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only laughed at him�察�as he felt she would laugh now。 

     ;And it is   all my own   fault� ─�he cried。  ;I ought to   have taken better 

care of my godmother's gift。 Oh�察�godmother�察�forgive me� �I'll never be so 

careless again。 I don't know what the cloak is exactly�察�but I am sure it is 

something   precious。   Help   me   to   find   it   again。   Oh�察  �don't   let   it   be   stolen 

from medon't�察�please� ─�

     ;Ha�察�ha�察�ha� ─�laughed a silvery voice。 ;Why�察�that traveling´cloak is the 

one thing in the world which nobody can steal。 It is of no use to anybody 

except the owner。 Open your eyes�察�my Prince�察�and see what you shall see。; 

     His dear old godmother�察�he thought�察�and turned eagerly round。 But no�察�

he only beheld�察�lying in a corner of the room�察�all dust and cobwebs�察�his 

precious traveling´cloak。 

     Prince Dolor darted toward it�察�tumbling several times on the way�察�as he 

often did tumble�察�poor boy� �and pick himself up again�察�never complaining。 

Snatching it to his breast�察�he hugged and kissed it�察�cobwebs and all�察�as if it 

had   been   something   alive。   Then   he   began   unrolling   it�察  �wondering   each 

minute what would happen。 What did happen was so curious that I must 

leave it for another chapter。 



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                                CHAPTER V 



     If any reader�察�big or little�察�should wonder whether there is a meaning in 

this story deeper than that of an ordinary fairy tale�察�I will own that there is。 

But I have hidden it so carefully that the smaller people�察�and many larger 

folk�察�will never find it out�察�and meantime the book may be read straight on�察�

like   ;Cinderella�察─    �or  ;Blue´Beard�察─     �or  ;Hop´o'´    my´Thumb�察─       �for  what 

interest it has�察�or what amusement it may bring。 

     Having said this�察�I return to Prince Dolor�察�that little lame boy whom 

many may think so exceedingly to be pitied。 But if you had seen him as he 

sat   patiently   untying   his   wonderful   cloak�察  �which   was   done   up   in   a   very 

tight   and   perplexing     parcel�察  �using   skillfully   his  deft  little  hands�察  �and 

knitting his brows with firm determination�察�while his eyes glistened with 

pleasure   and   energy  and   eager   anticipationif   you   had   beheld   him  thus�察�

you might have changed your opinion。 

     When we see people suffering or unfortunate�察�we feel very sorry for 

them�察�but when we see them bravely bearing their sufferings and making 

the best of their misfortunes�察�it is quite a different feeling。 We respect�察�we 

admire them。 One can respect and admire even a little child。 

     When   Prince   Dolor   had   patiently   untied   all   the   knots�察  �a   remarkable 

thing happened。 The cloak began to undo itself。 Slowly unfolding�察�it laid 

itself down on the carpet�察�as flat as if it had been ironed�察�the split joined 

with a little sharp crick´crack�察�and the rim turned up all round till it was 

breast´high�察  �for   meantime   the   cloak   had   grown   and   grown�察  �and   become 

quite large enough for one person to sit in it as comfortable as if in a boat。 

     The Prince watched it rather anxiously�察�it was such an extraordinary�察�

not to say a frightening�察�thing。 However�察�he was no coward�察�but a thorough 

boy�察�who�察�if he had been like other boys�察�would doubtless have grown up 

daring and adventurousa soldier�察�a sailor�察�or the like。 As it was�察�he could 

only show his courage morally�察�not physically�察�by being afraid of nothing�察�

and by doing boldly all that it was in his narrow powers to do。 And I am 

not sure but that in this way he showed more real valor than if he had had 

six pairs of proper legs。 

     He   said   to   himself�此   �What   a   goose   I   am  � �As   if   my  dear   godmother 



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would ever have given me anything to hurt me。 Here goes� ─�

     So�察�with one of his active leaps�察�he sprang right into the middle of the 

cloak�察�where he squatted down�察�wrapping his arms tight round his knees�察�

for they shook a little and his heart beat fast。 But there he sat�察�steady and 

silent�察�waiting for what might happen next。 

     Nothing did happen�察�and he began to think nothing would�察�and to feel 

rather   disappointed�察  �when   he   recollected   the   words   he   had   been   told   to 

repeat;Abracadabra�察�dum dum dum� ─�

     He repeated them�察�laughing all the while�察�they seemed such nonsense。 

And thenand then 

     Now   I   don't   expect   anybody   to   believe   what   I   am   going   to   relate�察�

though a good many wise people have believed a good many sillier things。 

And     as  seeing's    believing�察   �and   I  never   saw   it�察 �I  cannot   be   expected 

implicitly to believe it myself�察�except in a sort of a way�察�and yet there is 

truth in itfor some people。 

     The   cloak   rose�察  �slowly   and   steadily�察  �at   first   only   a   few   inches�察  �then 

gradually   higher   and   higher�察  �till   it   nearly   touched   the   skylight。   Prince 

