How was he to get Prigio out of the way, and make Enrico or Alphonso his successor?
He read in books about it; and all the books showed that, if a king sent his three sons to do anything, it was always the youngest who did it, and got the crown.

And he wished he had the chance.

Well, it arrived at last.
There was a very hot summer! It began to be hot in March.

All the rivers were dried up.

The grass did not grow.