'I thought I should see no one but the brown bull.' "The Prince laughed merrily.

He was in good spirits naturally, as any one would be who, after being forced for ten years to wear a frightful and hideous disguise, and to behave like a rough and surly bull, instead of like a well-born gentleman, should suddenly find himself in his own pleasant person again.
"'I _was_ the bull,' he said, 'but you, Princess, have transformed me.
How can I ever show you my gratitude ?' "'You owe me none,' said the Princess gently.

'What I did was to save my parents and their people.

If it has served you in good stead, that for me is reward enough.

But,' she added, 'I wish I had brought some of my pretty dresses with me.