Another made him beautiful for ever ; and another , brave ; and another , lucky : but the last fairy of all , a cross old thing , crept up and said , `` My child , you shall be too clever ! '' This fairy 's gift would have pleased the queen , if she had believed in it , more than anything else , because she was so clever herself . But she took no notice at all ; and the fairies went each to her own country , and none of them stayed there at the palace , where nobody believed in them , except the king , a little . But the queen tossed all their nice boots and caps , carpets , purses , swords , and all , away into a dark lumber-room ; for , of course , she thought that they were all nonsense , and merely old rubbish out of books , or pantomime `` properties . '' CHAPTER II . -LCB- Chapter heading picture : p9.jpg -RCB- Prince Prigio and his Family . Well , the little prince grew up . I think I 've told you that his name was Prigio -- did I not ? Well , that was his name . You can not think how clever he was . He argued with his nurse as soon as he could speak , which was very soon . He argued that he did not like to be washed , because the soap got into his eyes . However , when he was told all about the pores of the skin , and how they could not be healthy if he was not washed , he at once ceased to resist , for he was very reasonable . He argued with his father that he did not see why there should be kings who were rich , while beggars were poor ; and why the king -- who was a little greedy -- should have poached eggs and plum-cake at afternoon tea , while many other persons went without dinner . The king was so surprised and hurt at these remarks that he boxed the prince 's ears , saying , `` I 'll teach you to be too clever , my lad . '' Then he remembered the awful curse of the oldest fairy , and was sorry for the rudeness of the queen . And when the prince , after having his ears boxed , said that `` force was no argument , '' the king went away in a rage . -LCB- Prigio reading a book : p11.jpg -RCB- Indeed , I can not tell you how the prince was hated by all ! He would go down into the kitchen , and show the cook how to make soup . He would visit the poor people 's cottage , and teach them how to make the beds , and how to make plum-pudding out of turnip-tops , and venison cutlets out of rusty bacon .
He showed the fencing-master how to fence , and the professional cricketer how to bowl , and instructed the rat-catcher XXXXX breeding terriers .
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