You see how self-love keeps us from knowing our own defects of mind and body . Our reason tries in vain to show them to us ; we refuse to see them till we find them in the way of our interests . '' Prince Hyacinth , whose nose was now just like anyone 's else , did not fail to profit by the lesson he had received . He married the Dear Little Princess , and they lived happily ever after . -LRB- 1 -RRB- -LRB- 1 -RRB- Le Prince Desir et la Princesse Mignonne . Par Madame Leprince de Beaumont . EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON Once upon a time there was a poor husbandman who had many children and little to give them in the way either of food or clothing . They were all pretty , but the prettiest of all was the youngest daughter , who was so beautiful that there were no bounds to her beauty . So once -- it was late on a Thursday evening in autumn , and wild weather outside , terribly dark , and raining so heavily and blowing so hard that the walls of the cottage shook again -- they were all sitting together by the fireside , each of them busy with something or other , when suddenly some one rapped three times against the window-pane . The man went out to see what could be the matter , and when he got out there stood a great big white bear . `` Good-evening to you , '' said the White Bear . `` Good-evening , '' said the man . `` Will you give me your youngest daughter ? '' said the White Bear ; `` if you will , you shall be as rich as you are now poor . '' Truly the man would have had no objection to be rich , but he thought to himself : `` I must first ask my daughter about this , '' so he went in and told them that there was a great white bear outside who had faithfully promised to make them all rich if he might but have the youngest daughter . She said no , and would not hear of it ; so the man went out again , and settled with the White Bear that he should come again next Thursday evening , and get her answer . Then the man persuaded her , and talked so much to her about the wealth that they would have , and what a good thing it would be for herself , that at last she made up her mind to go , and washed and mended all her rags , made herself as smart as she could , and held herself in readiness to set out . Little enough had she to take away with her . Next Thursday evening the White Bear came to fetch her . She seated herself on his back with her bundle , and thus they departed .
When they had gone a great part of the way , the White XXXXX said : `` Are you afraid ? ''
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