Find a home for yourself in one of the lovely flowers that grow down there ; now I will set you down , and you can do whatever you like . ' ` That will be splendid ! ' said she , clapping her little hands . There lay a great white marble column which had fallen to the ground and broken into three pieces , but between these grew the most beautiful white flowers . The swallow flew down with Thumbelina , and set her upon one of the broad leaves . But there , to her astonishment , she found a tiny little man sitting in the middle of the flower , as white and transparent as if he were made of glass ; he had the prettiest golden crown on his head , and the most beautiful wings on his shoulders ; he himself was no bigger than Thumbelina . He was the spirit of the flower . In each blossom there dwelt a tiny man or woman ; but this one was the King over the others . ` How handsome he is ! ' whispered Thumbelina to the swallow . The little Prince was very much frightened at the swallow , for in comparison with one so tiny as himself he seemed a giant . But when he saw Thumbelina , he was delighted , for she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen . So he took his golden crown from off his head and put it on hers , asking her her name , and if she would be his wife , and then she would be Queen of all the flowers . Yes ! he was a different kind of husband to the son of the toad and the mole with the black-velvet coat . So she said ` Yes ' to the noble Prince . And out of each flower came a lady and gentleman , each so tiny and pretty that it was a pleasure to see them . Each brought Thumbelina a present , but the best of all was a beautiful pair of wings which were fastened on to her back , and now she too could fly from flower to flower . They all wished her joy , and the swallow sat above in his nest and sang the wedding march , and that he did as well as he could ; but he was sad , because he was very fond of Thumbelina and did not want to be separated from her . ` You shall not be called Thumbelina ! '
said the spirit XXXXX the flower to her ; ` that is an ugly name , and you are much too pretty for that .
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