` 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 to come . ` But he was nothing daunted . He painted his face brown and black , drew his cap well over his face , and knocked at the door . ` Good-day , Emperor , ' he said . ` Can I get a place here as servant in the castle ? ' ` Yes , ' said the Emperor , ` but there are so many who ask for a place that I do n't know whether there will be one for you ; but , still , I will think of you . Stay , it has just occurred to me that I want someone to look after the swine , for I have so very many of them . ' And the Prince got the situation of Imperial Swineherd .
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