At last the prince gave in and the pixie went away with the statue.
The prince was sad indeed. He sat alone at twilight and sang:
“O princess dear, O princess dear,
I am sad in the fall of the year.
I should be happy, it is plain,
If you would come back to me again.”
The prince’s heart gave a crack. It almost broke in two.
An autumn leaf floated in through the window. On it was written:
“The princess dear will come again.