[59]SohepluckedoutthePrince’sothereye, -girl, andslippedthejewelintothepalmofherhand.“Whatalovelybitofglass,”criedthelittlegirl; andsheranhome, laughing.
[60]ThentheSwallowcamebacktothePrince.“Youareblindnow,”hesaid, “soIwillstaywithyoualways.”
[61]“No, littleSwallow,”saidthepoorPrince, “youmustgoawaytoEgypt.”
[62]“Iwillstaywithyoualways,”saidtheSwallow, andhesleptatthePrince’sfeet.
[63]AllthenextdayhesatonthePrince’sshoulder, , whostandinlongrowsonthebanksoftheNile, andcatchgoldfishintheirbeaks; oftheSphinx , whoisasoldastheworlditselfandlivesinthedesert, andknowseverything; ofthemerchants, whowalkslowlybythesideoftheircamels, andcarryamberbeadsintheirhands; oftheKingoftheMountainsoftheMoon, whoisasblackasebony , andworshipsalargecrystal; ofthegreatgreensnakethatsleepsinapalm-tree, andhastwentyprieststofeeditwithhoney-cakes; andofthepygmieswhosailoverabiglakeonlargeflatleaves, andarealwaysatwarwiththebutterflies.
[64]“DearlittleSwallow,”saidthePrince, “youtellmeofmarvelousthings, , littleSwallow, andtellmewhatyouseethere.”
[65]SotheSwallowflewoverthegreatcity, andsawtherichmakingmerryintheirbeautifulhouses, , ’sarmstotryandkeepthemselveswarm.“Howhungryweare!”theysaid.“Youmustnotliehere,”shoutedtheWatchman, andtheywanderedoutintotherain.
[66]ThenheflewbackandtoldthePrincewhathehadseen.
[67]“Iamcoveredwithfinegold,”saidthePrince, “youmusttakeitoff, leafbyleaf, andgiveittomypoor; thelivingalwaysthinkthatgoldcanmakethemhappy.”
