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fword after forae hour* hard working, he fotmi
a complete fuit of armour for man and horfe, all
of glais ; he had however fcarce got it on,befote
the dragon that guarded the apple, came roaring
towards him ; but when he faw his own terrible
figure multiplied fo many times in the Prince’s
glass-armour, he ran away, frighted to fee so many
fuch monfters as himfelf. Arttr that. Cherry
fearching about, difcovered with joy the beautiful
tree, and breaking of the bough that bore the
apple he made haste back to prefent it to his bi¬
le ved Fair-star.
IVhen the wicked Feintisa heard Prim*
Cherry’s success Ihe could hardly contain herfelf;
but repaired to Fair-stir, who as foon as fhe fuw
her. cried. Ah f .
her, cried, Ah | keep your advice to yourfelf/foT
i l recei ve are great, they maka
though the benifits I ai C greai, mey taaica
not^amendi for the anensinefs I am under. You
.Jiiuit nOtwithTianaing that be told, raid Feintisa^
that you want the little green bird, who tell*
every thing; and then left her abruptly,
fair-star reflected how great pleauire it would
be to them to know their parents, and thereupon
cried ; Cherry, who came in foon after from hun-.
ting, saw it and alked the cause, which {lie refufed
to tdl him ; he thereupon threatened to kill him.
tell, and by that means extorted the fecret from
her but for infilled, that hefoould not with his
life feek to fatisfy her defires. However as loon
as foe and her brothers were retired to their
chambers, he mounted his horfo again, and went
away without faying a word to any one.
The Priuce wandered up and down, asking all
he met where he might find the Green Bird, to
he ihort. one morning by fun rife, he perceived a
roc/, Which U'is very high and craggy, and onthe