Explore "The Three Citrons: the Story of a Prince who Climbed the Glass Hill" by Parker Fillmore on Textopian. Read with annotations and highlights.
Once upon a time there was an aged king who had an only son. One day he called the prince to him and said: "My son, you see that my head is white. Soon I shall be closing my eyes and you are not yet settled in life. Marry, my son, marry at once so that I can bless you before I die."
The prince made no answer but he took the king's words to heart and pondered them. He would gladly have done as his father wished but there was no young girl upon whom his affections were set.