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apartment in the palace, and, laid on a bed made of ⟨the⟩ richest velvet, and ornamented with gold and silver.
The princess, in this situation, appeared so beautiful ⟨that⟩ she might have been taken for an angel, for the
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⟨deep⟩ sleep into which she had fallen did not the least ⟨injury⟩ to her fino complexion; her cheeks still resembled ⟨the⟩ most delicate roses, and her lips the finost coral ever ⟨seen⟩; the only difference being, that her eyes, which ⟨sparkled⟩ like diamonds, were now covered by the lids. ⟨She⟩ breathed so softly, that they wero quite sure she ⟨was⟩ not dead; and the king commanded that no one ⟨should⟩ attempt to disturb her repose.
The kind fairy who had saved her life by thus condemning her to sleep a hundred years, was in the kingdom of Matakin, at a distance of twelve thousand ⟨leagues⟩, when the accident happened to the princess; ⟨The⟩ news of it, however, was carried to her in a short time, ⟨by⟩ a dwarf who was her friend, and who used his seven ⟨leagued⟩ boots for the purpose; that is, boots with which ⟨he⟩ could stride over seven leagues of ground at once.
The fairy immediately set off, and in less than an ⟨hour⟩, descended in a fiery chariot, drawn by dragons, ⟨to⟩ the outer-yard of the palace. The king hastened to ⟨welcome⟩ and assist her in getting out of the chariot, and ⟨then⟩ related what had happened.
The fairy approved of all the king had dono; but ⟨having⟩ a great deal of foresight, she remarked to him, ⟨that⟩ the princess, on awaking, would be extremely
