Now , when the King saw how a single man was carrying away the wealth of the whole country he was very angry , and made his cavalry mount and pursue the Six , and bring back the strong man with the sack . Two regiments soon overtook them , and called to them , ` You are prisoners ! lay down the sack of gold or you shall be cut down . ' ` What do you say ? ' said the blower , ` we are prisoners ? Before that , you shall dance in the air ! ' And he held one nostril and blew with the other at the two regiments ; they were separated and blown away in the blue sky over the mountains , one this way , and the other that . A sergeant-major cried for mercy , saying he had nine wounds , and was a brave fellow , and did not deserve this disgrace . So the blower let him off , and he came down without hurt . Then he said to him , ` Now go home to the King , and say that if he sends any more cavalry I will blow them all into the air . ' When the King received the message , he said , ` Let the fellows go ; they are bewitched . ' Then the Six brought the treasure home , shared it among themselves , and lived contentedly till the end of their days . THE WIZARD KING -LRB- 14 -RRB- -LRB- 14 -RRB- From Les fees illustres . In very ancient times there lived a King , whose power lay not only in the vast extent of his dominions , but also in the magic secrets of which he was master . After spending the greater part of his early youth in pleasure , he met a Princess of such remarkable beauty that he at once asked her hand in marriage , and , having obtained it , considered himself the happiest of men . After a year 's time a son was born , worthy in every way of such distinguished parents , and much admired by the whole Court . As soon as the Queen thought him strong enough for a journey she set out with him secretly to visit her Fairy godmother . I said secretly , because the Fairy had warned the Queen that the King was a magician ; and as from time immemorial there had been a standing feud between the Fairies and the Wizards , he might not have approved of his wife 's visit . The Fairy godmother , who took the deepest interest in all the Queen 's concerns , and who was much pleased with the little Prince , endowed him with the power of pleasing everybody from his cradle , as well as with a wonderful ease in learning everything which could help to make him a perfectly accomplished Prince . Accordingly , to the delight of his teachers , he made the most rapid progress in his education , constantly surpassing everyone 's expectations .
Before he was many years old , however , he had the great sorrow of losing his mother , whose last words were XXXXX advise him never to undertake anything of importance without consulting the Fairy under whose protection she had placed him .
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