All would have gone well if his heart had not been cracked. The proud sisters were visiting at the castle and the prince seemed to like them as well as he liked Marygold. It was all on account of the cracked heart.
At last Marygold could stand it no longer.
She sent for the pixie and asked, “What can be the matter with the Prince?”
The pixie said, “Oh, ho! He has cracked his heart.”
Then the pixie took out his feather-duster and began to mend the prince’s heart.
The proud sisters said, “Please mend our hearts, too,” and the pixie did so. Then they went away and the prince and Marygold were very happy again.
The pixie started away, waving his feather-duster.
Marygold said, “Come to see us often.”
The pixie whirled his feather-duster. Out fell ten shining gold-pieces!