Stranica 6 [6]
Many years passea away, and a dense forest grew up
around the palace, which almost hid it from view. When
the hundred years had elapsed, a prince and his followers
were hunting near the spot ; and as he came near to the
trees, they separated to let him pass. Onward he passed,
the ‘trees closing after him, and at last he arrived at the
palace gates. He entered, but the silence which reigned
within, quite startled him; however, he took courage, and
passed through several rooms, in which every person he saw
was fast asleep. At length the prince entered a splendid
apartment, where lay, on an elegant couch, the most beau¬
tiful lady he had ever beheld; with intense admiration he
gazed upon her for some time, and falling on one knee, he