A hundred kisses from the Princess , ' said he , ` or each keeps his own . ' ` Put yourselves in front of us , ' she said then ; and so all the ladies-in-waiting put themselves in front , and he began to kiss the Princess . ` What can that commotion be by the pigsties ? ' asked the Emperor , who was standing on the balcony . He rubbed his eyes and put on his spectacles . ` Why those are the ladies-in-waiting playing their games ; I must go down to them . ' So he took off his shoes , which were shoes though he had trodden them down into slippers . What a hurry he was in , to be sure ! As soon as he came into the yard he walked very softly , and the ladies-in-waiting were so busy counting the kisses and seeing fair play that they never noticed the Emperor . He stood on tiptoe . ` What is that ? ' he said , when he saw the kissing ; and then he threw one of his slippers at their heads just as the Swineherd was taking his eighty-sixth kiss . ` Be off with you ! ' said the Emperor , for he was very angry . And the Princess and the Swineherd were driven out of the empire . Then she stood still and wept ; the Swineherd was scolding , and the rain was streaming down . ` Alas , what an unhappy creature I am ! ' sobbed the Princess . ` If only I had taken the beautiful Prince ! Alas , how unfortunate I am ! '
And the XXXXX went behind a tree , washed the black and brown off his face , threw away his old clothes , and then stepped forward in his splendid dress , looking so beautiful that the Princess was obliged to courtesy . '
Emperor Prince Princess Swineherd eighty-sixth eyes kisses pigsties play spectacles