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14476 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "St. Cecilia"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "She was in the garden, lying on the marble edge of a fountain, feeding the gold fish who swam in the water."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "On a Pincushion"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "PRINCESS FIORIMONDE"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "THE WANDERINGS OF ARASMON"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "THE HEART OF PRINCESS JOAN"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "THE PEDLAR'S PACK"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "THE BREAD OF DISCONTENT"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "THE THREE CLEVER KINGS"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "THE WISE PRINCESS"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "We have no son to reign after our death, so we had best seek for a suitable prince to marry to our royal daughter, and then, when we are too old, he shall be king in our stead."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why do you come to-night? Have I not told you I wished to be left alone for thirteen nights; why do you disturb me?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But I beg of you to let me in, said the Princess,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Come in then,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "This is truly bad hearing, croaked the witch,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "The necklace! the necklace! cried the Princess, clapping her hands with joy."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That will be best of all, to sling them upon a string and wear them around my throat. Little will the courtiers know whence come my new jewels."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But this is a dangerous play, quoth the witch,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Nay, never fear, said the Princess,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will be careful, only tell me what to do, and I will have great princes and kings to adorn me, and all their greatness shall not help them."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Now mind, while this hangs here you are safe enough, but if once you join your fingers around the string you too will meet the fate of your lovers, and hang upon it yourself. As for the kings and princes who would marry you, all you have to do is to make them close their fingers around the chain, and at once they will be strung upon it as bright hard beads, and there they shall remain, till it is cut and they drop off."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "This is really delightful, cried the Princess;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And now, said the witch,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "This is truly a proper husband for our beautiful Princess,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "To-morrow, then, my sweet Princess, you will be my Queen, and share all I possess. What gift would you wish me to give you on our wedding day?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I would have a necklace wrought of the finest gold and jewels to be found, and just the length of this gold cord which I wear around my throat,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why do you wear that cord? asked King Pierrot;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Nay, but there is no cord like mine in all the world, cried Fiorimonde, and her eyes sparkled wickedly as she spoke;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Aha, my proud lover! are you there? she cried with glee;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Pray, sire, said she,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Doubtless he will be ready to-morrow in time for the wedding, quoth he,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That is a wonderful bead on your Highness's cord, said Yolande, looking at its reflection in the mirror;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And so it is, little Yolande, cried Fiorimonde, laughing merrily;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "This bodes no good."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My daughter, cried he, as Fiorimonde in all her bridal array entered the room where he sat alone,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then let it be put off, my father, cried the Princess,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "By all means let him come, and the sooner the better."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How, my Princess, cried he, as he stepped into the garden beside her."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "This is indeed great happiness to meet you here so early. Tell me why do you come out at sunrise to sing by yourself?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What is that bead, and where did it come from?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It came from over the sea, where it shall never return again, answered the Princess. And again her eyes began to sparkle with eagerness, and she could scarcely conceal her mirth."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Lift the cord off my neck and look at it near, and tell me if you ever saw one like it."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Oh, my sweet necklace, cried she,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My daughter, cried he,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Search where you will, yet you shall not find him;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "More will come and go before the wicked Princess has done her worst."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Sire, I pray that you will not let people say that when any bridegroom comes to marry me, as soon as he has seen me he flies rather than be my husband. I beg that suitors may be summoned from far and near that I may not be left alone unwed."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is not all right, it cannot be;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "There is an evil fate about the Princess Fiorimonde, quoth he;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I don't know or care, answered Florestan,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Here is a fine young prince to whom we would gladly see our daughter wed. Let us hope that this time all will be well."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will gladly marry him to-morrow, if he comes to the church, she said;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Bid him come to me, she said,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You have my best greetings, Prince Florestan, she said."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And you, too, would be my suitor. Have you thought well of what you would do, since so many princes who have seen me have fled for ever, rather than marry me?"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Come, bid your friend leave us, said Fiorimonde, looking at Gervaise,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Have you come with the new Prince? Do you love your master?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Ay, better than any one else on the earth, answered Gervaise."