But he seized the pitcher and drank all it contained at a single draught , and then broke it to atoms on the nearest stone , saying with a malicious smile : ` As you have not eaten anything you can not be thirsty . ' ` Ah ! ' cried the Princess , ' I am well punished for disappointing the King and Queen , and running away with this Ambassador about whom I knew nothing . ' And so saying she wandered away into the thickest part of the wood , and sat down under a thorn tree , where a nightingale was singing . Presently she heard him say : ` Search under the bush Princess ; you will find some sugar , almonds , and some tarts there But do n't be silly enough to offer Fanfaronade any . ' And this time the Princess , who was fainting with hunger , took the nightingale 's advice , and ate what she found all by herself . But Fanfaronade , seeing that she had found something good , and was not going to share it with him , ran after her in such a fury that she hastily drew out the Queen 's carbuncle , which had the property of rendering people invisible if they were in danger , and when she was safely hidden from him she reproached him gently for his unkindness . Meanwhile Admiral Cocked-Hat had despatched Jack-the-Chatterer-of-the-Straw-Boots , Courier in Ordinary to the Prime Minister , to tell the King that the Princess and the Ambassador had landed on Squirrel Island , but that not knowing the country he had not pursued them , for fear of being captured by concealed enemies . Their Majesties were overjoyed at the news , and the King sent for a great book , each leaf of which was eight ells long . It was the work of a very clever Fairy , and contained a description of the whole earth . He very soon found that Squirrel Island was uninhabited . ` Go , ' said he , to Jack-the-Chatterer , ` tell the Admiral from me to land at once . I am surprised at his not having done so sooner . ' As soon as this message reached the fleet , every preparation was made for war , and the noise was so great that it reached the ears of the Princess , who at once flew to protect her lover . As he was not very brave he accepted her aid gladly . ` You stand behind me , ' said she , ` and I will hold the carbuncle which will make us invisible , and with the King 's dagger I can protect you from the enemy . ' So when the soldiers landed they could see nothing , but the Princess touched them one after another with the dagger , and they fell insensible upon the sand , so that at last the Admiral , seeing that there was some enchantment , hastily gave orders for a retreat to be sounded , and got his men back into their boats in great confusion . Fanfaronade , being once more left with the Princess , began to think that if he could get rid of her , and possess himself of the carbuncle and the dagger , he would be able to make his escape . So as they walked back over the cliffs he gave the Princess a great push , hoping she would fall into the sea ; but she stepped aside so quickly that he only succeeded in overbalancing himself , and over he went , and sank to the bottom of the sea like a lump of lead , and was never heard of any more . While the Princess was still looking after him in horror , her attention was attracted by a rushing noise over her head , and looking up she saw two chariots approaching rapidly from opposite directions .
One was bright and glittering , and drawn by swans and peacocks , while the Fairy who sat in it was beautiful as a sunbeam ; but the other was drawn by bats and ravens , and contained a frightful little Dwarf , who was dressed XXXXX a snake 's skin , and wore a great toad upon her head for a hood .
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