Not long after there was a grand wedding ; perhaps they may all be alive still , but I do n't know . To Your Good Health ! Long , long ago there lived a king who was such a mighty monarch that whenever he sneezed every one in the whole country had to say ` To your good health ! ' Every one said it except the shepherd with the staring eyes , and he would not say it . The king heard of this and was very angry , and sent for the shepherd to appear before him . The shepherd came and stood before the throne , where the king sat looking very grand and powerful . But however grand or powerful he might be the shepherd did not feel a bit afraid of him . ` Say at once , `` To my good health ! '' ' cried the king . ` To my good health ! ' replied the shepherd . ` To mine -- to mine , you rascal , you vagabond ! ' stormed the king . ` To mine , to mine , your Majesty , ' was the answer . ` But to mine -- to my own , ' roared the king , and beat on his breast in a rage . ` Well , yes ; to mine , of course , to my own , ' cried the shepherd , and gently tapped his breast . The king was beside himself with fury and did not know what to do , when the Lord Chamberlain interfered : ` Say at once -- say this very moment : `` To your health , your Majesty '' ; for if you do n't say it you 'll lose your life , whispered he . ` No , I wo n't say it till I get the princess for my wife , ' was the shepherd 's answer . Now the princess was sitting on a little throne beside the king , her father , and she looked as sweet and lovely as a little golden dove . When she heard what the shepherd said she could not help laughing , for there is no denying the fact that this young shepherd with the staring eyes pleased her very much ; indeed he pleased her better than any king 's son she had yet seen .
But the king was not as pleasant as his daughter , and he gave orders XXXXX throw the shepherd into the white bear 's pit .
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