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why do you ask?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And where is he now,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "He sits by the fountain with the beautiful Princess,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then, I hope you have said good-bye to him well, for be assured you shall never see him again,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why not, and who are you to talk like this?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "My name is Yolande, answered she,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And where are they gone? cried Gervaise,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Because I fear my mistress, said Yolande, speaking low and drawing near to him;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "If this be so, cried Gervaise,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will never rest till I have plunged my sword into Fiorimonde's heart;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "She is a sorceress, she said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Take me to her room to-night when she is asleep, and let me see it there,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Very well, we will try, said Yolande;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "So now let us go, said she,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Stay one instant, Yolande, said Gervaise, holding her back, as she would have tripped upstairs."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Perhaps, try how I may, I shall be beaten, and either die or become a bead like those who have come before me. But if I succeed and rid the land of your wicked Princess, what will you promise me for a reward?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What would you have?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I would have you say you will be my wife, and come back with me to my own land,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "That I will promise gladly, said Yolande, kissing him,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Do not look at her, she whispered softly,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "This was Pierrot, and this Hildebrandt, and these are Adrian, and Sigbert, and Algar, and Cenred, and that is Pharamond, and that Raoul, and last of all here is your own master Prince Florestan. Seek him now where you will and you will not find him, and you shall never see him again till the cord is cut and the charm broken."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Of what is the cord made?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is of the finest gold, she answered."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Nay, do not you touch her lest she wake. I will show it to you."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yolande, he whispered as loud as he dared,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yolande where are you?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Eleven before, now there are twelve. Oh hateful Princess! I know now where go the brave kings and princes who came to woo you, and where, too, is my Yolande,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Next morning when Fiorimonde dressed she looked at her necklace and counted its beads, but she was much perplexed, for a new bead was added to the string."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Who can have come and grasped my chain unknown to me?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "At any rate, whoever it was, is fitly punished, quoth she."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My brave necklace, you can take care of yourself, and if any one tries to steal you, they will get their reward, and add to my glory. In truth I may sleep in peace, and fear nothing."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And he will not tell his name, said they,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Let him come at once, cried the Princess."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Be he prince or knave what care I? If princes all fly from me it may be better to marry a peasant."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You are most welcome, stranger prince, who has come through such lightning and thunder to find me, said she."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Is it true, then, that you wish to be my suitor? What have you heard of me?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is quite true, Princess, said Gervaise."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And I have heard that you are the most beautiful woman in the world."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And is that true also? asked the Princess."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Look at me now, and see."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is quite true, oh wicked Princess! There never was woman as beautiful as you, and never before did I hate a woman as I hate you now;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "No, Princess, that is not true; you are very beautiful, but I have seen a woman who is fairer than you for all that your skin looks ivory against your velvet dress, and your hair is like gold."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "A woman who is fairer than I? cried Fiorimonde, and her breast began to heave and her eyes to sparkle with rage, for never before had she heard such a thing said."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Who are you who dares come and tell me of women more beautiful than I am?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am a suitor who asks to be your husband, Princess, answered Gervaise,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Who is she--where is she? cried Fiorimonde, who could scarcely contain her anger."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Bring her here at once that I may see if you speak the truth."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What will you give me to bring her to you? said Gervaise."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Give me that necklace you wear on your neck, and then I will summon her in an instant;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You have asked, said she,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "No, none of these will do, quoth he."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You can see her for the necklace, but for nothing else."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Take it off for yourself then,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "No, indeed, said Gervaise,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am no tire-woman, and should not know how to clasp and unclasp it;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Welcome, my dear, croaked she, as Fiorimonde stepped from the bird;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Nay, that is one thing I want you to tell me, said Fiorimonde, drying the rain from her golden hair."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Last night when I slept there were eleven, and this morning there are twelve; and I know not from whence comes the twelfth."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is no suitor, said the witch,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Some young maid, said the Princess."