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His Majesty said that, for the time being, Puck should be the Prince of Wales. HIS MAJESTY SAID THAT FOR THE TIME BEING PUCK SHOULD BE THE PRINCE OF WALES
 story ran that his chief amusement was to marry a wife one day and slice off her head the next. It was said also that the King kept a private graveyard, and took a walk in it every afternoon to study the epitaphs, which he kept a scholar busy in writing; and also a man, from the marble yard near by, to chisel them on the tombs, after his various wives had been properly beheaded. But the owl never could find out whether these fables were wicked fibs, or fairy tales, or only street talk. Puck and the owl together arrived in London, at the palace, when the King was at his dinner. The butlers and lackeys wanted to keep them out, but the merry monarch gave orders to let them in at once. He made the owl perch over the mantel piece, but told Puck to stand upon the dinner table and walk over the tablecloth. The pepper box was put away, so that he should not sneeze and the King carefully removed the mustard pot, for fear the little fairy fellow might fall in it and be drowned in the hot stuff. ED OFF FOR THE POPULAR STORY RAN THAT HIS CHIEF AMUSEMENT WAS TO MARRY A WIFE ONE DAY AND SLICE OFF HER HEAD THE NEXT IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT THE KING KEPT A PRIVATE GRAVEYARD AND TOOK A WALK IN IT EVERY AFTERNOON TO STUDY THE EPITHETS WHICH HE KEPT A SCHOLAR BUSY IN WRITING AND ALSO A MAN FROM THE MARBLE YARD NEAR BY TO CHISEL THEM ON THE TOMBS AFTER HIS VARIOUS WIVES HAD BEEN PROPERLY BEHEADED BUT THE OWL NEVER COULD FIND OUT WHETHER THESE FABLES WERE WICKED FIBS OR FAIRY TALES OR ONLY STREET TALK PUCK AND THE OWL TOGETHER ARRIVED IN LONDON AT THE PALACE WHEN THE KING WAS AT HIS DINNER THE BUTLERS AND LACKEYS WANTED TO KEEP THEM OUT BUT THE MERRY MONARCH GAVE ORDERS TO LET THEM IN AT ONCE HE MADE THE OWL PERCH OVER THE MANTELPIECE BUT TOLD PUCK TO STAND UPON THE DINNER TABLE AND WALK OVER THE TABLECLOTH THE PEPPER BOX WAS PUT AWAY SO THAT HE SHOULD NOT SNEEZE AND THE KING CAREFULLY REMOVED THE MUSTARD POT FOR FEAR THE LITTLE FAIRY FELLOW MIGHT FALL IN IT AND BE DROWNED IN THE HOT STUFF
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