As soon as it felt the water it neighed lustily and capered about with glee , advancing quickly into the foaming billows . When the waves had covered the children 's legs they repented their careless behaviour , and cried out : ` The cursed little black pony is bewitched . If we had only listened to old Peggy 's advice we should n't have been lost . ' The further the pony advanced , the higher rose the sea ; at last the waves covered the children 's heads and they were all drowned . Towards morning old Peggy went out , for she was anxious about the fate of her grandchildren . She sought them high and low , but could not find them anywhere . She asked all the neighbours if they had seen the children , but no one knew anything about them , except that the eldest had not been with the blue-eyed daughter of Jacob the rope-maker . As she was going home , bowed with grief , she saw a little black pony coming towards her , springing and curveting in every direction . When it got quite near her it neighed loudly , and galloped past her so quickly that in a moment it was out of her sight . -LSB- From the French , Kletke . -RSB- AN IMPOSSIBLE ENCHANTMENT There once lived a king who was much loved by his people , and he , too , loved them warmly . He led a very happy life , but he had the greatest dislike to the idea of marrying , nor had he ever felt the slightest wish to fall in love . His subjects begged him to marry , and at last he promised to try to do so . But as , so far , he had never cared for any woman he had seen , he made up his mind to travel in hopes of meeting some lady he could love . So he arranged all the affairs of state in an orderly manner , and set out , attended by only one equerry , who , though not very clever , had most excellent good sense . These people indeed generally make the best fellow-travellers . The king explored several countries , doing all he could to fall in love , but in vain ; and at the end of two years ' journeys he turned his face towards home , with as free a heart as when he set out . As he was riding along through a forest he suddenly heard the most awful miawing and shrieking of cats you can imagine . The noise drew nearer , and nearer , and at last they saw a hundred huge Spanish cats rush through the trees close to them . They were so closely packed together that you could easily have covered them with a large cloak , and all were following the same track .
They were closely pursued XXXXX two enormous apes , dressed in purple suits , with the prettiest and best made boots you ever saw .
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