One evening , as they sat by the fountain in the garden , the little monkey kept gazing at Zayda with such sad and loving eyes that she and her mother could not think what to make of it , and they were still more surprised when they saw big tears rolling down his cheeks . Next day both mother and daughter were sitting in a jessamine bower in the garden , and they began to talk of the green monkey and his strange ways . The mother said , ` My dear child , I can no longer hide my feelings from you . I can not get the thought out of my mind that the green monkey is no other than our beloved Prince Alphege , transformed in this strange fashion . I know the idea sounds wild , but I can not get it out of my heart , and it leaves me no peace . ' As she spoke she glanced up , and there sat the little monkey , whose tears and gestures seemed to confirm her words . The following night the elder lady dreamt that she saw the Good Queen , who said , ` Do not weep any longer but follow my directions . Go into your garden and lift up the little marble slab at the foot of the great myrtle tree . You will find beneath it a crystal vase filled with a bright green liquid . Take it with you and place the thing which is at present most in your thoughts into a bath filled with roses and rub it well with the green liquid . ' At these words the sleeper awoke , and lost no time in rising and hurrying to the garden , where she found all as the Good Queen had described . Then she hastened to rouse her daughter and together they prepared the bath , for they would not let their women know what they were about . Zayda gathered quantities of roses , and when all was ready they put the monkey into a large jasper bath , where the mother rubbed him all over with the green liquid . Their suspense was not long , for suddenly the monkey skin dropped off , and there stood Prince Alphege , the handsomest and most charming of men . The joy of such a meeting was beyond words . After a time the ladies begged the Prince to relate his adventures , and he told them of all his sufferings in the desert when he was first transformed . His only comfort had been in visits from the Good Queen , who had at length put him in the way of meeting his brother . Several days were spent in these interesting conversations , but at length Zayda 's mother began to think of the best means for placing the Prince on the throne , which was his by right . The Queen on her side was feeling very anxious . She had felt sure from the first that her son 's pet monkey was no other than Prince Alphege , and she longed to put an end to him .
Her suspicions were confirmed XXXXX the Fairy of the Mountain , and she hastened in tears to the King , her son . '
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