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making   a   profound   reverence�察   �Madam�察─  �said   he�察   �since   I   have   had   the 

honor to serve you�察�I know not any other happiness that I can wish for。; 

     ;I   should    be  sorry�察─  �replied   she�察   �not   to  be  of   service   to  you   in 

something�察      �consider�察  �it  is  in  my   power     to  bestow    on   you    long   life�察�

kingdoms�察�riches�察�to give you mines of diamonds and houses full of gold�察�I 

can make you an excellent orator�察�poet�察�musician�察�and painter�察�or�察�if you 

desire it�察�a spirit of the air�察�the water�察�or the earth。; 

     Here   Leander   interrupted   her。   ;Permit   me�察  �madam�察─  �said   he�察   �to   ask 

you what benefit it would be to me to be a spirit�拭─�

     ;Much�察─�replied the fairy�察 �you would be invisible when you pleased�察�

and might in an instant traverse the whole earth�察�you would be able to fly 

without wings�察�to descend into the abyss of the earth without dying�察�and 

walk   at   the   bottom   of   the   sea   without   being   drowned�察  �nor   doors�察  �nor 

windows�察  �though   fast   shut   and   locked�察  �could   hinder   you   from   entering 

anywhere�察�and whenever you had a mind�察�you might resume your natural 

form。; 

     ;Oh�察�madam� ─�cried Leander�察 �then let me be a spirit�察�I am going to 

travel�察�and should prefer it above all those other advantages you have so 

generously offered me。; 

     Gentilla thereupon stroking his face three times�察 �Be a spirit�察─�said she�察�

and then�察 �embracing   him�察 �she   gave   him  a little   red   cap   with   a plume   of 

feathers。 ;When you put on this cap you shall be invisible�察�but when you 

take it off you shall again become visible。; 

     Leander�察  �overjoyed�察  �put   his   little   red   cap   upon   his   head   and   wished 

himself in the forest�察�that he might gather some wild roses which he had 

observed there�此�his body immediately became as light as thought�察�he flew 

through the window like a bird�察�though�察�in flying over the river�察�he was not 

without fear lest he should fall into it�察�and the power of the fairy not be 

able to save him。 But he arrived in safety at the rose´ bushes�察�plucked the 



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three roses�察�and returned immediately to his chamber�察�presented his roses 

to   the   fairy�察  �overjoyed   that   his   first   experiments   had   succeeded   so   well。 

She bade him keep the roses�察�for that one of them would supply him with 

money  whenever   he   wanted it�察  �that   if he put  the other into   his   mistress' 

bosom�察�he would know whether she was faithful or not�察�and that the third 

would keep him always in good health。 Then�察�without staying to receive 

his thanks�察�she wished him success in his travels and disappeared。 

     Leander�察�infinitely pleased�察�settled his affairs�察�mounted the finest horse 

in the stable�察�called Gris´de´line�察�and attended by some of his servants in 

livery�察�made his return to court。 Now you must know Furibon had given 

out that had it not been for his courage Leander would have murdered him 

when they  were   a´hunting�察  �so   the   king�察�being   importuned   by  the   queen�察�

gave orders that Leander should be apprehended。 But when he came�察�he 

showed   so   much   courage   and   resolution   that   Furibon   ran   to   the   queen's 

chamber and prayed her to order him to be seized。 The queen�察�who was 

extremely diligent in everything that her son desired�察�went immediately to 

the   king。   Furibon�察    �being   impatient    to  know     what    would    be   resolved�察�

followed   her�察  �but   stopped   at   the   door   and   laid   his   ear   to   the   keyhole�察�

putting his hair aside that he might the better hear what was said。 At the 

same time�察�Leander entered the court´hall of the palace with his red cap 

upon his head�察�and perceiving Furibon listening at the door of the king's 

chamber�察  �he   took   a   nail   and   a   hammer   and   nailed   his   ear   to   the   door。 

Furibon began to roar�察�so that the queen�察�hearing her son's voice�察�ran and 

opened the door�察�and�察�pulling it hastily�察�tore her son's ear from his head。 

Half out of her wits�察�she set him in her lap�察�took up his ear�察�kissed it�察�and 

clapped it again upon its place�察�but the invisible Leander�察�seizing upon a 

handful of twigs�察�with which they corrected the king's little dogs�察�gave the 

queen several   lashes   upon her   hands�察 �and   her   son   as   many   on   the   nose�此�

upon which the queen cried out�察 �Murder� �murder� ─�and the king looked 

about�察�and the people came running in�察�but nothing was to be seen。 Some 

cried that the queen was mad�察�and that her madness proceeded from her 

grief to see that her son had lost one ear�察�and the king was as ready as any 

to believe it�察�so that when she came near him he avoided her�察�which made 

a very ridiculous scene。 Leander�察�then leaving the chamber�察�went into the 



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garden�察�and there�察�assuming his own shape�察�he boldly began to pluck the 

