There the old man lighted a fire of straw , and then drew from an old box his wife 's dress and shoes , which the Princess put on , and thus roughly clad looked as charming as possible , and Frisk danced his very best to amuse her . The old man saw that Rosette must be some great lady , for her bed coverings were all of satin and gold . He begged that she would tell him all her history , as she might safely trust him . The Princess told him everything , weeping bitterly again at the thought that it was by the King 's orders that she had been thrown overboard . ` And now , my daughter , what is to be done ? ' said the old man . ` You are a great Princess , accustomed to fare daintily , and I have nothing to offer you but black bread and radishes , which will not suit you at all . Shall I go and tell the King of the Peacocks that you are here ? If he sees you he will certainly wish to marry you . ' ` Oh no ! ' cried Rosette , ` he must be wicked , since he tried to drown me . Do n't let us tell him , but if you have a little basket give it to me . ' The old man gave her a basket , and tying it round Frisk 's neck she said to him : ` Go and find out the best cooking-pot in the town and bring the contents to me . ' Away went Frisk , and as there was no better dinner cooking in all the town than the King 's , he adroitly took the cover off the pot and brought all it contained to the Princess , who said : ` Now go back to the pantry , and bring the best of everything you find there . ' So Frisk went back and filled his basket with white bread , and red wine , and every kind of sweetmeat , until it was almost too heavy for him to carry . When the King of the Peacocks wanted his dinner there was nothing in the pot and nothing in the pantry . All the courtiers looked at one another in dismay , and the King was terribly cross . ` Oh well ! ` he said , ` if there is no dinner I can not dine , but take care that plenty of things are roasted for supper . ' When evening came the Princess said to Frisk : ` Go into the town and find out the best kitchen , and bring me all the nicest morsels that are being roasted upon the spit . '
Frisk did as he was told , and as he knew of no better kitchen than the King 's , he went in softly , and when the cook 's back was turned took XXXXX that was upon the spit , As it happened it was all done to a turn , and looked so good that it made him hungry only to see it .
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