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then, it must be Cicely or Marybel, or Yolande, who would have robbed me of my necklace as I slept. But what care I? The silly wench is punished now, and so may all others be, who would do the same."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And when will you get the thirteenth bead, and where will he come from?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He waits at the palace now, said Fiorimonde, chuckling."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And this is why I have to speak to you;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Beware, Princess, beware, cried the witch in a warning voice, as she listened."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Why should you heed tales of other women fairer than you? Have I not made you the most beautiful woman in the world, and can any others do more than I? Give no ear to what this stranger says or you shall rue it."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Be warned in time, cried the witch,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Go to our new guest, cried she to her ladies,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Good morrow, prince, cried she."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Pray, come and try your skill at this game with me; and you, she said to her ladies,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Well, prince, cried she as they began to play,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Doubtless you are very beautiful; then why should you mind my telling you that I have seen a woman lovelier than you?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then, if you think there is a woman fairer than I, look at my beads, and now, that you see their colours in the sun, say if you ever saw such jewels before."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is true I have never seen beads like yours, but I have a necklace here, which pleases me better;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What is that necklace, and where did you get it? Show it to me!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I like my necklace better than yours, Princess; and, believe me, there is no necklace like mine in all the world."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Why; is it a fairy necklace? What does it do? Pray give it to me! cried Fiorimonde, trembling with anger and curiosity, for she thought,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Perhaps it has power to make the wearer beautiful; perhaps it was worn by the woman whom he thought more beautiful than I, and that is why she looked so fair."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Come, I will make a fair exchange, said Gervaise."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Give me your necklace and you shall have mine, and when it is round your throat I will truthfully say that you are the fairest woman in the world; but first I must have your necklace."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then he picked up the necklace on the point of his sword and carried it, slung thereon, into the council chamber."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Take it, then,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Oh, clever Princess! cried he, laughing aloud,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Pray, King, said Gervaise,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then let me see if I cannot bring her to you; but first let those who have been longer lost than she, come and tell their own tale."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Now; cried he,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Treachery!"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And now, cried Gervaise,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "We owe you deep amends, O noble kings and princes! What punishment do you wish us to prepare for our most guilty daughter?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Give her no other punishment than what she has chosen for herself. See, here she is, the thirteenth bead upon the string; let no one dare to draw it off, but let this string be hung up where all people can see it and see the one bead, and know the wicked Princess is punished for her sorcery, so it will be a warning to others who would do like her."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What gloomy place is this? See how dark and miserable it looks."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "One by one the villagers came out of their cottages, and gathered round them to listen."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Let us try to cheer it with some music,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Nay, good friends, keep your money for yourselves. You have not too much of it, to judge by your looks. But let us stay with you for to-night, and give us food and lodging, and we shall think ourselves well paid, and will play and sing to you as much as you like."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Stay with us as long as you can, stay with us always,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why don't you let it go? It would be much happier flying about in the sunshine."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "The sun never shines here, said the woman sadly."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It could not pierce through the dark clouds which hang over the village. Besides, we do not think of happiness. It is as much as we can do to live."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But tell me, said Chrysea,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Don't you know, said the woman,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Spell-bound? cried Chrysea."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What do you mean?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Over yonder, she said,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "But if they do all this harm, said Chrysea,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is part of the spell, said the woman,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That is a sad way to speak, said Chrysea."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Cannot you find out what the spell really is and break it?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is a song, said the woman,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But I have not taken their money, said Chrysea."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And there is no tune I cannot sing when I have heard it once. So I will go to the moor for you and break the spell."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Nay, do not think of such a thing, cried the woman."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "For the elves are most spiteful, and you don't know what harm they might do to you, even if you set us free."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Poor bird! said she gently;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I wish I could give this village its liberty as easily as I can give you yours,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Come, quickly, let us punish the woman who has dared to thwart us, he cried."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What shall we change her to?