So I have resolved to put myself out of my pain by means of the Golden Fountain . A single drop of its water falling on the sand around will trace the name of my rival in her heart . I dread the test , and yet this very dread convinces me of my misfortune . ' It may be imagined that after listening to these words the Invisible Prince followed Prince Gnome like his shadow , and after walking some time they arrived at the Golden Fountain . The unhappy lover stooped down with a sigh , and dipping his finger in the water let fall a drop on the sand . It instantly wrote the name of Prince Flame , his brother . The shock of this discovery was so real , that Prince Gnome sank fainting into the arms of his friend . Meanwhile the Invisible Prince was turning over in his mind how he could best deliver Rosalie . As , since he had been touched by the Giant 's ring , he had the power to live in the water as well as on land , he at once dived into the fountain . He perceived in one corner a door leading into the mountain , and at the foot of the mountain was a high rock on which was fixed an iron ring with a cord attached . The Prince promptly guessed that the cord was used to chain the Princess , and drew his sword and cut it . In a moment he felt the Princess 's hand in his , for she had always kept her magic pebble in her mouth , in spite of the prayers and entreaties of the Prince of the Air to make herself visible . So hand in hand the invisible Prince and Rosalie crossed the mountain ; but as the Princess had no power of living under water , she could not pass the Golden Fountain . Speechless and invisible they clung together on the brink , trembling at the frightful tempest the Prince of the Air had raised in his fury . The storm had already lasted many days when tremendous heat began to make itself felt . The lightning flashed , the thunder rattled , fire bolts fell from heaven , burning up the forests and even the fields of corn . In one instant the very streams were dried up , and the Prince , seizing his opportunity , carried the Princess over the Golden Fountain . It took them a long time still to reach the Golden Isle , but at last they got there , and we may be quite sure they never wanted to leave it any more . THE CROW -LRB- 13 -RRB- -LRB- 13 -RRB- From the Polish . Kletke .
Once upon a XXXXX there were three Princesses who were all three young and beautiful ; but the youngest , although she was not fairer than the other two , was the most loveable of them all .
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