you thought you would crunch my little grandchild ! Well , to-morrow we will make her a muff of your skin , and you yourself shall be crunched , for we will give your carcass to the dogs . ' Thereupon the Grandmother hastened to dress poor Blanchette , who was still trembling with fear in the bed . ` Well , ' she said to her , ` without my little hood where would you be now , darling ? ' And , to restore heart and legs to the child , she made her eat a good piece of her cake , and drink a good draught of wine , after which she took her by the hand and led her back to the house . And then , who was it who scolded her when she knew all that had happened ? It was the mother . But Blanchette promised over and over again that she would never more stop to listen to a Wolf , so that at last the mother forgave her . And Blanchette , the Little Golden-hood , kept her word . And in fine weather she may still be seen in the fields with her pretty little hood , the colour of the sun . But to see her you must rise early . -LRB- 17 -RRB- -LRB- 17 -RRB- Ch . Marelles THE GOLDEN BRANCH ONCE upon a time there was a King who was so morose and disagreeable that he was feared by all his subjects , and with good reason , as for the most trifling offences he would have their heads cut off . This King Grumpy , as he was called , had one son , who was as different from his father as he could possibly be . No prince equalled him in cleverness and kindness of heart , but unfortunately he was most terribly ugly . He had crooked legs and squinting eyes , a large mouth all on one side , and a hunchback . Never was there a beautiful soul in such a frightful little body , but in spite of his appearance everybody loved him . The Queen , his mother , called him Curlicue , because it was a name she rather liked , and it seemed to suit him . King Grumpy , who cared a great deal more for his own grandeur than for his son 's happiness , wished to betroth the Prince to the daughter of a neighbouring King , whose great estates joined his own , for he thought that this alliance would make him more powerful than ever , and as for the Princess she would do very well for Prince Curlicue , for she was as ugly as himself . Indeed , though she was the most amiable creature in the world , there was no concealing the fact that she was frightful , and so lame that she always went about with a crutch , and people called her Princess Cabbage-Stalk .
The King , having asked for and received a portrait XXXXX this Princess , had it placed in his great hall under a canopy , and sent for Prince Curlicue , to whom he said that as this was the portrait of his future bride , he hoped the Prince found it charming .
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