He took his knife and cut it open . Alas ! out of it flew a little canary , just like the others , who cried : ' I am thirsty ; give me something to drink . ' Great was the disappointment of Desire . However , he was determined not to let this bird fly away ; so he took up some water in the palm of his hand and held it to its beak . Scarcely had the canary drunk when she became a beautiful girl , tall and straight as a poplar tree , with black eyes and a golden skin . Desire had never seen anyone half so lovely , and he stood gazing at her in delight . On her side she seemed quite bewildered , but she looked about her with happy eyes , and was not at all afraid of her deliverer . He asked her name . She answered that she was called the Princess Zizi ; she was about sixteen years old , and for ten years of that time the witch had kept her shut up in an orange , in the shape of a canary . ` Well , then , my charming Zizi , ' said the young Prince , who was longing to marry her , ` let us ride away quickly so as to escape from the wicked witch . ' But Zizi wished to know where he meant to take her . ` To my father 's castle , ' he said . He mounted his horse and took her in front of him , and , holding her carefully in his arms , they began their journey . VIII Everything the Princess saw was new to her , and in passing through mountains , valleys , and towns , she asked a thousand questions . Desire was charmed to answer them . It is so delightful to teach those one loves ! Once she inquired what the girls in his country were like . ` They are pink and white , ' he replied , ` and their eyes are blue . ' ` Do you like blue eyes ? '
said the Princess ; but Desire thought it was a good opportunity XXXXX find out what was in her heart , so he did not answer .
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