"She sent you to help my people, anyhow. I wish my king-papa would
come.
I do want so to tell him how good you have been!"
"But," said the mother, "we are forgetting how frightened your people
must be.--You must take the princess home at once, Curdie--or at least
go and tell them where she is."
"Yes, mother. Only I'm dreadfully hungry. Do let me have some
breakfast
first. They ought to have listened to me, and then they wouldn't have
been taken by surprise as they were."
"That is true, Curdie; but it is not for you to blame them much. You
remember?"
"Yes, mother, I do. Only I must really have something to eat."
"You shall, my boy--as fast as I can get it," said his mother, rising
and setting the princess on her chair.
Madhuri Noah
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