tellhimiwillgivehimtenkisses,asididtheotherday;theremainderoneofmyladiescangivehim.

"butwedonotliketokisshim"saidtheladies.

"thatisnonsense,"saidtheprincess;"ificankisshim,youcanalsodoit.rememberthatigiveyoufoodandemployment."andtheladyhadtogodownoncemore.

"ahundredkissesfromtheprincess,"saidtheswineherd,"oreverybodykeepshisown."

"placeyourselvesbeforeme,"saidtheprincessthen.theydidastheywerebidden,andtheprincesskissedhim.

"iwonderwhatthatcrowdnearthepigstymeans!"saidtheemperor,whohadjustcomeoutonhisbalcony.herubbedhiseyesandputhisspectacleson.

"theladiesofthecourtareuptosomemischief,ithink.ishallhavetogodownandsee."hepulleduphisshoes,fortheyweredownattheheels,andhewasveryquickaboutit.whenhehadcomedownintothecourtyardhewalkedquitesoftly,andtheladiesweresobusilyengagedincountingthekisses,thatallshouldbefair,thattheydidnotnoticetheemperor.heraisedhimselfontiptoe.

"whatdoesthismean?"hesaid,whenhesawthathisdaughterwaskissingtheswineherd,andthenhittheirheadswithhisshoejustastheswineherdreceivedthesixty-eighthkiss.

"gooutofmysight,"saidtheemperor,forhewasveryangry;andboththeprincessandtheswineherdwerebanishedfromthereshestoodandcried,theswineherdscoldedher,andtheraincamedownintorrents.

"alas,unfortunatecreaturethatiam!"saidtheprincess,"iwishihadacceptedtheprince.oh,howwretchediam!"

theswineherdwentbehindatree,wipedhisface,threwoffhispoorattireandsteppedforthinhisprincelygarments;helookedsobeautifulthattheprincesscouldnothelpbowingtohim.

"ihavenowlearnttodespiseyou,"hesaid."yourefusedanhonestprince;youdidnotappreciatetheroseandthenightingale;butyoudidnotmindkissingaswineherdforhistoys;youhavenoonebutyourselftoblame!"

andthenhereturnedintohiskingdomandleftherbehind.shecouldnowsingatherleisure:

"ajollyoldsowoncelivedinasty,