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n jour de fête, que Peau ow the farm was a royal farm,
d'Ane avait mis la robe couleur du soleil,
le fils du roi à qui cette ferme
appartenait, vint y descendre pour se
reposer, en revenant de la chasse. Ce
prince était jeune, beau et admirablement
bien fait, l'amour de son père et de la reine
sa mère, et adoré des peuples. On offrit à
ce jeune prince une collation champêtre
qu'il accepta; puis il se mit à parcourir les
basses-cours et tous leurs recoins.
En courant ainsi de lieu en lieu, il
entra dans une sombre allée, au bout de
laquelle il vit une porte fermée. La
curiosité lui fit mettre l'oeil à la serrure.
Mais que devint-il en apercevant la
princesse si belle et si richement vêtue,
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and, one holiday, when ‘Donkey Skin' (as
they had nicknamed the princess) had
locked the door of her room and clothed
herself in her dress of sunshine, the king's
son rode through the gate, and asked if he
might come and rest himself a little after
hunting. Some food and milk were set
before him in the garden, and when he
felt rested he got up, and began to
explore the house, which was famous
throughout the whole kingdom for its age
and beauty.
He opened one door after the other,
admiring the old rooms, when he came
to a handle that would not turn. He
stooped and peeped through the keyhole
to see what was inside, and was greatly
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