The Herd-boy was so taken aback by his words , that he stood trembling before him , and did not dare to explain his presence . Then his master spoke . ` As you have hitherto always behaved well in my service I will not send you to prison ; but leave your place instantly and never let me see your face again . ' So the Herd-boy went back to his hut , and taking his loaf and belt with him , he went to the nearest town . There he bought himself some fine clothes , and a beautiful coach with four horses , hired two servants , and drove back to his master . You may imagine how astonished he was to see his Herd-boy returning to him in this manner ! Then the youth told him of the piece of good luck that had befallen him , and asked him for the hand of his beautiful daughter . This was readily granted , and the two lived in peace and happiness to the end of their lives . THE INVISIBLE PRINCE Once upon a time there lived a Fairy who had power over the earth , the sea , fire , and the air ; and this Fairy had four sons . The eldest , who was quick and lively , with a vivid imagination , she made Lord of Fire , which was in her opinion the noblest of all the elements . To the second son , whose wisdom and prudence made amends for his being rather dull , she gave the government of the earth . The third was wild and savage , and of monstrous stature ; and the Fairy , his mother , who was ashamed of his defects , hoped to hide them by creating him King of the Seas . The youngest , who was the slave of his passions and of a very uncertain temper , became Prince of the Air . Being the youngest , he was naturally his mother 's favourite ; but this did not blind her to his weaknesses , and she foresaw that some day he would suffer much pain through falling in love . So she thought the best thing she could do was to bring him up with a horror of women ; and , to her great delight , she saw this dislike only increased as he grew older . From his earliest childhood he heard nothing but stories of princes who had fallen into all sorts of troubles through love ; and she drew such terrible pictures of poor little Cupid that the young man had no difficulty in believing that he was the root of all evil . All the time that this wise mother could spare from filling her son with hatred for all womenkind she passed in giving him a love of the pleasures of the chase , which henceforth became his chief joy . For his amusement she had made a new forest , planted with the most splendid trees , and turned loose in it every animal that could be found in any of the four quarters of the globe . In the midst of this forest she built a palace which had not its equal for beauty in the whole world , and then she considered that she had done enough to make any prince happy . Now it is all very well to abuse the God of Love , but a man can not struggle against his fate .
In his secret heart the Prince got tired XXXXX his mother 's constant talk on this subject ; and when one day she quitted the palace to attend to some business , begging him never to go beyond the grounds , he at once jumped at the chance of disobeying her .
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