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "A frog to croak on the ground,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "No, an owl to hoot in the night,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Oh, for pity's sake, implored Chrysea,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Hear her, cried the chief,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Agreed! cried the others, and all began to dance round Chrysea and to sing as they had sung around the village. She shrieked and tried to run, but they stopped her on every side. She cried,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Arasmon! Arasmon!"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Surely the spell is broken; surely the elves must have fled;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Chrysea, Chrysea! the sun is up and we must journey on our way; but no Chrysea answered, so he walked down all the streets, calling"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Chrysea! come, Chrysea!"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "She has gone into the fields to look for wild flowers, and will soon be back. So he waited for her patiently, but the sun rose high, the villagers went to their work, and she did not return. At this Arasmon was frightened, and asked every one he met if they had seen her, but each one shook his head and said"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "No, they had seen nothing of her."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Chrysea! Chrysea!"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Dear blackbird, said Arasmon, looking up to it,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I wish your singing could tell me where to find my wife Chrysea; and as he looked up he saw a golden harp hanging upon the branches, and he took it down and ran his fingers over the strings. Never before did harp give forth such music. It was like a woman's voice, and was most beautiful, but so sad that when Arasmon heard it he felt inclined to cry. It seemed to be calling for help, but he could not understand what it said, though each time he touched the strings it cried,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Arasmon, Arasmon, I am here! It is I, Chrysea;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will keep it, said Arasmon,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Have you seen my wife Chrysea? She is dressed in white and gold, and sings more sweetly than any of the birds of heaven."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "No, she had not been there; and whenever he came to a strange village, where he had not been before, he called,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Chrysea, Chrysea, are you here? but no Chrysea answered, only the harp in his hands cried whenever he touched its strings,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is I, Arasmon! It is I, Chrysea!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Arasmon, awake, I am here!"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What is wrong, and for whom are you watching, good folk?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "We are watching for our husbands, answered one."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "They went out in their boats fishing in the early morning, when it was quite light, and then arose this dreadful fog, and they should have come back long ago, and we fear lest they may lose their way in the darkness and strike on a rock and be drowned."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I too, have lost my wife Chrysea, cried Arasmon."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Has she passed by here? She had long golden hair, and her gown was white and gold, and she sang with a voice like an angel's."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "No, they had not seen her;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is useless to watch, said one."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "They cannot steer their boats in such a darkness. We shall never see them again."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will wait all night till morning, said another,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "but as she stopped speaking, there rose a cry of"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Here they are,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "said the women, and one and all turned to Arasmon, and told him with tears of their gratitude, and asked him what they could do for him, or what they could give him in token of their thankfulness; but Arasmon shook his head and said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You can do nothing for me, unless you can tell me where to seek my wife Chrysea. It is to find her I am wandering;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Arasmon! Arasmon! listen to me. It is I, Chrysea;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is impossible for us to conquer, they said,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It would be better, said the soldiers,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It was that strange harper who went with us, playing on his harp. When our men heard it, they became as brave as lions."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "There is nothing I want that you can give me. I am seeking the whole world round to find my wife Chrysea. It is many many years since I lost her. We two were as happy as birds on the bough. We wandered over the world singing and playing in the sunshine. But now she is gone, and I care for nothing else."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Listen, Arasmon! I too am here--I, Chrysea."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Let us take him to the King. The poor man is mad. Hear how he goes on asking for his wife; but, mad or not, his playing will delight the King. Let us take him at once to the palace."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "A new harper! quoth he."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "That is good hearing. Let him be brought here to play to us at once."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Come here, cried the King to him,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And the singers ceased singing, and the musicians smiled scornfully, for they could not believe Arasmon's music could equal theirs. For he looked to be in a most sorry plight. He had walked far, and the dust of the roads was on him. His clothes were worn threadbare, and stained and soiled, while his face was so thin and anxious and sad that it was pitiful to see; but his harp of pure shining gold was undulled, and untarnished. He began to play, and then all smiles ceased, and the women began to weep, and the men sat and stared at him in astonishment. When he had done the King started up, and throwing his arms about his neck, cried,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Stay with me. You shall be my chief musician. Never before have I heard playing like yours, and whatever you want I will give you."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "My gracious lord, I cannot stay. I have lost my wife Chrysea. I must search all over the world till I find her. Ah! how beautiful she was, and how sweetly she sang; her singing was far sweeter than even the music of my harp."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Indeed! cried the King."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then I too would fain hear her. But stay with me, and I will send messengers all over the world to seek her far and near, and they will find her much sooner than you."