Коллекционер
Chapter 2
Onceuponatime(Isaid,andhestaredbitterlybitterlyatthefloor)therewasaveryuglymonsterwhocapturedaprincessandputherinadungeoninhiscastle.Everyeveninghemadehersitwithhimandorderedhertosaytohim,"Youareveryhandsome,mylord,"Andeveryeveningshesaid,"Youareveryugly,youmonster."Andthenthemonsterlookedveryhurtandsadandstaredatthefloor.Sooneeveningtheprincesssaid,"Ifyoudothisthingandthatthingyoumightbehandsome,"butthemonstersaid,"Ican’t,Ican’t."Theprincesssaid,"Try,try."Butthemonstersaid,"Ican’t,Ican’t."Everyeveningitwasthesame.Heaskedhertolie,andshewouldn’t.Sotheprincessbegantothinkthathereallyenjoyedbeingamonsterandveryugly.Thenonedayshesawhewascryingwhenshe’dtoldhim,forthefiftiethtime,thathewasugly.Soshesaid,"Youcanbecomeveryhandsomeifyoudojustonething.Willyoudoit?"Yes,hesaid,atlast,hewouldtrytodoit.Soshesaid,thensetmefree.Andhesetherfree.Andsuddenly,hewasn’tuglyanymore,hewasaprincewhohadbeenbewitched.Andhefollowedtheprincessoutofthecastle.Andtheybothlivedhappilyeverafterwards.
IknewitwassillyasIwassayingit.Fey.Hedidn’tspeak,hekeptstaringdown.
Isaid,nowit’syourturntotellafairystory.
Hejustsaid,Iloveyou.
Andyes,hehadmoredignitythanIdidthenandIfeltsmall,mean.
