and began to train herself to bear fatigue by hunting daily , the fairy entreated her to be careful never to cross the borders of her dominions without Aveline to protect her . The princess at once gave her promise , and all went well for some days . Unluckily one morning , as Minon-Minette was cantering slowly on her beautiful white horse , thinking a great deal about Souci and not at all of the boundaries of her kingdom -LRB- of which , indeed , she was very ignorant -RRB- , she suddenly found herself in front of a house made entirely of dead leaves , which somehow brought all sorts of unpleasant things into her head . She remembered Aveline 's warning , and tried to turn her horse , but it stood as still as if it had been marble . Then the princess felt that she was slowly , and against her will , being dragged to the ground . She shrieked , and clung tightly to the saddle , but it was all in vain ; she longed to fly , but something outside herself proved too strong for her , and she was forced to take the path that led to the House of Dead Leaves . Scarcely had her feet touched the threshold than Grimace appeared . ` So here you are at last , Minon-Minette ! I have been watching for you a long time , and my trap was ready for you from the beginning . Come here , my darling ! I will teach you to make war on my friends ! Things wo n't turn out exactly as you fancied . What you have got to do now is to go on your knees to the king and crave his pardon , and before he consents to a peace you will have to implore him to grant you the favour of becoming his wife . Meanwhile you will have to be my servant . ' From that day the poor princess was put to the hardest and dirtiest work , and each morning something more disagreeable seemed to await her . Besides which , she had no food but a little black bread , and no bed but a little straw . Out of pure spite she was sent in the heat of the day to look after the geese , and would most likely have got a sunstroke if she had not happened to pick up in the fields a large fan , with which she sheltered her face . To be sure , a fan seems rather an odd possession for a goose girl , but the princess did not think of that , and she forgot all her troubles when , on opening the fan to use it as a parasol , out tumbled a letter from her lover . Then she felt sure that the fairy had not forgotten her , and took heart .
When Grimace saw that XXXXX still managed to look as white as snow , instead of being burnt as brown as a berry , she wondered what could have happened , and began to watch her closely .
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