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "He began to play, and then all smiles ceased."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Who is he, that our King should love and honour him before us? After all, it is not his playing which is so beautiful; it is chiefly the harp on which he plays, and if that were taken from him he would be no better than the rest of us;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The poor man is mad, said one;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "The only way is to take the harp from him, said the other."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "But it is hard to know how to get it away, for he will never let it go out of his hands."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "We must take it from him when he is sleeping,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Certainly,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I have lost Chrysea, he said,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How beautifully you play; I never heard music like it before, but what makes you look so sad? Are you unhappy?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes, said Arasmon,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am very miserable. I lost my wife Chrysea many years ago, and now I don't know where she can be."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is a year since I have seen my husband, said the woman."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "He went to the war a year ago, but now there is peace and he is coming back, and to-night he will come over this hill. It was just here we parted, and now I am come to meet him."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "How happy you must be, said Arasmon."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I shall never see Chrysea again, and as he spoke he struck a chord on the harp, which cried,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "O Arasmon, my husband! why do you not know me? It is I, Chrysea."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Do not say that, continued the woman;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I think you are foolish, said the woman;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What was it she said? he said."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That I ought to go back to the spot where we parted. She will not be there, but I will go and die at the place where I last saw her."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Can this be the wretched bare road down which we walked together? I would indeed it were, and that she were with me now,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is many, many a long year since I was here, he said."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Time has changed all things strangely; but it would be hard to say which is the more altered, this village or I, for then it was sunk in poverty and wretchedness, and now it has gained happiness and wealth, and I, who was so happy and glad, now am broken-down and worn. I have lost my only wealth, my wife Chrysea. It was just here she stood and sang, and now I shall never see her again or hear her singing."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Tell me, I beg, he said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Oh! said the girl,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It was I and my wife Chrysea, cried Arasmon."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Have you seen her? Has she been here? I have sought all over the world ever since, but I cannot find her, and now I fear lest she be dead."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You? you poor old man! Of what are you talking? You must surely be mad to say such things. These musicians were the most beautiful people upon the earth, and they were young and dressed in shining white and gold, and you are old and gray and ragged, and surely you are very ill too, for you seem to be so weak that you can scarcely walk. Come home with me, and I will give you food and rest till you are better."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I am seeking Chrysea, he said,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is too true, he said;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I am so old and worn that when I find her she will not know me, and as he again fell a-weeping his hand struck the harp-strings, and they cried,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I have watched you through all these years, my Arasmon. Take comfort, I am very near,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will go to the moor, he said,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "So he tottered slowly on, calling, as he went, in a weak voice,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Chrysea, my Chrysea! are you here? I have sought you over the world since you left me, and now that I am old and like to die, I am come to seek you where we parted."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is a beautiful place now, he said,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I never heard bird sing like that, he said."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "What is the tune it sings? I will play it on my harp before I die."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Arasmon! she cried,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Chrysea! cried he;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I have found my wife Chrysea!"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Surely it is the woman who came to us and sang long ago, when we were in our troubles; and, though he is sadly changed and worn, it is like her husband who played for her singing."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He searched everywhere for his wife, he said, said she."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am glad he has found her. Where could she be?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Would that we had known it was he, said they all,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My pretty babe, when you are grown to be a woman you will be rich and beautiful, and you shall marry some young Prince, who will love you dearly, and then in your turn be Queen, and have a fine palace, and jewels, and lands to your heart's content."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And how do you know, Queen, that your child will be so happy? Whose help will you seek to get her all these fine things?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will ask no one's help, said the Queen haughtily,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Don't be too sure, proud Queen; but the next night that the moon is bright, guard well the Princess when the clock strikes twelve, lest aught of her's be stolen from her."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "No thief shall come near her,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "She is under a charm, she said,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "It is I, father. What book are you looking at?"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "In this book, said the wizard,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I keep the portraits of all the men and women in the world, and they are living portraits too, for they move, and look just like the originals."