` Where is your politeness ? Really , you seem to have been very nicely brought up ! What have they taught you ? ' ` Taught me ? Nothing , ' replied he . ' I can well believe it ! ' she said . ` You do n't know even how to pick up a bundle . Oh , you can come near ; I am cleverer than you , and know how to pick up a bundle very well . ' The king blushed at her words , which he felt had a great deal of truth in them , and took up the bundle meekly . Aveline , delighted at the success of her first experiment , hobbled along after him , chattering all the while , as old women do . ' I wish , ' she said , ` that all kings had done as much once in their lives . Then they would know what a lot of trouble it takes to get wood for their fires . ' Souci felt this to be true , and was sorry for the old woman . ` Where are we going to ? ' asked he . ` To the castle of the White Demon ; and if you are in want of work I will find you something to do . ' ` But I ca n't do anything , ' he said , ` except carry a bundle , and I sha n't earn much by that . ' ` Oh , you are learning , ' replied the old woman , ` and it is n't bad for a first lesson . ' But the king was paying very little attention to her , for he was rather cross and very tired .
Indeed , he felt XXXXX he really could not carry the bundle any further , and was about to lay it down when up came a young maiden more beautiful than the day , and covered with precious stones .
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