--- title: _thomas Bodkin_, part 3 — The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault · full text with trees description: _thomas Bodkin_, part 3, «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: And now the King and the Queen, having kissed their dear child without waking her, went out of the palace, and put forth a proclam --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/) / \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3 # \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3 \_thomas Bodkin\_, part 3 of «The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault» by Charles Perrault: the whole text, 37 sentences and 1521 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/1/) — And now the King and the Queen, having kissed their dear child without waking her, went out of the palace, and put forth a proclamation, that nobody should dare to come near it. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/2/) — This, however, was not necessary; for, in a quarter of an hour's time, there grew up, all round about the park, such a vast number of trees, great and small, bushes and brambles, twining one within another, that neither man nor beast could pass thro'; so that nothing could be seen but the very top of the towers of the palace; and that too, not unless it was a good way off. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/3/) — Nobody doubted but the Fairy gave herein a sample of her art, that the Princess, while she continued sleeping, might have nothing to fear from any curious people. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/4/) — \* \* \* \* \* - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/5/) — When a hundred years were gone and past, the son of the King then reigning, and who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, being gone a-hunting on that side of the country, asked, what were those towers which he saw in the middle of a great thick wood? - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/6/) — Every one answered according as they had heard; some said that it was a ruinous old castle, haunted by spirits; others, that all the sorcerers and witches of the country kept there their sabbath, or nights meeting. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/7/) — The common opinion was that an Ogre\[1\] lived there, and that he carried thither all the little children he could catch, that he might eat them up at his leisure, without any-body's being able to follow him, as having himself, only, the power to pass thro' the wood. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/8/) — \[Footnote 1: OGRE is a giant, with long teeth and claws, with a raw head and bloody-bones, who runs away with naughty little boys and girls, and eats them up. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/9/) — \[Note by the translator.\]\] - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/10/) — The Prince was at a stand, not knowing what to believe, when a very aged countryman spake to him thus: "May it please your Royal Highness, it is now above fifty years since I heard my father, who had heard my grandfather, say that there then was in this castle, a Princess, the most beautiful was ever seen; that she must sleep there a hundred years, and should be awaked by a king's son; for whom she was reserved." - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/11/) — The young Prince was all on fire at these words, believing, without a moment's doubt, that he could put an end to this rare adventure; and pushed on by love and honour resolved that moment to look into it. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/12/) — Scarce had he advanced towards the wood, when all the great trees, the bushes and brambles, gave way of themselves to let him pass thro'; he walked up to the castle which he saw at the end of a large avenue which he went into; and what a little surprised him was, that he saw none of his people could follow him, because the trees closed again, as soon as he had pass'd thro' them. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/13/) — However, he did not cease from continuing his way; a young and amorous Prince is always valiant. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/14/) — He came into a spacious outward court, where everything he saw might have frozen up the most fearless person with horror. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/15/) — There reigned over all a most frightful silence; the image of death everywhere shewed itself, and there was nothing to be seen but stretched out bodies of men and animals, all seeming to be dead. - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/16/) — He, however, very well knew, by the ruby faces and pimpled noses of the beef-eaters, that they were only asleep; and their goblets, wherein still remained some drops of wine, shewed plainly, that they fell asleep in their cups. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/17/) — He then crossed a court paved with marble, went up the stairs, and came into the guard-chamber, where the guards were standing in their ranks, with their muskets upon their shoulders, and snoring as loud as they could. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/18/) — After that he went through several rooms full of gentlemen and ladies, all asleep, some standing, others sitting. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/19/) — At last he came into a chamber all gilded with gold, where he saw, upon a bed, the curtains of which were all open, the finest sight was ever beheld: a Princess, who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years of age, and whose bright, and in a manner resplendent beauty, had somewhat in it divine. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/20/) — He approached with trembling and admiration, and fell down before her upon his knees. - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/21/) — And now, as the inchantment was at an end, the Princess awaked, and looking on him with eyes more tender than the first view might seem to admit of: "Is it you, my Prince," said she to him, "you have tarried long." - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/22/) — The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to shew his joy and gratitude; he assured her, that he loved her better than he did himself; his discourse was not well connected, but it pleased her all the more; little eloquence, a great deal of love. - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/23/) — He was more at a loss than she, and we need not wonder at it; she had time to think on what to say to him; for it is very probable (though history mentions nothing of it) that the good Fairy, during so long a sleep, had entertained her with pleasant dreams. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/24/) — In short, when they talked four hours together, they said not half what they had to say. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/25/) — In the mean while, all the palace awaked; every one thought upon their particular business; and as all of them were not in love, they were ready to die for hunger; the chief lady of honour, being as sharp set as other folks, grew very impatient, and told the Princess aloud, That supper was served up. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/26/) — The Prince helped the Princess to rise, she was entirely dressed, and very magnificently, but his Royal Highness took care not to tell her that she was dressed like his great grand-mother, and had a point-band peeping over a high collar; she looked not a bit the less beautiful and charming for all that. - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/27/) — They went into the great hall of looking-glasses, where they supped, and were served by the Princess's officers; the violins and hautboys played old tunes, but very excellent, tho' it was now above a hundred years since they had been played; and after supper, without losing any time, the lord almoner married them in the chapel of the castle, and the chief lady of honour drew the curtains. - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/28/) — They had but very little sleep; the Princess had no occasion, and the Prince left her next morning to return into the city, where his father must needs have been anxious on his account. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/29/) — The Prince told him that he lost his way in the forest, as he was hunting, and that he had lain at the cottage of a collier, who gave him cheese and brown bread. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/30/) — The King his father, who was of an easy disposition, believed him; but his mother could not be persuaded this was true; and seeing that he went almost every day a-hunting, and that he always had some excuse ready when he had laid out three or four nights together, she no longer doubted he had some little amour, for he lived with the Princess above two whole years, and had by her two children, the eldest of which, who was a daughter, was named Aurora, and the youngest, who was a son, they called Day, because he was even handsomer and more beautiful than his sister. - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/31/) — The Queen said more than once to her son, in order to bring him to speak freely to her, that a young man must e'en take his pleasure; but he never dared to trust her with his secret; he feared her, tho' he loved her; for she was of the race of the Ogres, and the King would never have married her, had it not been for her vast riches; it was even whispered about the court, that she had Ogreish inclinations, and that, whenever she saw little children passing by, she had all the difficulty in the world to refrain from falling upon them. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/32/) — And so the Prince would never tell her one word. - [33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/33/) — But when the King was dead, which happened about two years afterwards; and he saw himself lord and master, he openly declared his marriage; and he went in great ceremony to fetch his Queen from the castle. - [34](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/34/) — They made a magnificent entry into the capital city, she riding between her two children. - [35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/35/) — Some time after, the King went to make war with the Emperor Cantalabutte, his neighbour. - [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/36/) — He left the government of the kingdom to the Queen his mother, and earnestly recommended to her care his wife and children. - [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/9/37/) — He was like to be at war all the summer, and as soon as he departed, the Queen-mother sent her daughter-in-law and her children to a country-house among the woods, that she might with the more ease gratify her horrible longing. - ← previous: [\_thomas Bodkin\_, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/8/) - next →: [Her With a Sauce Robert'"\]](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/10/) - ↑ back to [The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg29021/)