The adventures of Andolocia, with the purse and cap of his father Fortunatus : $b a tale for the nurseryAnonymous
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The adventures of Andolocia, with the purse and cap of his father Fortunatus : $b a tale for the nursery
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Fairy tales; Fortunatus (Legendary character) -- In literature
Having obtained it, he put it on, and instantly wished himself in
the chamber of princess Agrippina, whom he intended to consult about
getting back his purse from the queen.
But no astonishment could be greater than his, when, looking at
the princess, he saw his purse fastened to her girdle. Andolocia
perceiving this desired of the princess to restore it; which she
refusing, he clasped her in his arms, and wished himself in an orchard
full of fruit-trees in the neighbourhood of Constantinople.
His wish was instantly accomplished, and they found themselves
sitting under a large fig-tree; when the princess, seeing what fine
figs were on it, entreated him to get her one to eat. Andolocia, who
loved Agrippina very much, notwithstanding that she had used him so
unkindly, immediately threw his cap upon the ground, and began to climb
the tree.
The princess, quite ignorant of the virtue in the cap, being greatly
fatigued with the scorching of the sun, put it on her head; and
happening at the same moment to be wishing that she was in her cold
bath at the palace of her father, she was immediately taken up into the
air, and was out of sight in a minute.
When Andolocia looked round and saw that both the princess and his cap
were gone, he knew not, so great was his vexation, what step to take;
but after walking about for some time, finding himself thirsty, he
began to eat some apples, —when two large horns sprang directly out of
his forehead.
He now ran like a madman about the orchard, and his cries were heard by
an aged hermit, who came up to him and inquired what was the matter?
When Andolocia had related the manner in which the accident had
happened, the hermit assured him, that if he would eat some apples
from another tree he would soon find his horns disappear.
Andolocia lost no time in doing as he was desired; and the horns
accordingly disappeared. Having first filled his pockets with some
of both sorts of these extraordinary apples, he set out on foot for
the palace of princess Agrippina’s father, where he stood at the gate
disguised as a poor man, who had the finest apples to sell that ever
were seen in England.
The princess as she passed out observed the apples, and, seeing
that they were as fine as those she had seen in the orchard near
Constantinople, began to buy them with great eagerness, and turned back
again to the palace to eat them.
Immediately two great horns sprang from her forehead; upon which the
princess screamed so loud as to alarm every one in the palace; and the
king, among the rest, came in to her assistance.
Seeing what had happened, he called in all the physicians, to obtain a
cure if possible; but not one was found who understood her case.
At length Andolocia, disguising himself as a physician with a great
false nose, went to the palace and offered his services; which were
willingly accepted.
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