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long for the cold water and the cool princess。             But he had to endure till 

twilight�察�for the boats had provisions on board�察�and it was not till the sun 

went down that the gay party began to vanish。             Boat after boat drew away 

to the shore�察�following that of the king and queen�察�till only one�察�apparently 

the princess's own boat�察�remained。          But she did not want to go home even 

yet�察�and the prince thought he saw her order the boat to the shore without 

her。 At all events�察�it rowed away�察�and now�察�of all the radiant company�察�only 

one white speck remained。           Then the prince began to sing。          And this is 

what he sung�此�

       ;Lady fair�察�Swan´white�察�Lift thine eyes�察�Banish night By the might Of 

thine eyes。 

     Snowy arms�察�Oars of snow�察�Oar her hither�察�Plashing low。 Soft and slow�察�

Oar her hither。 

       Stream   behind   her   O'er   the   lake�察  �Radiant   whiteness�   �In   her   wake 

Following�察�following for her sake。 Radiant whiteness� �

     Cling about her�察�Waters blue�察�Part not from her�察�But renew Cold and 

true Kisses round her。 

     Lap me round�察�Waters sad�察�That have left her。 Make me glad�察�For ye 

had Kissed her ere ye left her。; 

     Before he had finished his song�察�the princess was just under the place 

where he sat�察�and looking up to find him。           Her ears had led her truly。 



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     ;Would you like a fall�察�princess�拭─�said the prince�察�looking down。 

     ;Ah�   �there   you   are�    �Yes�察  �if   you   please�察  �prince�察─  �said   the   princess�察�

looking up。 

     ;How do you know I am a prince�察�princess�拭─�said the prince。 

     ;Because you are a very nice young man�察�prince�察─�said the princess。 

     ;Come up then�察�princess。; 

     ;Fetch me�察�prince。; 

     The prince took off his scarf�察�then his sword´belt�察�then his tunic�察�and 

tied them all together�察�and let them down。             But the line was far too short。 

He unwound his turban�察�and added it to the rest�察�when it was all but long 

enough�察  �and   his   purse   completed   it。    The   princess   just   managed   to   lay 

hold of the knot of money�察�and was beside him in a moment。                      This rock 

was     much    higher    than   the  other�察  �and   the   splash   and   the   dive   were 

tremendous。       The princess was in ecstasies of delight�察�and their swim was 

delicious。 

     Night   after   night   they   met�察  �and   swam   about   in   the   dark   clear   lake�察�

where such was the prince's gladness�察�that ��whether the princess's way of 

looking at things infected him�察�or he was actually getting light´headed�� he 

often fancied that he was swimming in the sky instead of the lake。                     But 

when     he   talked   about    being   in  heaven�察   �the   princess    laughed    at  him 

dreadfully。 

     When the moon came�察�she brought them fresh pleasure。                     Everything 

looked strange and new in her light�察�with an old�察�withered�察�yet unfading 

newness。      When the moon was nearly full�察�one of their great delights was�察�

to dive deep in the water�察�and then�察�turning round�察�look up through it at the 

great    blot  of   light  close   above    them�察  �shimmering       and   trembling    and 

wavering�察  �spreading   and   contracting�察  �seeming   to   melt   away�察  �and   again 

grow solid。      Then they would shoot up through the blot�察�and lo� �there was 

the moon�察�far off�察�clear and steady and cold�察�and very lovely�察�at the bottom 

of a deeper and bluer lake than theirs�察�as the princess said。 

     The   prince   soon   found   out   that   while   in   the   water   the   princess   was 

very like other people。         And besides this�察�she was not so forward in her 

questions or pert in her replies at sea as on shore。             Neither did she laugh 

so    much�察   �and   when    she   did   laugh�察  �it  was   more    gently。  She    seemed 



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altogether more modest and maidenly in the water than out of it。 

    But when the prince�察�who had really fallen in love when he fell in the 

lake�察�began to talk to her about love�察�she always turned her head towards 

him and laughed。     After a while she began to look puzzled�察�as if she were 

trying to understand what he meant�察�but could notrevealing a notion that 

he meant   something。     But as soon   as ever   she left the lake�察�she   was so 

altered�察�that the prince said to himself�察 �If I marry her�察�I see no help for it�此�

we must turn merman and mermaid�察�and go out to sea at once。; 



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                                     11。          Hiss� �



