Accordingly he placed himself behind the door of the princesses ' room , with the twelve bouquets in a basket . He gave one to each of the sisters , and they took them without even deigning to look at the lad , except Lina the youngest , who fixed her large black eyes as soft as velvet on him , and exclaimed , ` Oh , how pretty he is -- our new flower boy ! ' The rest all burst out laughing , and the eldest pointed out that a princess ought never to lower herself by looking at a garden boy . Now Michael knew quite well what had happened to all the princes , but notwithstanding , the beautiful eyes of the Princess Lina inspired him with a violent longing to try his fate . Unhappily he did not dare to come forward , being afraid that he should only be jeered at , or even turned away from the castle on account of his impudence . V Nevertheless , the Star Gazer had another dream . The lady in the golden dress appeared to him once more , holding in one hand two young laurel trees , a cherry laurel and a rose laurel , and in the other hand a little golden rake , a little golden bucket , and a silken towel . She thus addressed him : ` Plant these two laurels in two large pots , rake them over with the rake , water them with the bucket , and wipe them with the towel . When they have grown as tall as a girl of fifteen , say to each of them , '' My beautiful laurel , with the golden rake I have raked you , with the golden bucket I have watered you , with the silken towel I have wiped you . '' Then after that ask anything you choose , and the laurels will give it to you . ' Michael thanked the lady in the golden dress , and when he woke he found the two laurel bushes beside him . So he carefully obeyed the orders he had been given by the lady . The trees grew very fast , and when they were as tall as a girl of fifteen he said to the cherry laurel , ` My lovely cherry laurel , with the golden rake I have raked thee , with the golden bucket I have watered thee , with the silken towel I have wiped thee . Teach me how to become invisible . ' Then there instantly appeared on the laurel a pretty white flower , which Michael gathered and stuck into his button-hole . VI That evening , when the princesses went upstairs to bed , he followed them barefoot , so that he might make no noise , and hid himself under one of the twelve beds , so as not to take up much room . The princesses began at once to open their wardrobes and boxes . They took out of them the most magnificent dresses , which they put on before their mirrors , and when they had finished , turned themselves all round to admire their appearances . Michael could see nothing from his hiding-place , but he could hear everything , and he listened to the princesses laughing and jumping with pleasure . At last the eldest said , ` Be quick , my sisters , our partners will be impatient . '
At the end of an hour , when the Star Gazer heard no more noise , he peeped out and saw the twelve sisters XXXXX splendid garments , with their satin shoes on their feet , and in their hands the bouquets he had brought them .
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