--- title: The White Cat, part 3 — The Blue Fairy Book · full text with trees description: The White Cat, part 3, «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: “As they laid me under the enchantment the fairies told me all my history, for until then I had quite believed that I was their child, and warned me that --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/) [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 Blue Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/) / The White Cat, part 3 # The White Cat, part 3 The White Cat, part 3 of «The Blue Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole text, 32 sentences and 673 words. Every sentence has its own page with its syntax tree and pragmatics, parsed by Mova itself; 2 of them are in the tales treebank and were checked by a teacher model. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/1/) — “As they laid me under the enchantment the fairies told me all my history, for until then I had quite believed that I was their child, and warned me that my only chance of regaining my natural form was to win the love of a prince who resembled in every way my unfortunate lover. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/2/) — “And you have won it, lovely Princess,” interrupted the Prince. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/3/) — “You are indeed wonderfully like him,” resumed the Princess--“in voice, in features, and everything; and if you really love me all my troubles will be at an end.” - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/4/) — “And mine too,” cried the Prince, throwing himself at her feet, “if you will consent to marry me.” - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/5/) — “I love you already better than anyone in the world,” she said; “but now it is time to go back to your father, and we shall hear what he says about it.” - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/6/) — So the Prince gave her his hand and led her out, and they mounted the chariot together; it was even more splendid than before, and so was the whole company. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/7/) — Even the horses’ shoes were of rubies with diamond nails, and I suppose that is the first time such a thing was ever seen. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/8/) — As the Princess was as kind and clever as she was beautiful, you may imagine what a delightful journey the Prince found it, for everything the Princess said seemed to him quite charming. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/9/) — When they came near the castle where the brothers were to meet, the Princess got into a chair carried by four of the guards; it was hewn out of one splendid crystal, and had silken curtains, which she drew round her that she might not be seen. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/10/) — The Prince saw his brothers walking upon the terrace, each with a lovely princess, and they came to meet him, asking if he had also found a wife. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/11/) — He said that he had found something much rarer--a white cat! - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/12/) — At which they laughed very much, and asked him if he was afraid of being eaten up by mice in the palace. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/13/) — And then they set out together for the town. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/14/) — Each prince and princess rode in a splendid carriage; the horses were decked with plumes of feathers, and glittered with gold. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/15/) — After them came the youngest prince, and last of all the crystal chair, at which everybody looked with admiration and curiosity. — checked by a teacher - [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/16/) — When the courtiers saw them coming they hastened to tell the King. - [17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/17/) — “Are the ladies beautiful?” he asked anxiously. - [18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/18/) — And when they answered that nobody had ever before seen such lovely princesses he seemed quite annoyed. - [19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/19/) — However, he received them graciously, but found it impossible to choose between them. - [20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/20/) — Then turning to his youngest son he said: - [21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/21/) — “Have you come back alone, after all?” - [22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/22/) — “Your Majesty,” replied the Prince, “will find in that crystal chair a little white cat, which has such soft paws, and mews so prettily, that I am sure you will be charmed with it.” - [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/23/) — The King smiled, and went to draw back the curtains himself, but at a touch from the Princess the crystal shivered into a thousand splinters, and there she stood in all her beauty; her fair hair floated over her shoulders and was crowned with flowers, and her softly falling robe was of the purest white. - [24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/24/) — She saluted the King gracefully, while a murmur of admiration rose from all around. - [25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/25/) — “Sire,” she said, “I am not come to deprive you of the throne you fill so worthily. - [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/26/) — I have already six kingdoms, permit me to bestow one upon you, and upon each of your sons. — checked by a teacher - [27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/27/) — I ask nothing but your friendship, and your consent to my marriage with your youngest son; we shall still have three kingdoms left for ourselves.” - [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/28/) — The King and all the courtiers could not conceal their joy and astonishment, and the marriage of the three Princes was celebrated at once. - [29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/29/) — The festivities lasted several months, and then each king and queen departed to their own kingdom and lived happily ever after. - [30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/30/) — (1) - [31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/31/) — (1) La Chatte blanche. - [32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/25/32/) — Par Madame la Comtesse d’Aulnoy. - ← previous: [The White Cat, part 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/24/) - next →: [The Water-lily. the Gold-spinners](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/26/) - ↑ back to [The Blue Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg503/)