But Prigio nearly got the country into several wars by being too clever for the foreign ambassadors . Now , as Pantouflia was a rich , lazy country , which hated fighting , this was very unpleasant , and did not make people love Prince Prigio any better . CHAPTER III . About the Firedrake . Of all the people who did not like Prigio , his own dear papa , King Grognio , disliked him most . For the king knew he was not clever , himself . When he was in the counting-house , counting out his money , and when he happened to say , `` Sixteen shillings and fourteen and twopence are three pounds , fifteen , '' it made him wild to hear Prigio whisper , `` One pound , ten and twopence '' -- which , of course , it is . And the king was afraid that Prigio would conspire , and get made king himself -- which was the last thing Prigio really wanted . He much preferred to idle about , and know everything without seeming to take any trouble . -LCB- The King at his desk : p15.jpg -RCB- Well , the king thought and thought . How was he to get Prigio out of the way , and make Enrico or Alphonso his successor ? He read in books about it ; and all the books showed that , if a king sent his three sons to do anything , it was always the youngest who did it , and got the crown . And he wished he had the chance . Well , it arrived at last . There was a very hot summer ! It began to be hot in March . All the rivers were dried up . The grass did not grow . The corn did not grow . The thermometers exploded with heat .
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