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or the wines so rare; neither had the clamours at the gate ever been so loud, nor the disputes and envies so many in the halls.

Perhaps it was these doings that brought the low spirits earlier than usual on King Winwealth, for after dinner his majesty fell into them so deeply that a message came down from the highest banquet hall, and the cupbearer told Snowflower to go up with her chair, for King Winwealth wished to hear another story.

Now the little girl put on all her finery, from the pink shoes to the purple mantle, and went up in her chair, looking so like a princess that the whole company rose to welcome her. But having made her courtesy, and laid down her head, saying, “Chair of my grandmother, tell me a story,” the clear voice from under the cushion answered—

“Listen to the Story of Merrymind.”

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