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The fairy tale was ended, the wicked Queen had fled; / The Prince had saved the Princess and cut off the monster's head; / The people all were joyful, and the Princess and the Prince / Were married and -- so ran the tale -- "lived happy ever since. " / Nell closed the book of fairy tales and mused: "I wonder why / There are no fairies nowadays? I only wish that I / Could be a fairy princess like the Princess Goldenhair. " / Here Nell dropped off to sleep, and then she started in her chair, / When, of its own accord, the book popped open, and behold!
Out crept a wee elf-princess all arrayed in cloth of gold; / She sighed a little tired sigh and then Nell heard her say, / In a tiny tired little voice, that sounded far away: / "Oh, dear! how very nice it is for once to get outside.