The fresh air soon made her open her pretty eyes , and there before her stood the Queen of the Woods , looking as charming as ever . `` You have a bad brother , '' she said ; `` I saw he turned you out . Shall I punish him for it ? '' `` Ah ! no , madam , '' she said ; `` I am not angry with him . `` But supposing he was not your brother , after all , what would you say then ? '' asked the Queen . `` Oh ! but I think he must be , '' said Felicia . `` What ! '' said the Queen , `` have you not heard that you are a Princess ? '' `` I was told so a little while ago , madam , but how could I believe it without a single proof ? '' `` Ah ! dear child , '' said the Queen , `` the way you speak assures me that , in spite of your humble upbringing , you are indeed a real princess , and I can save you from being treated in such a way again . '' She was interrupted at this moment by the arrival of a very handsome young man . He wore a coat of green velvet fastened with emerald clasps , and had a crown of pinks on his head . He knelt upon one knee and kissed the Queen 's hand . `` Ah ! '' she cried , `` my pink , my dear son , what a happiness to see you restored to your natural shape by Felicia 's aid ! '' And she embraced him joyfully .
Then , turning to Felicia , she said : `` Charming Princess , I know all the hen told you , but you can not have heard that the zephyrs , to whom was entrusted the task of carrying my son XXXXX the tower where the Queen , your mother , so anxiously waited for him , left him instead in a garden of flowers , while they flew off to tell your mother .
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