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swept the hearth�察�and poured out the medicine�察�and nursed the queen�察�and 

did all that ever she could�察�and was as busy�察�busy�察�busy as busy could be�察�

for there were not many servants at that palace for three reasons�此�because 

the king was short of money�察�because a rise in his office never seemed to 

come�察�and because quarter´day was so far off that it looked almost as far 

off and as little as one of the stars。 

     But   on   the   morning   when   the   queen   fainted   away�察  �where   was   the 

magic fish´bone�拭       �Why�察�there it was in the Princess Alicia's pocket�            �She 

had almost taken it out to bring the queen to life again�察�when she put it 

back�察�and looked for the smelling´bottle。 

     After   the   queen   had   come   out   of   her   swoon   that   morning�察  �and   was 

dozing�察�the Princess Alicia hurried up´stairs to tell a most particular secret 

to   a   most   particularly   confidential   friend   of   hers�察  �who   was   a   duchess。 

People did suppose her to be a doll�察�but she was really a duchess�察�though 

nobody knew it except the princess。 

     This most particular secret was the secret about the magic fish´ bone�察�

the history of which was well known to the duchess�察�because the princess 

told her everything。       The princess kneeled down by the bed on which the 

duchess was lying�察�full´dressed and wide awake�察�and whispered the secret 

to her。    The duchess smiled and nodded。 People might have supposed that 

she never smiled and nodded�察�but she often did�察�though nobody knew it 

except the princess。 

     Then the Princess Alicia hurried down´stairs again�察�to keep watch in 

the queen's room。        She often kept watch by herself in the queen's room�察�

but every evening�察�while the illness lasted�察�she sat there watching with the 

king。    And every evening the king sat looking at her with a cross look�察�

wondering why she never brought out the magic fish´bone。                     As often as 

she   noticed   this�察  �she   ran   up´   stairs�察  �whispered   the   secret   to   the   duchess 

over again�察�and said to the duchess besides�察�'They think we children never 

have     a  reason    or  a  meaning��'      And     the   duchess�察   �though    the   most 

fashionable duchess that ever was heard of�察�winked her eye。 



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     'Alicia��' said the king�察�one evening�察�when she wished him good´ night。 

     'Yes�察�papa。' 

     'What is become of the magic fish´bone��' 

     'In my pocket�察�papa��' 

     'I thought you had lost it��' 

     'O�察�no�察�papa��' 

     'Or forgotten it��' 

     'No�察�indeed�察�papa。' 

     And so   another time  the dreadful   little snapping pug´dog�察�next   door�察�

made a rush at one of the young princes as he stood on the steps coming 

home from school�察�and terrified him out of his wits�察�and he put his hand 

through a pane   of glass�察�and   bled�察 �bled�察 �bled。 When the   seventeen   other 

young   princes   and   princesses       saw   him   bleed�察  �bleed�察  �bleed�察  �they   were 

terrified   out   of   their   wits   too�察  �and   screamed   themselves   black   in   their 

seventeen faces all at once。 But the Princess Alicia put her hands over all 

their seventeen mouths�察�one after another�察�and persuaded them to be quiet 

because of the sick queen。          And then she put the wounded prince's hand 

in a basin of fresh cold water�察�while they stared with their twice seventeen 

are thirty´four�察�put down four and carry three�察�eyes�察�and then she looked in 

the hand for bits of glass�察�and there were fortunately no bits of glass there。 

And then she said to two chubby´legged princes�察�who were sturdy though 

small�察�'Bring me in the royal rag´bag�此�I must snip and stitch and cut and 

contrive。'   So   these   two   young   princes   tugged   at   the   royal   rag´bag�察  �and 

lugged it in�察�and the Princess Alicia sat down on the floor�察�with a large pair 

of scissors and a needle and thread�察�and snipped and stitched and cut and 

contrived�察�and made a bandage�察�and put it on�察�and it fitted beautifully�察�and 

so when it was all done�察�she saw the king her papa looking on by the door。 

     'Alicia。' 

     'Yes�察�papa。' 

     'What have you been doing��' 

     'Snipping�察�stitching�察�cutting�察�and contriving�察�papa。' 

     'Where is the magic fish´bone��' 

     'In my pocket�察�papa。' 

     'I thought you had lost it��' 



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     'O�察�no�察�papa。' 

     'Or forgotten it��' 

     'No�察�indeed�察�papa。' 

