This command did not at all please the old woman , though , of course , she made no objections to the sultan . ` All has gone well so far , ' she grumbled , when she told her story to the head , ' but what do you suppose the sultan will say , when he sees his daughter 's husband ? ' ` Never mind what he says ! Put me on a silver dish and carry me to the palace . ' So it was done , though the old woman 's heart beat as she laid down the dish with the head upon it . At the sight before him the king flew into a violent rage . ' I will never marry my daughter to such a monster , ' he cried . But the princess placed her head gently on his arm . ` You have given your word , my father , and you can not break it , ' said she . ` But , my child , it is impossible for you to marry such a being , ' exclaimed the sultan . ` Yes , I will marry him . He had a beautiful head , and I love him already . ' So the marriage was celebrated , and great feasts were held in the palace , though the people wept tears to think of the sad fate of their beloved princess . But when the merry-making was done , and the young couple were alone , the head suddenly disappeared , or , rather , a body was added to it , and one of the handsomest young men that ever was seen stood before the princess . ' A wicked fairy enchanted me at my birth , ' he said , ` and for the rest of the world I must always be a head only . But for you , and you only , I am a man like other men . ' ` And that is all I care about , ' said the princess . -LSB- Traditions populaires de toutes les nations -LRB- Asie Mineure -RRB- -RSB- . The Sister of the Sun A long time ago there lived a young prince whose favourite playfellow was the son of the gardener who lived in the grounds of the palace . The king would have preferred his choosing a friend from the pages who were brought up at court ; but the prince would have nothing to say to them , and as he was a spoilt child , and allowed his way in all things , and the gardener 's boy was quiet and well-behaved , he was suffered to be in the palace , morning , noon , and night .
The game the children loved the best was a match at archery , for the king had XXXXX them two bows exactly alike , and they would spend whole days in trying to see which could shoot the highest .
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