He would trust no one else with its care , and the whole Court soon talked of nothing but the pretty green monkey . One morning , as Prince Alphege 's governess and her daughter were alone together , the little monkey sprang in through an open window . He had escaped from the palace , and his manners were so gentle and caressing that Zayda and her mother soon got over the first fright he had given them . He had spent some time with them and quite won their hearts by his insinuating ways , when the King discovered where he was and sent to fetch him back . But the monkey made such piteous cries , and seemed so unhappy when anyone attempted to catch him , that the two ladies begged the King to leave him a little longer with them , to which he consented . 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 XXXXX relate his adventures , and he told them of all his sufferings in the desert when he was first transformed .
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