Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959, Dulac, Edmund, 1882-1953, ill · London : Hodder and Stoughton · leaf 128
nd ; goforth and deal with them as seems best toyou/ Nay/ answered the prince, these are notfair conditions, for yonder I see horsemen aswell as foot; how shall I contend against theseunless I be mounted ? The King at once offeredhim the best horse in his stables, but the Princewould not hear of… … THE MAGIC HORSE it be where I left it, answered the Prince, it isupon the roof of the palace. All who heard this answer were filled withlaughter and astonishment, for it seemed impos-sible that a horse could have climbed to so higha roof. Nevertheless the King commanded thatsearch should be made,…
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