queen's cherries�察�apricots�察�strawberries�察�and flowers�察�though he knew she 

set   such   a   high   value   on   them   that   it   was   as   much   as   a   man's   life   was 

worth     to  touch    one。   The   gardeners�察    �all  amazed�察    �came    and   told   their 

majesties   that   Prince   Leander   was   making   havoc   of   all   the   fruits   and 

flowers in the queen's gardens 

     ;What insolence� ─�said the queen�此�then turning to Furibon�察 �my pretty 

child�察  �forget   the   pain   of   thy   ear   but   for   a   moment�察  �and   fetch   that   vile 

wretch hither�察�take our guards�察�both horse and foot�察�seize him�察�and punish 

him as he deserves。; 

     Furibon�察�encouraged by his mother�察�and attended by a great number of 

armed soldiers�察�entered the garden and saw Leander�察�who�察�taking refuge 

under a tree�察�pelted them all with oranges。 But when they came running 

toward him�察�thinking to have seized him�察�he was not to be seen�察�he had 

slipped behind Furibon�察�who was in a bad condition already。 But Leander 

played him one trick more�察�for he pushed him down upon the gravel walk�察�

and frightened him so that the soldiers had to take him up�察�carry him away�察�

and put him to bed。 

     Satisfied with this revenge�察�he returned to his servants�察�who waited for 

him�察�and giving them money�察�sent them back to his castle�察�that none might 

know  the   secret   of   his   red   cap   and   roses。 As   yet   he   had not   determined 

whither   to   go�察  �however�察  �he   mounted   his   fine   horse   Gris´   de´line�察  �and�察�

laying   the   reins   upon   his   neck�察  �let   him   take   his   own   road�此  �at   length   he 

arrived in a forest�察�where he stopped to shelter himself from the heat。 He 

had not been above a minute there before he heard a lamentable noise of 

sighing   and   sobbing�察  �and   looking   about   him�察  �beheld   a   man�察  �who   ran�察�

stopped�察�then ran again�察�sometimes crying�察�sometimes silent�察�then tearing 

his hair�察�then thumping his breast like some unfortunate madman。 Yet he 

seemed       to  be    both   handsome       and    young�此    �his   garments     had    been 

magnificent�察�but he had torn them all to tatters。 The prince�察 �moved with 

compassion�察  �made   toward   him�察  �and   mildly   accosted   him。   ;Sir�察─  �said   he�察�

;your   condition   appears   so deplorable   that   I   must   ask   the   cause   of   your 

sorrow�察�assuring you of every assistance in my power。; 

     ;Oh�察�sir�察─�answered the young man�察 �nothing can cure my grief�察�this 



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day my dear mistress is to be sacrificed to a rich old ruffian of a husband 

who will make her miserable。; 

     ;Does she love you�察�then�拭─�asked Leander。 

     ;I flatter myself so�察─�answered the young man。 

     ;Where is she�拭─�continued Leander。 

     ;In the castle at the end of this forest�察─�replied the lover。 

     ;Very well�察─�said Leander�察 �stay you here till I come again�察�and in a 

little while I will bring you good news。; 

     He then put on his little red cap and wished himself in the castle。 He 

had hardly got thither before he heard all sorts of music�察�he entered into a 

great room�察�where the friends and kindred of the old man and the young 

lady were assembled。 No one could look more amiable than she�察�but the 

paleness     of   her   complexion�察     �the   melancholy       that  appeared     in   her 

countenance�察�and the tears that now and then dropped�察�as it were by stealth 

from her eyes�察�betrayed the trouble of her mind。 

     Leander now became invisible�察�and placed himself in a corner of the 

room。 He soon perceived the father and mother of the bride�察�and coming 

behind     the  mother's    chair�察  �whispered     in  her  ear�察  �If  you   marry    your 

daughter to that old dotard�察�before eight days are over you shall certainly 

die。; The woman�察�frightened to hear such a terrible sentence pronounced 

upon her�察�and yet not know from whence it came�察�gave a loud shriek and 

dropped upon the floor。 Her husband asked what ailed her�此�she cried that 

she was a dead woman if the marriage of her daughter went forward�察�and 

therefore   she    would    not   consent   to  it   for  all  the  world。  Her   husband 

laughed at her and called her a fool。 But the invisible Leander accosting 

the man�察�threatened him in the same way�察�which frightened him so terribly 

that   he   also   insisted   on   the   marriage   being   broken   off。   When   the   lover 

complained�察�Leander trod hard upon his gouty toes and rang such an alarm 

in his ears that�察�not being able any longer to hear himself speak�察�away he 

limped�察�glad enough to go。 The real lover soon appeared�察�and he and hi

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