The Prince told Peter who the Princess really was one day, because the poor old man had never ceased to sorrow because Greta could not be found, but not a word did he tell of this to Robert or Martha, but kept his secret all to himself as long as he lived.
THE KNIGHT OF THE BRIGHT STAR
Once upon a time there lived a prince named Lorenzo. Although he was a prince, he was quite poor and lived with his mother and one servant in a mountain far from the land of his birth.
His father, the King, had been killed in a battle with another king, who took away the wealth and the castles of the defeated King, leaving Prince Lorenzo and his mother nothing of their former grandeur.
Prince Lorenzo grew up with a longing for vengeance in his heart, and often at night his mother would find him gazing in the direction of his old home as he stood alone under the stars.
“Son,” said the Queen-mother one night, “why do you gaze so intently into the distance? Why are you so sad?”
“There is bitterness in my heart for my father’s enemy who has robbed me of all the happiness and pleasure in the great world outside,” replied the Prince.
“Let me go, mother, and seek my fortune, and I may be able to avenge the wrongs done to you and me.”
“Vengeance does not belong to us, my son,” said the Queen-mother. “You must not take upon yourself that which is not your right.