He jumped lightly on his horse , and was a mile from home before Tubby had ceased laughing . ' A yellow wife ! He must be mad ! fit for a strait waistcoat ! ' cried the good man , when he was able to speak . ` Here ! quick ! bring him back to me . ' The servants mounted their horses and rode after the Prince ; but as they did not know which road he had taken , they went all ways except the right one , and instead of bringing him back they returned themselves when it grew dark , with their horses worn out and covered with dust . III When Desire thought they could no longer catch him , he pulled his horse into a walk , like a prudent man who knows he has far to go . He travelled in this way for many weeks , passing by villages , towns , mountains , valleys , and plains , but always pushing south , where every day the sun seemed hotter and more brilliant . At last one day at sunset Desire felt the sun so warm , that he thought he must now be near the place of his dream . He was at that moment close to the corner of a wood where stood a little hut , before the door of which his horse stopped of his own accord . An old man with a white beard was sitting on the doorstep enjoying the fresh air . The Prince got down from his horse and asked leave to rest . ` Come in , my young friend , ' said the old man ; ` my house is not large , but it is big enough to hold a stranger . ' The traveller entered , and his host put before him a simple meal . When his hunger was satisfied the old man said to him : ` If I do not mistake , you come from far . May I ask where you are going ? ' ' I will tell you , ' answered Desire , ` though most likely you will laugh at me .
I dreamed that in the land of the sun there was a wood full of orange trees , and that in one of the oranges I should find a beautiful princess who is to be my XXXXX .
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