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"Hush!" cried the vine in a startled tone; "there is some one coming through the forest." HUSH CRIED THE VINE IN A STARTLED TONE THERE IS SOMEONE COMING THROUGH THE FOREST
e tiny snowdrop that nestled close to the vine. "Oh, yes," said the vine. "I heard the country folks talking about it as they went through the forest to-day, and they said that the prince would surely come on the morrow." "What are you little folks down there talking about?" asked the pine-tree. "We are talking about the prince," said the vine. "Yes, he is to come on the morrow," said the pine-tree, "but not until the day dawns, and it is still all dark in the east." "Yes," said the fir-tree, "the east is black, and only the wind and the snow issue from it." "Keep your head out of my way!" cried the pine-tree to the fir; "with your constant bobbing around I can hardly see at all." "Take _that_ for your bad manners," retorted the fir, slapping the pine-tree savagely with one of her longest branches. The pine-tree would put up with no such treatment, so he hurled his largest cone at the fir; and for a moment or two it looked as if there were going to be a serious commotion in the forest. T THE PRINCE WILL SURELY COME TO MORROW INQUIRED THE TINY SNOWDROP THAT NESTLED CLOSE TO THE VINE OH YES SAID THE VINE I HEARD THE COUNTRY FOLKS TALKING ABOUT IT AS THEY WENT THROUGH THE FOREST TO DAY AND THEY SAID THAT THE PRINCE WOULD SURELY COME ON THE MORROW WHAT ARE YOU LITTLE FOLKS DOWN THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ASKED THE PINE TREE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PRINCE SAID THE VINE YES HE IS TO COME ON THE MORROW SAID THE PINE TREE BUT NOT UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS AND IT IS STILL ALL DARK IN THE EAST YES SAID THE FIR TREE THE EAST IS BLACK AND ONLY THE WIND AND THE SNOW ISSUE FROM IT KEEP YOUR HEAD OUT OF MY WAY CRIED THE PINE TREE TO THE FIR WITH YOUR CONSTANT BOBBING AROUND I CAN HARDLY SEE AT ALL TAKE THAT FOR YOUR BAD MANNERS RETORTED THE FIR SLAPPING THE PINE TREE SAVAGELY WITH ONE OF HER LONGEST BRANCHES THE PINE TREE WOULD PUT UP WITH NO SUCH TREATMENT SO HE HURLED HIS LARGEST CONE AT THE FIR AND FOR A MOMENT OR TWO IT LOOKED AS IF THERE WERE GOING TO BE A SERIOUS COMMOTION IN THE FOREST
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