The Prince , who was no longer hungry , grew so impatient at the Fairy 's continual remarks about his nose that at last he threw himself upon his horse and rode hastily away . But wherever he came in his journeyings he thought the people were mad , for they all talked of his nose , and yet he could not bring himself to admit that it was too long , he had been so used all his life to hear it called handsome . The old Fairy , who wished to make him happy , at last hit upon a plan . She shut the Dear Little Princess up in a palace of crystal , and put this palace down where the Prince would not fail to find it . His joy at seeing the Princess again was extreme , and he set to work with all his might to try to break her prison ; but in spite of all his efforts he failed utterly . 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 XXXXX you , '' said the White Bear .
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