In despair he thought at least that he would try to get near enough to speak to the Dear Little Princess , who , on her part , stretched out her hand that he might kiss it ; but turn which way he might , he never could raise it to his lips , for his long nose always prevented it . For the first time he realized how long it really was , and exclaimed : `` Well , it must be admitted that my nose is too long ! '' In an instant the crystal prison flew into a thousand splinters , and the old Fairy , taking the Dear Little Princess by the hand , said to the Prince : `` Now , say if you are not very much obliged to me . Much good it was for me to talk to you about your nose ! You would never have found out how extraordinary it was if it had n't hindered you from doing what you wanted to . You see how self-love keeps us from knowing our own defects of mind and body . Our reason tries in vain to show them to us ; we refuse to see them till we find them in the way of our interests . '' Prince Hyacinth , whose nose was now just like anyone 's else , did not fail to profit by the lesson he had received . He married the Dear Little Princess , and they lived happily ever after . -LRB- 1 -RRB- -LRB- 1 -RRB- Le Prince Desir et la Princesse Mignonne . Par Madame Leprince de Beaumont . EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON Once upon a time there was a poor husbandman who had many children and little to give them in the way either of food or clothing . They were all pretty , but the prettiest of all was the youngest daughter , who was so beautiful that there were no bounds to her beauty . So once -- it was late on a Thursday evening in autumn , and wild weather outside , terribly dark , and raining so heavily and blowing so hard that the walls of the cottage shook again -- they were all sitting together by the fireside , each of them busy with something or other , when suddenly some one rapped three times against the window-pane . The man went out to see what could be the matter , and when he got out there stood a great big white bear . `` Good-evening to you , '' said the White Bear . `` Good-evening , '' said the man . `` Will you give me your youngest daughter ? '' said the White Bear ; `` if you will , you shall be as rich as you are now poor . '' Truly the man would have had no objection to be rich , but he thought to himself : `` I must first ask my daughter about this , '' so he went in and told them that there was a great white bear outside who had faithfully promised to make them all rich if he might but have the youngest daughter .
She said no , and would not hear of it ; so the man went out again , and settled with the White Bear XXXXX he should come again next Thursday evening , and get her answer .
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