What is to be done?
The people say they can endure it no longer.

The girl Bruna was found bruised and bleeding by the wayside a long way from this, and she gives the same account as the gardener's daughter of the monster's rage at finding he had been deceived.' "The queen had tried to prevent the king's relating all this, but he was too excited to notice her hints, and, indeed, after the first few words, the Princess had heard enough.

She started from her seat and came forward.

And when he saw her, the king threw up his hands in despair.
But the Princess said quietly, 'Father, you must tell me the whole.' "So they had to tell her the whole.

For many weeks past the terrible monster she had seen in the courtyard had been filling the country with fear.