After having relieved her feelings in this manner , she and the king went back to the palace . The others resumed their proper shapes and continued their journey , but the princess was so silent that at last the prince asked her what was the matter . ` It is because I know you will soon forget all about me , ' said she , and though he laughed at her and told her it was impossible , she did not cease to believe it . They rode on and on and on , till they reached the end of the world , where the prince lived , and leaving the girl in an inn he went himself to the palace to ask leave of his father to present her to him as his bride ; but in his joy at seeing his family once more he forgot all about her , and even listened when the king spoke of arranging a marriage for him . When the poor girl heard this she wept bitterly , and cried out , ` Come to me , my sisters , for I need you badly ! ' In a moment they stood beside her , and the elder one said , ` Do not be sad , all will go well , ' and they told the innkeeper that if any of the king 's servants wanted any birds for their master they were to be sent up to them , as they had three doves for sale . And so it fell out , and as the doves were very beautiful the servant bought them for the king , who admired them so much that he called his son to look at them . The prince was much pleased with the doves and was coaxing them to come to him , when one fluttered on to the top of the window and said , ` If you could only hear us speak , you would admire us still more . ' And another perched on a table and added , ` Talk away , it might help him to remember ! ' And the third flew on his shoulder and whispered to him , ` Put on this ring , prince , and see if it fits you . ' And it did . Then they hung a collar round his neck , and held a feather on which was written the name of the dove . And at last his memory came back to him , and he declared he would marry the princess and nobody else . So the next day the wedding took place , and they lived happy till they died . -LRB- From the Portuguese . -RRB- VIRGILIUS THE SORCERER Long , long ago there was born to a Roman knight and his wife Maja a little boy called Virgilius . While he was still quite little , his father died , and the kinsmen , instead of being a help and protection to the child and his mother , robbed them of their lands and money , and the widow , fearing that they might take the boy 's life also , sent him away to Spain , that he might study in the great University of Toledo . Virgilius was fond of books , and pored over them all day long . But one afternoon , when the boys were given a holiday , he took a long walk , and found himself in a place where he had never been before . In front of him was a cave , and , as no boy ever sees a cave without entering it , he went in .
The cave was so deep XXXXX it seemed to Virgilius as if it must run far into the heart of the mountain , and he thought he would like to see if it came out anywhere on the other side .
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