III.

The rugged caves where giants dwell;

The dragons guarding gems and gold;

Fair ladies who by magic spell

Are held enchained in castles old;

The handsome princes, brave and bold,

Who cross the moat by drawbridge spanned:

Such tales and more will now unfold

These Chronicles of Faeryland.

Then, children, leave your books and toys,

And come to this enchanted strand;

I tell for happy girls and boys

These Chronicles of Faeryland.