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Then Barbara told them who she was, and how cruelly she had been treated in the city, and how she longed to see the prince, who was to come on the morrow. And as she talked, the forest and all therein felt a great compassion for her. "Lie at my feet," said the pine tree, "and I will protect you." THEN BARBARA TOLD THEM WHO SHE WAS AND HOW CRUELLY SHE HAD BEEN TREATED IN THE CITY AND HOW SHE LONGED TO SEE THE PRINCE WHO WAS TO COME ON THE MORROW AND AS SHE TALKED THE FOREST AND ALL THEREIN FELT A GREAT COMPASSION FOR HER LIE AT MY FEET SAID THE PINE TREE AND I WILL PROTECT YOU
 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. "Hush!" cried the vine in a startled tone; "there is some one coming through the forest." The pine-tree and the fir stopped quarrelling, and the snowdrop nestled closer to the vine, while the vine hugged the pine-tree very tightly. All were greatly alarmed. "Nonsense!" said the pine-tree, in a tone of assumed bravery. "No one would venture into the forest at such an hour." "Indeed! and why not?" cried a child's voice. "Will you not let me watch with you for the coming of the prince?" "Will you not chop me down?" inquired the pine-tree gruffly. "Will you not tear me from my tree?" asked the vine. "Will you not pluck my blossoms?" plaintively piped the snowdrop. "No, of course not," said Barbara; "I have come only to watch with you for the prince. AT 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 HUSH CRIED THE VINE IN A STARTLED TONE THERE IS SOMEONE COMING THROUGH THE FOREST THE PINE TREE IN THE FIR STOPPED QUARRELING AND THE SNOWDROP NESTLED CLOSER TO THE VINE WHILE THE VINE HUGGED THE PINE TREE VERY TIGHTLY ALL WERE GREATLY ALARMED NONSENSE SAID THE PINE TREE IN A TONE OF ASSUMED BRAVERY NO ONE WOULD VENTURE INTO THE FOREST AT SUCH AN HOUR INDEED AND WHY NOT CRIED A CHILD'S VOICE WILL YOU NOT LET ME WATCH WITH YOU FOR THE COMING OF THE PRINCE WILL YOU NOT TROT ME DOWN INQUIRED THE PINE TREE GRUFFLY WILL YOU NOT TEAR ME FROM MY TREE ASKED THE VINE WILL YOU NOT PLUCK MY BLOSSOMS PLAINTIVELY PIPED THE SNOWDROP NO OF COURSE NOT SAID BARBARA I HAVE COME ONLY TO WATCH WITH YOU FOR THE PRINCE
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