Dolor's head actually bumped against the glass�察�or would have done so had 

he   not   crouched   down�察  �crying       ;Oh�察  �please   don't   hurt   me� ─  �in  a  most 

melancholy voice。 

     Then   he   suddenly   remembered   his   godmother's   express   command 

;Open the skylight� ─�

     Regaining his courage at once�察�without a moment's delay he lifted up 

his head and began searching for the boltthe cloak meanwhile remaining 

perfectly still�察�balanced in the air。 But the minute the window was opened�察�

out it sailedright out into the clear�察�fresh air�察�with nothing between it and 

the cloudless blue。 

     Prince Dolor had never felt any such delicious sensation before。 I can 

understand   it。   Cannot   you�拭  �Did   you   never   think�察  �in   watching   the   rooks 

going home singly or in pairs�察�soaring their way across the calm evening 

sky till they vanish like black dots in the misty gray�察�how pleasant it must 

feel to be up there�察�quite out of the noise and din of the world�察�able to hear 

and see everything down below�察�yet troubled by nothing and teased by no 

oneall alone�察�but perfectly content�拭�



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     Something like this was the happiness of the little lame Prince when 

he got out of Hopeless Tower�察�and found himself for the first time in the 

pure open air�察�with the sky above him and the earth below。 

     True�察  �there   was   nothing   but   earth   and   sky�察  �no   houses�察  �no   trees�察  �no 

rivers�察�mountains�察�seas not a beast on the ground�察�or a bird in the air。 But 

to   him   even    the   level   plain   looked   beautiful�察    �and   then   there   was    the 

glorious arch of the sky�察�with a little young moon sitting in the west like a 

baby queen。 And the evening breeze was so sweet and freshit kissed him 

like his godmother's kisses�察�and by and by a few stars came outfirst two 

or three�察�and then quantities quantities� �so that when he began to count 

them he was utterly bewildered。 

     By   this   time�察  �however�察  �the   cool   breeze   had   become   cold�察  �the   mist 

gathered�察�and as he had�察�as he said�察�no outdoor clothes�察�poor Prince Dolor 

was not very comfortable。 The dews fell damp on his curlshe began to 

shiver。 

     ;Perhaps I had better go home�察─�thought he。 

     But how�拭�For in his excitement the other words which his godmother 

had   told   him   to   use   had   slipped   his   memory。   They   were   only   a   little 

different from the first�察�but in that slight difference all the importance lay。 

As   he   repeated   his   ;Abracadabra�察─  �trying   ever   so   many   other   syllables 

after   it�察  �the   cloak   only   went   faster   and   faster�察  �skimming   on   through   the 

dusky�察�empty air。 

     The poor little Prince began to feel frightened。 What if his wonderful 

traveling´cloak should keep on thus traveling�察�perhaps to the world's end�察�

carrying with it a poor�察�tired�察�hungry boy�察�who�察�after all�察�was beginning to 

think there was something very pleasant in supper and bed� �

     ;Dear   godmother�察─  �he   cried   pitifully�察   �do   help   me�   �Tell   me   just   this 

once and I'll never forget again。; 

     Instantly   the   words   came   rushing   into   his   head;Abracadabra�察  �tum 

tum   ti� ─  �Was   that   it�拭  �Ah�   �yesfor   the   cloak   began   to   turn   slowly。   He 

repeated the charm again�察�more distinctly and firmly�察�when it gave a gentle 

dip�察�like a nod of satisfaction�察�and immediately started back�察�as fast as ever�察�

in the direction of the tower。 

     He reached the skylight�察�which he found exactly as he had left it�察�and 



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slipped   in�察  �cloak   and   all�察  �as   easily   as   he   had   got   out。   He   had   scarcely 

reached the floor�察�and was still sitting in the middle of his traveling´cloak�察� 

´like a frog on a water´lily leaf�察�as his godmother had expressed it��when 

he heard his nurse's voice outside。 

     ;Bless us� �what has become of your Royal Highness all this time�拭�To 

sit stupidly here at the window till it is quite dark�察�and leave the skylight 

open�察�too。 Prince� �what can you be thinking of�拭�You are the silliest boy I 

ever knew。; 

     ;Am I�拭─�said he absently�察�and never heeding her crossness�察�for his only 

anxiety was lest she might find out anything。 

     She would have been a very clever person to have done so。 The instant 

Prince Dolor got off it�察�the cloak folded itself up into the tiniest possible 

parcel�察�tied all its own knots�察�and rolled itself of its own accord into th

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