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "That must be very amusing, cried Michael."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Pray show me the portraits of all the Kings, and Queens, and Princesses. This will be delightful,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "said the wizard with a sigh."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But do not look at her, my son, for she will bring nothing but trouble to all who know her."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "There, he cried,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "said the wizard with a sigh."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "But do not look at her, my son, for she will bring nothing but trouble to all who know her."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I don't care if she bring trouble or happiness, cried the Prince."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "But for certain she is the most beautiful creature in the world,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Think no more of Princess Joan, however beautiful she be, or one day you will rue it dearly."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "My father, I am come to beg that you will send to the King of the next country and ask if I may have his daughter, Princess Joan, for my wife, for I have seen her portrait, and there is no one in the world whom I love so well."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Our good neighbours, he said,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Our poor Joan is not like any other maid who ever lived before, and perhaps when Prince Michael sees her and finds this out, he will refuse to wed her after all;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will disguise myself as a poor man, and go and see my Princess for myself before the ambassador returns, then shall I know what the wizard means."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I beg of you, Princess, to let me return to my own home for a time, for my father, the huntsman, has broken his leg and is very ill."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Why should you cry for that? said the Princess."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Your Royal Highness, the horse that you rode yesterday is dead, and we think it is because you would ride so far when it was already tired, as we told you."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Dead is it? cried the Princess."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Then see quickly and get me another, that I may ride again to-morrow, and be sure this time that it is a good strong horse, or it may give way beneath me and so my ride be shortened."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "The magician spoke truly, he said to himself,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And now, my son, said the King,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will never marry my Joan till she loves me as I do her, and how can she ever do that when she loves no one, not even her own father and mother?"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How glad he will be when he sees how lovely she is."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What is the matter, and why does he look so unhappy? Surely he ought to be content when he sees how beautiful she is."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He must know that there is something amiss with Joan, and perhaps he comes to say he will not marry her after all."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You have guessed then, Queen, why I come to speak to you. Tell me truly what ails Princess Joan, and why is she unlike any one I ever saw. The Queen cried bitterly, and said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I know not; would I did!"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I know and will tell you, Prince. Princess Joan is under a spell. A bad fairy enchanted her when she was a tiny baby, and till this charm is broken, she will never be like other people."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And what is the charm?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Nay, that I don't know, said the nurse. Then she told Michael of the yellow woman and the whistling the Queen had heard at night; and as he listened the Prince sighed and said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "There is no charm which cannot be broken if one does but know how, but this is hard to do, for we do not know what the spell is, or who is the fairy who cast it. But bid the people cease their preparations, Queen, and stop the wedding rejoicings, for there will be no wedding. No, not till I have found the fairy who has wronged my Joan, and made her set her free. To-morrow I shall start at break of day, and journey to the farthest ends of the world, to search for what can break the charm. But I pray, Queen, that Joan may wait for me for seven years, and if, when they are past, I have not returned, and you have heard nothing of me, you must think that I am dead and gone, and marry her to whom you will, for if I be alive, I will return before then. And till seven years are past remember that Joan is still mine."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I have sworn that I will not marry Joan till she loves me as I do her, neither can I return to my home and forget her, so bid her be ready at dawn to-morrow to bid me farewell, and tell none that I am going till I have gone. Also I beg you to send a messenger to my father and mother to tell them why I do not return, for I will not see them first, lest they too should try to dissuade me."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "You do well. You are a noble Prince, and would well deserve our Princess's love."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Most likely I shall never see her again, and then she will never know how much I have loved her."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Good-bye, Joan, he said;"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And why do you go? said Joan;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I had thought there would be a grand wedding, and I should have all the gifts that are being prepared for me, and now I shall have nothing; but good-bye, if go you must."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I know why you are come, he said, as soon as Michael entered the room."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "So you have seen Princess Joan; and do you still wish to marry her?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will marry her, or no one, said Michael."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But not till I have found out who has bewitched her, and have broken the charm."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "You will have to search far for that, said the wizard;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And it may be years ere you could set her free. Forget her, my son, and return to your own home, and do not waste your life in a fruitless quest."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will seek to break the charm, even if it take my whole life, said Michael."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But tell me what it is, and how shall I find out how to break it."