Stranica 259 [259]
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. 207
! away his eyes; and presently he stooped and kissed her, and
. she awaked, and opened her eyes, and looked very kindly on
him. And she rose, and they went forth together, and the king
. and the queen and whole court waked up, and gazed on each
other with great eyes of wonderment. And the horses in the
. yard got up and shook themselves, the hounds sprang up and
. wagged their tails, the pigeons on the roof drew their heads
from under their wings, looked round, and flew into the field,
the flies on the wall crept on a little farther, the kitchen fire
leapt up and blazed, and cooked the meat, the joint on the
. spit began to roast, the cook gave the scullion such a box on
. the ear that he roared out, and the maid went on plucking
. the fowl.
Then the wedding of the Prince and Rosamond was held
. with all splendour, and they lived very happily together until
. their lives’ end.