Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 536
Well for the hapless maidens that the princes were so near!Each, undismayed, his trusty blade displayed, and, scorning fear,Upon the monster fell they fell, with blows so fierce and firmThat soon the Banjak, sinking down, expired without a squirm. … The remainder of this ballad is like pound-cake —short and sweet.The princes won the ladies hands by their tremendous feat.So they had a double wedding on the next Fourth of July,—And now you know just how the story ends,—and so do I!
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