She showed them the peacock , and asked what it was , and they answered that it was a bird which people sometimes ate . ` What ! ' said the Princess , ` do they dare to kill that beautiful creature and eat it ? I declare that I will never marry any one but the King of the Peacocks , and when I am Queen I will take very good care that nobody eats any of my subjects . ' At this the King was very much astonished . ` But , little sister , ' said he , ` where shall we find the King of the Peacocks ? ' ` Oh ! wherever you like , sire , ' she answered , ` but I will never marry any one else . ' After this they took Rosette to the beautiful castle , and the peacock was brought with her , and told to walk about on the terrace outside her windows , so that she might always see him , and then the ladies of the court came to see the Princess , and they brought her beautiful presents -- dresses and ribbons and sweetmeats , diamonds and pearls and dolls and embroidered slippers , and she was so well brought up , and said , ` Thank you ! ' so prettily , and was so gracious , that everyone went away delighted with her . Meanwhile the King and the Prince were considering how they should find the King of the Peacocks , if there was such a person in the world . And first of all they had a portrait made of the Princess , which was so like her that you really would not have been surprised if it had spoken to you . Then they said to her : ` Since you will not marry anyone but the King of the Peacocks , we are going out together into the wide world to search for him . If we find him for you we shall be very glad . In the meantime , mind you take good care of our kingdom . ' Rosette thanked them for all the trouble they were taking on her account , and promised to take great care of the kingdom , and only to amuse herself by looking at the peacock , and making Frisk dance while they were away . So they set out , and asked everyone they met -- ` Do you know the King of the Peacocks ? ' But the answer was always , ` No , no . ' Then they went on and on , so far that no one has ever been farther , and at last they came to the Kingdom of the Cockchafers . They had never before seen such a number of cockchafers , and the buzzing was so loud that the King was afraid he should be deafened by it .
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