` That is quite a meal ! ' said the Princess ; ` but where shall we get the soup from ? ' ` I 've got that in my pocket ! ' said Blockhead-Hans . ' I have so much that I can quite well throw some away ! ' and he poured some mud out of his pocket . ' I like you ! ' said the Princess . ` You can answer , and you can speak , and I will marry you ; but do you know that every word which we are saying and have said has been taken down and will be in the paper to-morrow ? By each window do you see there are standing three reporters and an old editor , and this old editor is the worst , for he does n't understand anything ! ' but she only said this to tease Blockhead-Hans . And the reporters giggled , and each dropped a blot of ink on the floor . ` Ah ! are those the great people ? ' said Blockhead-Hans . ` Then I will give the editor the best ! ' So saying , he turned his pockets inside out , and threw the mud right in his face . ` That was neatly done ! ' said the Princess . ' I could n't have done it ; but I will soon learn how to ! '
Blockhead-Hans became King , got a wife and a crown , and sat on the throne ; and this we have still damp from the newspaper of the XXXXX and the reporters -- and they are not to be believed for a moment .
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