But the princess placed her head gently on his arm . ` You have given your word , my father , and you can not break it , ' said she . ` But , my child , it is impossible for you to marry such a being , ' exclaimed the sultan . ` Yes , I will marry him . He had a beautiful head , and I love him already . ' So the marriage was celebrated , and great feasts were held in the palace , though the people wept tears to think of the sad fate of their beloved princess . But when the merry-making was done , and the young couple were alone , the head suddenly disappeared , or , rather , a body was added to it , and one of the handsomest young men that ever was seen stood before the princess . ' A wicked fairy enchanted me at my birth , ' he said , ` and for the rest of the world I must always be a head only . But for you , and you only , I am a man like other men . ' ` And that is all I care about , ' said the princess . -LSB- Traditions populaires de toutes les nations -LRB- Asie Mineure -RRB- -RSB- . The Sister of the Sun A long time ago there lived a young prince whose favourite playfellow was the son of the gardener who lived in the grounds of the palace . The king would have preferred his choosing a friend from the pages who were brought up at court ; but the prince would have nothing to say to them , and as he was a spoilt child , and allowed his way in all things , and the gardener 's boy was quiet and well-behaved , he was suffered to be in the palace , morning , noon , and night . The game the children loved the best was a match at archery , for the king had given them two bows exactly alike , and they would spend whole days in trying to see which could shoot the highest . This is always very dangerous , and it was a great wonder they did not put their eyes out ; but somehow or other they managed to escape . One morning , when the prince had done his lessons , he ran out to call his friend , and they both hurried off to the lawn which was their usual playground . They took their bows out of the little hut where their toys were kept , and began to see which could shoot the highest . At last they happened to let fly their arrows both together , and when they fell to earth again the tail feather of a golden hen was found sticking in one . Now the question began to arise whose was the lucky arrow , for they were both alike , and look as closely as you would you could see no difference between them . The prince declared that the arrow was his , and the gardener 's boy was quite sure it was HIS -- and on this occasion he was perfectly right ; but , as they could not decide the matter , they went straight to the king .
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