The King and the Princess saluted her , and her horse was brought forward for her to mount . But when she saw Graciosa 's she cried angrily : ` If that child is to have a better horse than mine , I will go back to my own castle this very minute . What is the good of being a Queen if one is to be slighted like this ? ' Upon this the King commanded Graciosa to dismount and to beg the Duchess to honour her by mounting her horse . The Princess obeyed in silence , and the Duchess , without looking at her or thanking her , scrambled up upon the beautiful horse , where she sat looking like a bundle of clothes , and eight officers had to hold her up for fear she should fall off . Even then she was not satisfied , and was still grumbling and muttering , so they asked her what was the matter . ' I wish that Page in green to come and lead the horse , as he did when Graciosa rode it , ' said she very sharply . And the King ordered the Page to come and lead the Queen 's horse . Percinet and the Princess looked at one another , but said never a word , and then he did as the King commanded , and the procession started in great pomp . The Duchess was greatly elated , and as she sat there in state would not have wished to change places even with Graciosa . But at the moment when it was least expected the beautiful horse began to plunge and rear and kick , and finally to run away at such a pace that it was impossible to stop him . At first the Duchess clung to the saddle , but she was very soon thrown off and fell in a heap among the stones and thorns , and there they found her , shaken to a jelly , and collected what was left of her as if she had been a broken glass . Her bonnet was here and her shoes there , her face was scratched , and her fine clothes were covered with mud . Never was a bride seen in such a dismal plight . They carried her back to the palace and put her to bed , but as soon as she recovered enough to be able to speak , she began to scold and rage , and declared that the whole affair was Graciosa 's fault , that she had contrived it on purpose to try and get rid of her , and that if the King would not have her punished , she would go back to her castle and enjoy her riches by herself . At this the King was terribly frightened , for he did not at all want to lose all those barrels of gold and jewels . So he hastened to appease the Duchess , and told her she might punish Graciosa in any way she pleased . Thereupon she sent for Graciosa , who turned pale and trembled at the summons , for she guessed that it promised nothing agreeable for her . She looked all about for Percinet , but he was nowhere to be seen ; so she had no choice but to go to the Duchess Grumbly 's room . She had hardly got inside the door when she was seized by four waiting women , who looked so tall and strong and cruel that the Princess shuddered at the sight of them , and still more when she saw them arming themselves with great bundles of rods , and heard the Duchess call out to them from her bed to beat the Princess without mercy .
Poor Graciosa wished miserably XXXXX Percinet could only know what was happening and come to rescue her .
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