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Fairy Adventures from Chronicles of Pantouflia By Andrew Lang

	IO                              PRINCE PRIGIO.
	CHAPTER II.
	Prince Prigio and his Family. ELL, the little prince grew up. I think I've told you that his name was Prigio —did I not ? Well, that was his name. You cannot think how clever he was. He argued with his nurse soon as he could speak, which was very soon. He argued that he did not like to be washed, because the soap got into his eyes. How­ever, when he was told all about the pores of the skin, and how they could not be healthy if he was not washed, he at once ceased to resist, for he was very reasonable. He argued with his father that he did not see why there should be kings who were rich, while beggars were