Now it happened that one of the Princess 's ladies in chasing a spider had knocked the flask off the shelf and broken it , and every drop of the water had been spilt . Not knowing what to do , she had hastily swept away the pieces of crystal , and then remembered that in the King 's room she had seen a flask of exactly the same shape , also filled with sparkling water . So , without saying a word , she fetched it and stood it upon the Queen 's shelf . Now the water in this flask was what was used in the kingdom for getting rid of troublesome people . Instead of having their heads cut off in the usual way , their faces were bathed with the water , and they instantly fell asleep and never woke up any more . So , when the King , thinking to improve his beauty , took the flask and sprinkled the water upon his face , he fell asleep , and nobody could wake him . Little Frisk was the first to hear the news , and he ran to tell Charming , who sent him to beg the Princess not to forget the poor prisoner . All the palace was in confusion on account of the King 's death , but tiny Frisk made his way through the crowd to the Princess 's side , and said : `` Madam , do not forget poor Charming . '' Then she remembered all he had done for her , and without saying a word to anyone went straight to the tower , and with her own hands took off Charming 's chains . Then , putting a golden crown upon his head , and the royal mantle upon his shoulders , she said : `` Come , faithful Charming , I make you king , and will take you for my husband . '' Charming , once more free and happy , fell at her feet and thanked her for her gracious words . Everybody was delighted that he should be king , and the wedding , which took place at once , was the prettiest that can be imagined , and Prince Charming and Princess Goldilocks lived happily ever after . -LRB- 1 -RRB- -LRB- 1 -RRB- Madame d'Aulnoy . THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON Dick Whittington was a very little boy when his father and mother died ; so little , indeed , that he never knew them , nor the place where he was born . He strolled about the country as ragged as a colt , till he met with a wagoner who was going to London , and who gave him leave to walk all the way by the side of his wagon without paying anything for his passage . This pleased little Whittington very much , as he wanted to see London sadly , for he had heard that the streets were paved with gold , and he was willing to get a bushel of it ; but how great was his disappointment , poor boy ! when he saw the streets covered with dirt instead of gold , and found himself in a strange place , without a friend , without food , and without money . Though the wagoner was so charitable as to let him walk up by the side of the wagon for nothing , he took care not to know him when he came to town , and the poor boy was , in a little time , so cold and hungry that he wished himself in a good kitchen and by a warm fire in the country . In his distress he asked charity of several people , and one of them bid him `` Go to work for an idle rogue . '' `` That I will , '' said Whittington , `` with all my heart ; I will work for you if you will let me . ''
The man , who thought this savored XXXXX wit and impertinence -LRB- though the poor lad intended only to show his readiness to work -RRB- , gave him a blow with a stick which broke his head so that the blood ran down .
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