He saw nothing for it but to submit to some horrible death , but he determined that the Iron King should not profit more than he could help , and flung his precious thread into the air , saying , as he did so , ' O fairy , my misfortunes are greater than your power . I am grateful for your goodwill , but take back your gift ! ' The fairy had pity on his youth and want of faith , and took care that one end of the thread remained in his hand . He suddenly felt a jerk , and saw that the thread must have caught on something , and this thought filled him with the daring that is born of despair . ` Better , ' he said to himself , ` trust to a thread than to the mercies of a king ; ' and , gliding down , he found himself safe on the other side of the wall . Then he rolled up the thread and put it carefully into his pocket , breathing silent thanks to the fairy . Now Minon-Minette had been kept informed by Aveline of the prince 's adventures , and when she heard of the way in which he had been treated by the Iron King she became furious , and began to prepare for war . She made her plans with all the secrecy she could , but when great armies are collected people are apt to suspect a storm is brewing , and of course it is very difficult to keep anything hidden from fairy godmothers . Anyway , Grimace soon heard of it , and as she had never forgiven Minon-Minette for refusing Prince Fluet , she felt that here was her chance of revenge . Up to this time Aveline had been able to put a stop to many of Grimace 's spiteful tricks , and to keep guard over Minon-Minette , but she had no power over anything that happened at a distance ; and when the princess declared her intention of putting herself at the head of her army , and began to train herself to bear fatigue by hunting daily , the fairy entreated her to be careful never to cross the borders of her dominions without Aveline to protect her . The princess at once gave her promise , and all went well for some days . Unluckily one morning , as Minon-Minette was cantering slowly on her beautiful white horse , thinking a great deal about Souci and not at all of the boundaries of her kingdom -LRB- of which , indeed , she was very ignorant -RRB- , she suddenly found herself in front of a house made entirely of dead leaves , which somehow brought all sorts of unpleasant things into her head . She remembered Aveline 's warning , and tried to turn her horse , but it stood as still as if it had been marble . Then the princess felt that she was slowly , and against her will , being dragged to the ground . She shrieked , and clung tightly to the saddle , but it was all in vain ; she longed to fly , but something outside herself proved too strong for her , and she was forced to take the path that led to the House of Dead Leaves . Scarcely had her feet touched the threshold than Grimace appeared . ` So here you are at last , Minon-Minette ! I have been watching for you a long time , and my trap was ready for you from the beginning . Come here , my darling ! I will teach you to make war on my friends !
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