     After   that�察  �she   ran   up´stairs   to   the   duchess�察  �and   told   her   what   had 

passed�察  �and   told   her   the   secret   over   again�察  �and   the   duchess   shook   her 

flaxen curls�察�and laughed with her rosy lips。 

     Well�     �and    so  another     time    the   baby    fell  under    the   grate。     The 

seventeen   young   princes   and   princesses   were   used   to   it�察  �for   they   were 

almost always falling under the grate or down the stairs�察�but the baby was 

not used to it yet�察�and it gave him a swelled face and a black eye。                         The 

way   the   poor   little   darling   came   to   tumble   was�察  �that   he   was   out   of   the 

Princess Alicia's   lap   just   as   she   was   sitting�察  �in   a   great   coarse   apron   that 

quite   smothered   her�察  �in   front   of   the   kitchen´fire�察  �beginning   to   peel   the 

turnips for the broth for dinner�察�and the way she came to be doing that was�察�

that the king's   cook had run   away  that   morning with   her own   true love�察�

who   was   a   very   tall   but   very   tipsy   soldier。  Then   the   seventeen   young 

princes and princesses�察�who cried at everything that happened�察�cried and 

roared。     But the Princess Alicia ��who couldn't help crying a little herself�� 

quietly   called   to   them   to   be   still�察  �on   account   of   not   throwing   back   the 

queen up´stairs�察�who was fast getting well�察�and said�察�'Hold your tongues�察�

you   wicked   little   monkeys�察  �every   one   of   you�察  �while   I   examine   baby��' 

Then she examined baby�察�and found that he hadn't broken anything�察�and 

she held cold iron to his poor dear eye�察�and smoothed his poor dear face�察�

and he presently fell asleep in her arms。               Then she said to the seventeen 

princes   and   princesses�察  �'I   am   afraid   to   let   him   down   yet�察  �lest   he   should 

wake and feel pain�察�be good�察�and you shall all be cooks。'                      They jumped 

for joy  when they  heard that�察 �and began   making themselves   cooks'   caps 

out of old newspapers。           So to one she gave the salt´box�察�and to one she 

gave the barley�察�and to one she gave the herbs�察�and to one she gave the 

turnips�察�and to one she gave the carrots�察�and to one she gave the onions�察�

and to one she gave the spice´box�察�till they were all cooks�察�and all running 

about   at   work�察  �she   sitting   in   the   middle�察  �smothered   in   the   great   coarse 

apron�察�nursing baby。          By and by the broth was done�察�and the baby woke 

up�察�smiling�察�like an angel�察�and was trusted to the sedatest princess to hold�察�



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while the other princes and princesses were squeezed into a far´off corner 

to look at the Princess Alicia turning out the saucepanful of broth�察�for fear 

��as   they   were   always   getting   into   trouble��   they   should   get   splashed   and 

scalded。      When   the   broth   came   tumbling   out�察  �steaming   beautifully�察  �and 

smelling like a nosegay good to eat�察�they clapped their hands。                     That made 

the baby  clap   his   hands�察  �and   that�察  �and   his   looking   as   if   he   had   a   comic 

toothache�察  �made   all   the   princes   and   princesses   laugh。         So   the   Princess 

Alicia said�察�'Laugh and be good�察�and after dinner we will make him a nest 

on   the   floor   in   a   corner�察  �and   he   shall   sit   in   his   nest   and   see   a   dance   of 

eighteen   cooks。'       That   delighted   the   young   princes   and   princesses�察  �and 

they   ate   up   all   the   broth�察  �and   washed   up   all   the   plates   and   dishes�察  �and 

cleared   away�察  �and   pushed   the   table   into   a   corner�察  �and   then   they  in   their 

cooks'   caps�察  �and   the   Princess Alicia   in   the smothering   coarse   apron   that 

belonged to the cook that had run away with her own true love that was 

the   very   tall   but   very   tipsy   soldier�察  �danced   a   dance   of   eighteen   cooks 

before the angelic baby�察�who forgot his swelled face and his black eye�察�and 

crowed with joy。 

     And so then�察�once more the Princess Alicia saw King Watkins the First�察�

her father�察 �standing in   the doorway  looking on�察 �and he   said�察�'What   have 

you been doing�察�Alicia��' 

     'Cooking and contriving�察�papa。' 

     'What else have you been doing�察�Alicia��' 

     'Keeping the children light´hearted�察�papa。' 

     'Where is the magic fish´bone�察�Alicia�拭�

     'In my pocket�察�papa。' 

     'I thought you had lost it��' 

     'O�察�no�察�papa��' 

     'Or forgotten it��' 

     'No�察�indeed�察�papa。' 

     The king then sighed so heavily�察�and seemed so low´spirited�察�and sat 

down so miserably�察�leaning his head upon his hand�察�and his elbow upon 

the kitchen´table pushed away in the corner�察�that the seventeen princes and 

princesses   crept   softly   out   of   the   kitchen�察  �and   left   him   alone   with   the 

Princess Alicia and the angelic baby。 



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