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Venezia. She herself dressed as the queen that she
was, and then she took Napoli dressed as the
crown prince and Genova and Venezia dressed like
a little prince and princess, got into a fancy
carriage, and drove to the palace. Along the way,
she told her children:
- When I tell you, go up to your father and kiss his
hand.
Inside the palace, they found the prince sitting on
his threshold.
- Napoli, Genova, Venezia, go and kiss your
father’s hand.
As they did this, the prince practically died of
shock.
- So this is the next slap! - He exclaimed, coming
down and embracing his children. The princess
from England was left in the lurch, and the next
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