06-the sleeping beauty- 第3部分

horseback　（for　he　came　post）　and　asked；　with　the　utmost

astonishment；　what　was　the　meaning　of　that　horrible

spectacle。



No　one　dared　to　tell　him；　when　the　Ogress；　all　enraged

to　see　what　had　happened；　threw　herself　head　foremost

into　the　tub；　and　was　instantly　devoured　by　the　ugly

creatures　she　had　ordered　to　be　thrown　into　it　for　others。

The　King　could　not　but　be　very　sorry；　for　she　was　his

mother；　but　he　soon　comforted　himself　with　his　beautiful

wife　and　his　pretty　children。