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Chapter XXVIII. Little Daylight

           

           “There’snothingthematter,”saidtheprincess,wavinghimoffratherhaughtily.

           Thepoorprinceturnedandwalkedtowardsthewood.

           “Comeback,”saidDaylight:“Ilikeyou.Youdowhatyouaretold.Areyougood?”

           “NotsogoodasIshouldliketobe,”saidtheprince.

           “Thengoandgrowbetter,”saidtheprincess.

           Againthedisappointedprinceturnedandwent.

           “Comeback,”saidtheprincess.

           Heobeyed,andstoodbeforeherwaiting.

           “Canyoutellmewhatthesunislike?”sheasked.

           “No,”heanswered.“Butwhere’sthegoodofaskingwhatyouknow?”

           “ButIdon’tknow,”sherejoined.

           “Why,everybodyknows.”

           “That’stheverything:I’mnoteverybody.I’veneverseenthesun.”

           “Thenyoucan’tknowwhatit’sliketillyoudoseeit.”

           “Ithinkyoumustbeaprince,”saidtheprincess.

           “DoIlooklikeone?”saidtheprince.

           “Ican’tquitesaythat.”

           “Thenwhydoyouthinkso?”

           “Becauseyoubothdowhatyouaretoldandspeakthetruth.—Isthesunsoverybright?”

           “Asbrightasthelightning.”

           “Butitdoesn’tgooutlikethat,doesit?”

           “Oh,no.Itshineslikethemoon,risesandsetslikethemoon,ismuchthesameshapeasthemoon,onlysobrightthatyoucan’tlookatitforamoment.”

           “ButIwouldlookatit,”saidtheprincess.

           “Butyoucouldn’t,”saidtheprince.

           “ButIcould,”saidtheprincess.

           “Whydon’tyou,then?”

           “BecauseIcan’t.”

           “Whycan’tyou?”

           “BecauseIcan’twake.

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