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "A fairy has stolen her heart, said the wizard,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then I will go and seek her heart, and bring it back to her, said Michael."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "But where shall I look for it? Tell me at least where has the fairy hidden it."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "She has taken it to a castle in which are kept all the hearts of men and women, that fairies steal, or that they themselves throw away; and this castle is very far from here; moreover, it is guarded by an old gnome, who is spiteful and cruel, and who pays no heed to those who beg him to let them enter. Give up the Princess and return to your home, for if you go, you will only die, or be enchanted like poor Princess Joan."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Nevertheless, I shall go, said Michael."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "So tell me what path to take, and I will start at once."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Take this, he said;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is all that I can give you, to help you, and through it you must look at the stars, and you will see that they are all of different colours--blue, green, red, and yellow; look for the one which is the deepest, brightest red, and follow it; it will lead you many miles both by land and sea, but follow steadily, and let nothing turn you from your course, and you will surely come to the castle wherein is imprisoned the heart of your Princess."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Good-bye,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Farewell, he said;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "So he set off, and journeyed and journeyed, till he had reached towns and villages which he had never seen before. All that night he travelled while the stars shone, and he could see the rosy star to follow. But when the stars grew pale, and the sun rose, and people began to wake up and turn to their work, he lay down under a tree and slept soundly. When he woke the day was almost done, and the sun was sinking. So he went to a little town near and bought food, and rested till again the stars shone in the sky. Then he rose and went on all night, still following the crimson star. So passed many days and nights, and he journeyed through strange lands, and his heart sank when he thought,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "So may I wander all round the world, and come no nearer to the star, or to the castle where they keep the heart of my poor Joan."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why do you wish to buy a boat? We use them to fish near the shore, but no boat or ship has ever crossed this sea, for no one knows what land is beyond."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Then I will be the first to find out, said Michael."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Tell me how much you want, and give me your largest boat. On this the men muttered together, and one said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "He is mad."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Yes, said another,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Friend, I beg you to tell me how I am to enter the castle; or if you have the key, to give it to me."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I have the key, and no one can enter without my leave. What will you give me for it?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why, said Michael,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I have nothing but money,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Your money is nothing to me, he said;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But look yonder. Over there I am building a wall of heavy stones, and I am old, and my strength fails me; stay and work for me at that wall, and in return I will give you the key of the castle."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Look at that serpent, said the old man;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is sitting on its eggs. When they are hatched you shall have the key and open the castle door. Till then you must be my slave."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Gladly, said Michael, who was delighted;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That, said he,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "It is hard work while it lasts, but 'twill not be for long, and 'tis not much to do to win my Joan. So he worked hard till the sun had set, and then the old man rose, saying,"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Enough,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How soon will your work be done, and mine also, good snake? Make haste, I pray, that I may find my way into the castle, and return to my Princess."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Enough,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "What would you do here? he asked;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "And when will the serpent's eggs be hatched?"
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "That, said the old man,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I cannot tell, but a bargain is a bargain; keep you your part and I will keep mine."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will work here, he said,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Why have you led me here, cruel star, he asked sadly,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Now all is in vain, said he,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "If the snake has escaped me, cried Michael,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "How foolish I am, he said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "Yes, and wicked too. It is not the fault of the poor snake that its eggs are not hatched. Perhaps it is enchanted like me, and waits as patiently for them;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Tis a miracle,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Now, he cried,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I will go and take for myself the sword from the wall, and win my way into the castle, and nothing shall hinder me more."
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I will swear a vow, he cried,"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "I am indeed glad to see you, I am mistress of this castle, and you are very welcome; but I beg that before you tell me from where you come and what you seek, you will sit down and share this feast with me. Michael was beginning to answer, when he felt the sword in his hand, and remembered his oath, and looking full in the face of the new-comer, said,"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I seek the heart of Princess Joan."
},
{
"from": "human",
"value": "And you shall find it, answered the grand lady."
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "But first you must rest and eat, for you must be both tired and hungry;"
}
]
|
38976 | Unknown Title | Unknown Author | [
{
"from": "human",
"value": "Never mind, quoth he to himself cheerily;"
},
{
"from": "gpt",
"value": "I have at last reached the inside of the castle, and surely shall find the heart of my Joan, and if I keep my vow and neither eat nor drink here or say aught but ask for that which I seek, nothing can harm me."
}
]
|
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