` Well , then , my dear parent , ' said Cannetella , ' I must tell you at once that you had better not count upon me , for I never mean to marry unless I can find a man with a gold head and gold teeth . ' The king was very angry at finding his daughter so obstinate ; but as he always gave the girl her own way in everything , he issued a proclamation to the effect that any man with a gold head and gold teeth might come forward and claim the princess as his bride , and the kingdom of Bello Puojo as a wedding gift . Now the king had a deadly enemy called Scioravante , who was a very powerful magician . No sooner had this man heard of the proclamation than he summoned his attendant spirits and commanded them to gild his head and teeth . The spirits said , at first , that the task was beyond their powers , and suggested that a pair of golden horns attached to his forehead would both be easier to make and more comfortable to wear ; but Scioravante would allow no compromise , and insisted on having a head and teeth made of the finest gold . When it was fixed on his shoulders he went for a stroll in front of the palace . And the king , seeing the very man he was in search of , called his daughter , and said : ` Just look out of the window , and you will find exactly what you want . ' Then , as Scioravante was hurrying past , the king shouted out to him : ` Just stop a minute , brother , and do n't be in such desperate haste . If you will step in here you shall have my daughter for a wife , and I will send attendants with her , and as many horses and servants as you wish . ' ' A thousand thanks , ' returned Scioravante ; ' I shall be delighted to marry your daughter , but it is quite unnecessary to send anyone to accompany her . Give me a horse and I will carry off the princess in front of my saddle , and will bring her to my own kingdom , where there is no lack of courtiers or servants , or , indeed , of anything your daughter can desire . ' At first the king was very much against Cannetella 's departing in this fashion ; but finally Scioravante got his way , and placing the princess before him on his horse , he set out for his own country . Towards evening he dismounted , and entering a stable he placed Cannetella in the same stall as his horse , and said to her : ` Now listen to what I have to say . I am going to my home now , and that is a seven years ' journey from here ; you must wait for me in this stable , and never move from the spot , or let yourself be seen by a living soul . If you disobey my commands , it will be the worse for you . ' -LSB- Illustration : SCIORAVANTE LEAVES CANNETELLA IN THE STABLE -RSB- The princess answered meekly : ` Sir I am your servant , and will do exactly as you bid me ; but I should like to know what I am to live on till you come back ? ' ` You can take what the horses leave , ' was Scioravante 's reply . When the magician had left her Cannetella felt very miserable , and bitterly cursed the day she was born . She spent all her time weeping and bemoaning the cruel fate that had driven her from a palace into a stable , from soft , down cushions to a bed of straw , and from the dainties of her father 's table to the food that the horses left . She led this wretched life for a few months , and during that time she never saw who fed and watered the horses , for it was all done by invisible hands .
One day , when she was more than usually unhappy , she perceived a little crack XXXXX the wall , through which she could see a beautiful garden , with all manner of delicious fruits and flowers growing in it .
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