Strangely enough , it gave him only a slight prick for a trifling fault , but when he was really naughty it made his finger actually bleed . At last he got tired of being constantly reminded , and wanted to be able to do as he liked , so he threw his ring aside , and thought himself the happiest of men to have got rid of its teasing pricks . He gave himself up to doing every foolish thing that occurred to him , until he became quite wicked and nobody could like him any longer . One day , when the Prince was walking about , he saw a young girl who was so very pretty that he made up his mind at once that he would marry her . Her name was Celia , and she was as good as she was beautiful . Prince Darling fancied that Celia would think herself only too happy if he offered to make her a great queen , but she said fearlessly : `` Sire , I am only a shepherdess , and a poor girl , but , nevertheless , I will not marry you . '' `` Do you dislike me ? '' asked the Prince , who was very much vexed at this answer . `` No , my Prince , '' replied Celia ; `` I can not help thinking you very handsome ; but what good would riches be to me , and all the grand dresses and splendid carriages that you would give me , if the bad deeds which I should see you do every day made me hate and despise you ? '' The Prince was very angry at this speech , and commanded his officers to make Celia a prisoner and carry her off to his palace . All day long the remembrance of what she had said annoyed him , but as he loved her he could not make up his mind to have her punished . One of the Prince 's favorite companions was his foster-brother , whom he trusted entirely ; but he was not at all a good man , and gave Prince Darling very bad advice , and encouraged him in all his evil ways . When he saw the Prince so downcast he asked what was the matter , and when he explained that he could not bear Celia 's bad opinion of him , and was resolved to be a better man in order to please her , this evil adviser said to him : `` You are very kind to trouble yourself about this little girl ; if I were you I would soon make her obey me . Remember that you are a king , and that it would be laughable to see you trying to please a shepherdess , who ought to be only too glad to be one of your slaves . Keep her in prison , and feed her on bread and water for a little while , and then , if she still says she will not marry you , have her head cut off , to teach other people that you mean to be obeyed . Why , if you can not make a girl like that do as you wish , your subjects will soon forget that they are only put into this world for our pleasure . '' `` But , '' said Prince Darling , `` would it not be a shame if I had an innocent girl put to death ? For Celia has done nothing to deserve punishment . '' `` If people will not do as you tell them they ought to suffer for it , '' answered his foster-brother ; `` but even if it were unjust , you had better be accused of that by your subjects than that they should find out that they may insult and thwart you as often as they please . '' In saying this he was touching a weak point in his brother 's character ; for the Prince 's fear of losing any of his power made him at once abandon his first idea of trying to be good , and resolve to try and frighten the shepherdess into consenting to marry him .
His foster-brother , who wanted him to keep this resolution , invited three young courtiers , as wicked XXXXX himself to sup with the Prince , and they persuaded him to drink a great deal of wine , and continued to excite his anger against Celia by telling him that she had laughed at his love for her ; until at last , in quite a furious rage , he rushed off to find her , declaring that if she still refused to marry him she should be sold as a slave the very next day .
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