` But how prettily it is made ! ' said all the ladies-in-waiting . ` It is more than pretty , ' said the Emperor , ` it is charming ! ' But the Princess felt it , and then she almost began to cry . ` Ugh ! Papa , ' she said , ` it is not artificial , it is REAL ! ' ` Ugh ! ' said all the ladies-in-waiting , ` it is real ! ' ` Let us see first what is in the other casket before we begin to be angry , ' thought the Emperor , and there came out the nightingale . It sang so beautifully that one could scarcely utter a cross word against it . ` Superbe ! charmant ! ' said the ladies-in-waiting , for they all chattered French , each one worse than the other . ` How much the bird reminds me of the musical snuff-box of the late Empress ! ' said an old courtier . ` Ah , yes , it is the same tone , the same execution ! ' ` Yes , ' said the Emperor ; and then he wept like a little child . ' I hope that this , at least , is not real ? ' asked the Princess . ` Yes , it is a real bird , ' said those who had brought it .
` Then let the bird fly away , ' said the Princess ; and she would not on any account allow the Prince XXXXX come .
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