They are princes and princesses who have happened to offend me . They used to love one another as much as they now hate one another . Aha ! It 's a pretty little revenge to keep them like that . ' ` Oh ! If you would only change me into a mouse too , ' cried the Princess . ` Oh ! so you wo n't marry me ? ' said he . ` Little simpleton , you should have everything heart can desire . ' ` No , indeed ; nothing should make me marry you ; in fact , I do n't think I shall ever love anyone , ' cried the Princess . ` In that case , ' said the Enchanter , touching her , ` you had better become a particular kind of creature that is neither fish nor fowl ; you shall be light and airy , and as green as the grass you live in . Off with you , Madam Grasshopper . ' And the Princess , rejoicing to find herself free once more , skipped out into the garden , the prettiest little green Grasshopper in the world . But as soon as she was safely out she began to be rather sorry for herself . ` Ah ! Florimond , ' she sighed , ` is this the end of your gift ? Certainly beauty is short-lived , and this funny little face and a green crape dress are a comical end to it . I had better have married my amiable shepherd . It must be for my pride that I am condemned to be a Grasshopper , and sing day and night in the grass by this brook , when I feel far more inclined to cry . '
In the meantime Prince Peerless had discovered the Princess 's absence , and was lamenting over it by the river 's brim , when he suddenly became aware XXXXX the presence of a little old woman .
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