And while they led the soldier to the royal carriage the great big dogs bounded along in front.
Little boys whistled gaily, and the guards presented arms.
Then the Princess was sent for, and made Queen, which she liked much better than living shut up in a copper palace. And the wedding feast lasted for eight whole days, and the three monster wizard dogs sat at the table, staring around them with all their eyes.
BOOTS AND HIS BROTHERS
BY GEORGE WEBBE DASENT
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NCE on a time there was a man who had three sons, Peter, Paul, and John. John was Boots, of course, because he was the youngest. I can't say the man had anything more than these three sons, for he had n't one penny to rub against another; and so he told his sons over and over again they must go out into the world and try to earn their bread, for there at home there was nothing to be looked for but starving to death.