And because she was so beautiful , and because her hair was like the finest gold , and waved and rippled nearly to the ground , she was called Pretty Goldilocks . She always wore a crown of flowers , and her dresses were embroidered with diamonds and pearls , and everybody who saw her fell in love with her . Now one of her neighbors was a young king who was not married . He was very rich and handsome , and when he heard all that was said about Pretty Goldilocks , though he had never seen her , he fell so deeply in love with her that he could neither eat nor drink . So he resolved to send an ambassador to ask her in marriage . He had a splendid carriage made for his ambassador , and gave him more than a hundred horses and a hundred servants , and told him to be sure and bring the Princess back with him . After he had started nothing else was talked of at Court , and the King felt so sure that the Princess would consent that he set his people to work at pretty dresses and splendid furniture , that they might be ready by the time she came . Meanwhile , the ambassador arrived at the Princess 's palace and delivered his little message , but whether she happened to be cross that day , or whether the compliment did not please her , is not known . She only answered that she was very much obliged to the King , but she had no wish to be married . The ambassador set off sadly on his homeward way , bringing all the King 's presents back with him , for the Princess was too well brought up to accept the pearls and diamonds when she would not accept the King , so she had only kept twenty-five English pins that he might not be vexed . When the ambassador reached the city , where the King was waiting impatiently , everybody was very much annoyed with him for not bringing the Princess , and the King cried like a baby , and nobody could console him . Now there was at the Court a young man , who was more clever and handsome than anyone else . He was called Charming , and everyone loved him , excepting a few envious people who were angry at his being the King 's favorite and knowing all the State secrets . He happened to one day be with some people who were speaking of the ambassador 's return and saying that his going to the Princess had not done much good , when Charming said rashly : `` If the King had sent me to the Princess Goldilocks I am sure she would have come back with me . '' His enemies at once went to the King and said : `` You will hardly believe , sire , what Charming has the audacity to say -- that if he had been sent to the Princess Goldilocks she would certainly have come back with him . He seems to think that he is so much handsomer than you that the Princess would have fallen in love with him and followed him willingly . '' The King was very angry when he heard this . `` Ha , ha ! '' said he ; `` does he laugh at my unhappiness , and think himself more fascinating than I am ? Go , and let him be shut up in my great tower to die of hunger . ''
So the King 's guards went to fetch Charming , who had thought no more XXXXX his rash speech , and carried him off to prison with great cruelty .
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