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he King was so interested about these
four children that he had just seen, that he
immediately went into the chamber of the

Queen, his mother, to tell her of the wonderful
stars which shone upon their foreheads, and
everything that he admired in them. She was
thunderstruck at it. She asked him directly, how
old they might be—he replied fifteen or sixteen;
she showed no signs of uneasiness, but she was
terribly afraid that Feintise had betrayed her. In
the meantime, the King kept walking to and fro,
and said, "How happy a father must be to possess

such handsome sons, and such a beautiful
daughter! Unfortunate sovereign that I am, for I
am the father of three dogs. There are _______
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