He looked so ugly and cross that all his subjects feared him , and he hated the very sight of a cheerful face ; so if he ever caught anyone smiling he had his head cut off that very minute . This kingdom was very appropriately called the Land of Tears . Now when this wicked King heard of the happiness of the Jolly King , he was so jealous that he collected a great army and set out to fight him , and the news of his approach was soon brought to the King and Queen . The Queen , when she heard of it , was frightened out of her wits , and began to cry bitterly . ` Sire , ' she said , ` let us collect all our riches and run away as far as ever we can , to the other side of the world . ' But the King answered : ` Fie , madam ! I am far too brave for that . It is better to die than to be a coward . ' Then he assembled all his armed men , and after bidding the Queen a tender farewell , he mounted his splendid horse and rode away . When he was lost to sight the Queen could do nothing but weep , and wring her hands , and cry . ` Alas ! If the King is killed , what will become of me and of my little daughter ? ' and she was so sorrowful that she could neither eat nor sleep . The King sent her a letter every day , but at last , one morning , as she looked out of the palace window , she saw a messenger approaching in hot haste . ` What news , courier ? What news ? ' cried the Queen , and he answered : ` The battle is lost and the King is dead , and in another moment the enemy will be here . ' The poor Queen fell back insensible , and all her ladies carried her to bed , and stood round her weeping and wailing . Then began a tremendous noise and confusion , and they knew that the enemy had arrived , and very soon they heard the King himself stamping about the palace seeking the Queen . Then her ladies put the little Princess into her arms , and covered her up , head and all , in the bedclothes , and ran for their lives , and the poor Queen lay there shaking , and hoping she would not be found .
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