d there was her golden coach rolling after
her. Blanche waited until it caught up to her, and then she opened the
door and stepped inside, and there were all her diamonds and gold
lying in a heap. Her mother and Rose had not been able to keep any of
them.

Blanche rode along for a long while, and then she came to a grand
castle, and the King and Queen of the country lived there. The coach
drew up at the door, and every one came running out to greet her. They
thought she must be some great Princess come to visit them, but
Blanche told them she was not a Princess, but only the daughter of a
poor widow, and that all the fine things she had, had come out of some
eggs an old woman had given her.

When the people heard this they were very much surprised. They took
her in to see the King and Queen, and the King and Queen made her
welcome. She told them her story, and they were so sorry for her they
declared she should live there with them always and be as a daughter
to them.

So Blanche became a grand lady, and after a while she was married to
the Prince, the son of the old King and Queen, and she was beloved by
all because she was so good and gentle.

But when Blanche's mother and sister heard of the good fortune that
had come to her, and how she had become the bride of the Prince, they
were ready to burst with rage and spite. Moreover they turned quite
green with envy, and green they may have remained to the end of their
lives, for all that I know to the contrary.

THE FROG PRINCESS

A RUSSIAN STORY

There was once a Tsar[1] who had three sons, and they were all dear to
him, but the youngest, Ivan, was the dearest of them all.

When the Princes grew to manhood the Tsar began to talk and talk to
them about getting married, but it so happened not one of the Princes
had ever seen the girl he wished to have for a wife. There were many
in the kingdom whom they might well have loved, but not one of them
meant more to any of the Princes than another.

"Very well, then," said the Tsar at last, "we will leave it to chance.
Take your bows and arrows and come with me into the courtyard. You
shall each shoot an arrow, and in whatever places your arrows fall,
there shall you take your brides."

The Princes were not greatly pleased with this plan, but still they
dared not say no to their father. They took their bows and went with
him into the courtyard.

First the