Upon this the King stamped upon the ground , and cried in a terrible voice : ` You shall be hung ! I always told you you should . ' And without another word he dragged the unlucky Queen out into the nearest wood , and climbed up into a tree to look for a branch to which he could hang her . But when he was quite high up , the Fairy , who had made herself invisible and followed them , gave him a sudden push , which made him lose his footing and fall to the ground with a crash and break four of his teeth , and while he was trying to mend them the fairy carried the Queen off in her flying chariot to a beautiful castle , where she was so kind to her that but for the loss of Delicia the Queen would have been perfectly happy . But though the good little mouse did her very utmost , they could not find out where Cancaline had hidden the little Princess . Thus fifteen years went by , and the Queen had somewhat recovered from her grief , when the news reached her that the son of the wicked King wished to marry the little maiden who kept the turkeys , and that she had refused him ; the wedding-dresses had been made , nevertheless , and the festivities were to be so splendid that all the people for leagues round were flocking in to be present at them . The Queen felt quite curious about a little turkey-maiden who did not wish to be a Queen , so the little mouse conveyed herself to the poultry-yard to find out what she was like . She found the turkey-maiden sitting upon a big stone , barefooted , and miserably dressed in an old , coarse linen gown and cap ; the ground at her feet was all strewn with robes of gold and silver , ribbons and laces , diamonds and pearls , over which the turkeys were stalking to and fro , while the King 's ugly , disagreeable son stood opposite her , declaring angrily that if she would not marry him she should be killed . The Turkey-maiden answered proudly : ' I never will marry you I you are too ugly and too much like your cruel father . Leave me in peace with my turkeys , which I like far better than all your fine gifts . ' The little mouse watched her with the greatest admiration , for she was as beautiful as the spring ; and as soon as the wicked Prince was gone , she took the form of an old peasant woman and said to her : ` Good day , my pretty one ! you have a fine flock of turkeys there . ' The young Turkey-maiden turned her gentle eyes upon the old woman , and answered : ` Yet they wish me to leave them to become a miserable Queen ! what is your advice upon the matter ? ' ` My child , ' said the Fairy , ' a crown is a very pretty thing , but you know neither the price nor the weight of it . ' ' I know so well that I have refused to wear one , ' said the little maiden , ` though I do n't know who was my father , or who was my mother , and I have not a friend in the world . ' ` You have goodness and beauty , which are of more value than ten kingdoms , ' said the wise Fairy . ` But tell me , child , how came you here , and how is it you have neither father , nor mother , nor friend ? ' ' A Fairy called Cancaline is the cause of my being here , ' answered she , ` for while I lived with her I got nothing but blows and harsh words , until at last I could bear it no longer , and ran away from her without knowing where I was going , and as I came through a wood the wicked Prince met me , and offered to give me charge of the poultry-yard . I accepted gladly , not knowing that I should have to see him day by day .
And now he wants to marry me , but that I will never consent XXXXX . '
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