       The princess's pleasure in the lake had grown to a passion�察�and she 

could     scarcely    bear   to  be   out   of  it  for  an   hour。    Imagine      then   her 

consternation�察�when�察�diving with the prince one night�察�a sudden suspicion 

seized her that the lake was not so deep as it used to be。               The prince could 

not imagine what had happened。               She shot to the surface�察�and�察�without a 

word�察    �swam     at  full  speed    towards     the  higher    side   of  the   lake。   He 

followed�察�begging   to   know  if she   was   ill�察�or   what   was the   matter。         She 

never     turned    her   head�察  �or   took   the   smallest    notice   of   his  question。 

Arrived at the shore�察�she coasted the rocks with minute inspection。                      But 

she was not able to come to a conclusion�察�for the moon was very small�察�

and   so   she   could   not   see   well。  She   turned   therefore   and   swam   home�察�

without   saying   a   word   to   explain   her   conduct   to   the   prince�察  �of   whose 

presence she seemed no longer conscious。                  He withdrew to his cave�察�in 

great perplexity and distress。 

     Next day she made many observations�察�which�察�alas� �strengthened her 

fears。    She   saw   that   the   banks   were   too   dry�察  �and   that   the   grass   on   the 

shore�察  �and   the   trailing   plants   on   the   rocks�察  �were   withering   away。    She 

caused marks to be made along the borders�察�and examined them�察�day after 

day�察  �in   all   directions   of   the   wind�察  �till   at   last   the   horrible   idea   became   a 

certain factthat the surface of the lake was slowly sinking。 

     The poor princess nearly went out of the little mind she had。                    It was 

awful to her to see the lake�察�which she loved more than any living thing�察�

lie dying before her eyes。          It sank away�察�slowly vanishing。            The tops of 

rocks that had never been seen till now�察�began to appear far down in the 

clear   water。    Before   long   they   were   dry   in   the   sun。   It   was   fearful   to 

think   of   the   mud   that   would   soon   lie   there   baking   and   festering�察  �full   of 

lovely     creatures    dying�察   �and    ugly   creatures     coming     to  life�察 �like   the 

unmaking of a world。           And how hot the sun would be without any lake� �

She could not bear to swim in it any more�察�and began to pine away。                       Her 

life   seemed     bound    up   with   it�察 �and   ever   as  the  lake   sank�察  �she   pined。 

People said she would not live an hour after the lake was gone。 

     But she never cried。 



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     A Proclamation was made to all the kingdom�察�that whosoever should 

discover     the  cause    of  the  lake's   decrease�察   �would    be  rewarded     after   a 

princely fashion。       Hum´Drum and Kopy´Keck applied themselves to their 

physics   and   metaphysics�察  �but   in   vain。     Not   even   they   could   suggest   a 

cause。 

     Now the fact was that the old princess was at the root of the mischief。 

When she heard that her niece found more pleasure in the water than any 

one else out of it�察�she went into a rage�察�and cursed herself for her want of 

foresight。 

     ;But�察─  �said   she�察  �I   will  soon set   all   right。 The  king   and the   people 

shall die of thirst�察�their brains shall boil and frizzle in their skulls before I 

will lose my revenge。; 

     And she laughed a ferocious laugh�察�that made the hairs on the back of 

her black cat stand erect with terror。 

     Then she went to an old chest   in the room�察�and opening it�察�took out 

what looked like a piece of dried seaweed。               This she threw into a tub of 

water。    Then she threw some powder into the water�察�and stirred it with her 

bare arm�察�muttering over it words of hideous sound�察�and yet more hideous 

import。     Then she set the tub aside�察�and took from the chest a huge bunch 

of a hundred rusty keys�察�that clattered in her shaking hands。               Then she sat 

down and proceeded to oil them all。              Before she had finished�察�out from 

the tub�察�the water of which had kept on a slow motion ever since she had 

ceased stirring it�察�came the head and half the body of a huge gray snake。 

But the witch did not look round。             It grew out of the tub�察�waving itself 

backwards and forwards with a slow horizontal motion�察�till it reached the 

princess�察�when it laid its head upon her shoulder�察�and gave a low hiss in 

her   ear。   She   startedbut   with   joy�察  �and   seeing   the   head   resting   on   her 

shoulder�察�drew it towards her and kissed it。              Then she drew it all out of 

the   tub�察  �and   wound   it   round   her   body。   It   was   one   of   those   dreadful 

creatures which few have ever beheldthe White Snakes of Darkness。 

     Then   she 
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