He now felt calmer and better ; and so at last he came back to the palace . But on seeing Prince Prigio , who was lolling in a hammock , translating Egyptian hieroglyphs into French poetry for his mother , the king broke out afresh , and made use of the most cruel and impolite expressions . At last , he gave orders that all the Court should pack up and move to a distant city ; and that Prince Prigio should be left alone in the palace by himself . For he was quite unendurable , the king said , and he could not trust his own temper when he thought of him . And he grew so fierce , that even the queen was afraid of him now . The poor queen cried a good deal ; Prigio being her favourite son , on account of his acknowledged ability and talent . But the rest of the courtiers were delighted at leaving Prince Prigio behind . For his part , he , very good-naturedly , showed them the best and shortest road to Falkenstein , the city where they were going ; and easily proved that neither the chief secretary for geography , nor the general of the army , knew anything about the matter -- which , indeed , they did not . The ungrateful courtiers left Prigio with hoots and yells , for they disliked him so much that they forgot he would be king one day . He therefore reminded them of this little fact in future history , which made them feel uncomfortable enough , and then lay down in his hammock and went to sleep . When he wakened , the air was cold and the day was beginning to grow dark . Prince Prigio thought he would go down and dine at a tavern in the town , for no servants had been left with him . But what was his annoyance when he found that his boots , his sword , his cap , his cloak -- all his clothes , in fact , except those he wore , -- had been taken away by the courtiers , merely to spite him ! His wardrobe had been ransacked , and everything that had not been carried off had been cut up , burned , and destroyed . Never was such a spectacle of wicked mischief . It was as if hay had been made of everything he possessed . What was worse , he had not a penny in his pocket to buy new things ; and his father had stopped his allowance of fifty thousand pounds a month . Can you imagine anything more cruel and unjust than this conduct ? for it was not the prince 's fault that he was so clever . The cruel fairy had made him so .
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