Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia: Being the Adventures of Prince Prigio's Son

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Lang Andrew. Prince Ricardo of Pantouflia: Being the Adventures of Prince Prigio's Son

DEDICATION. To Guy Campbell

Introductory. Explaining Matters

CHAPTER I. The Troubles of King Prigio

CHAPTER II. Princess Jaqueline Drinks the Moon

CHAPTER III. The Adventure of the Shopkeepers

CHAPTER IV. Two Lectures

CHAPTER V. Prince Ricardo Crosses the Path of History

CHAPTER VI. Ricardo’s Repentance

CHAPTER VII. Prince Ricardo and an Old Enemy

CHAPTER VIII. The Giant who does not know when he has had Enough.3

CHAPTER IX. Prigio has an Idea

CHAPTER X

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There may be children whose education has been so neglected that they have not read Prince Prigio. As this new story is about Prince Prigio’s son, Ricardo, you are to learn that Prigio was the child and heir of Grognio, King of Pantouflia. The fairies gave the little Prince cleverness, beauty, courage; but one wicked fairy added, “You shall be too clever.” His mother, the queen, hid away in a cupboard all the fairy presents, – the Sword of Sharpness, the Seven-League Boots, the Wishing Cap, and many other useful and delightful gifts, in which her Majesty did not believe! But after Prince Prigio had become universally disliked and deserted, because he was so very clever and conceited, he happened to find all the fairy presents in the old turret chamber where they had been thrown. By means of these he delivered his country from a dreadful Red-Hot Beast, called the Firedrake, and, in addition to many other triumphs, he married the good and beautiful Lady Rosalind. His love for her taught him not to be conceited, though he did not cease to be extremely clever and fond of reading.

When this new story begins the Prince has succeeded to the crown, on the death of King Grognio, and is unhappy about his own son, Prince Ricardo, who is not clever, and who hates books! The story tells of Ricardo’s adventures: how he tried to bring back Prince Charlie to England, how he failed; how he dealt with the odious old Yellow Dwarf; how he was aided by the fair magician, the Princess Jaqueline; how they both fell into a dreadful trouble; how King Prigio saved them; and how Jaqueline’s dear and royal papa was discovered; with the end of all these adventures. The moral of the story will easily be discovered by the youngest reader, or, if not, it does not much matter.

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“What is it, dear?” cried the queen, with all the anxiety of a mother.

“I think not, dear; the palace is quite full,” said the queen. But the real reason was that she wanted Ricardo to marry her favourite Princess Jaqueline, and she did not wish the new princess to come in the way.

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