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Perbedaan Email berbasis Web dan Pop

Perbedaannya yaitu:

Berbasis Web:
Ruang penyimpanannya lebih kecil/sedikit
Harus diakses menggunakan/melalui web
Dapat dibaca secara online
Dapat diakses dimana saja
Prosesnya lebih cepat dan handal

Berbasis Pop:
Ruang penyimpanannya lebih banyak
Diakses menggunakan outlook
Hanya dapat dibaca secara offline
Dapat diakses dikomputer tertentu
Prosesnya lama dan lambat

Jenis-Jenis Kucing

1. Kucing Toyger

Toyger adalah kucing berukuran sedang dengan bulu menyerupai bengal. Toyger mempunyai temperamin yang baik dengan kesehatan yang baik dan relatof tahan terhadap penyakit.

Warna ideal adalah warna oranye tua dengan belang hitam seperti pada harimau. Pola belang harus memanjang tanpa ada spot. Telinga kecil dan bulat. Secara keseluruhan Toyger mempunyai struktur pertulangan yang padat dan seimbang.

Ras kucing ini merupakan hasil persilangan kucing domestik dengan bengal. Tujuannya untuk menghasilkan harimau kecil yang bisa diajak main dan dipelihara di dalam rumah. Kata Toyger sendiri merupakan singkatan dari “Toy Tiger” (harimau yang bisa diajak main).

Ras Toyger ditemukan dan dikembangkan oleh Judy Sugden, pemilik sebuah Cattery di Amerika yang bernama “EEYAAS Cattery”. Toyger dihasilkan dengan cara menyilangkan kucing domestik belang (tabby) yang berbulu pendek, dengan Bengal Tabby Standar. Setelah bertahun-tahun kerja keras, perkawinan kucing-kucing ini menghasilkan kucing-kucing dengan warna belang menyerupai harimau.

Ras ini masih dalam pengembangan.Pertama kali diakui untuk registrasi oleh The International Cat Association (TICA) pada awal tahun 1990-an. Beberapa breeder di AS dan Inggris berusaha mengembangkan ras ini. Toyger mendapatkan status Preliminary New Breed pada tahun 2000. Dan pada bulan Mei tahun 2007 ini diharapkan mendapatkan status penuh dalam kontes kucing (Championship Status).

Artikel kucing Toyger ini diambil dari artikel kucingkita.com. Sebenarnya ingin menulis tentang ras kucing ini dengan kalimat sendiri. Tapi karena kebetulan sudah ada yang nulis ya sudah saya publikasikan ulan saja.

2. Kucing Tiffany

Kali ini kita akan membahasa Ras Kucing Tiffany . Bagaimana dan apa jenis kucing ini?

Sekitar tahun 1967 di New York, Amerika Serikat…. pemilik Neotype Cattery yang bernama Jennie Robinson membeli sebuah rumah dan ternyata dalam penjualan rumah itu mereka juga mendapat paket sepasang kucing juga.

Nama kucing itu adalah Thomas Dan Shirley. Namun tidak diketahui mengenai latar belakang maupun jenis kucing asal induknya. Jenis kucing tersebut memiliki warna cokelat dan berbulu semi longhair dan tipe badan semi foreign.

Akhirnya kedua pasangan kucing itu melahirkan 6 ekor anak. Anehnya semua anak kucing mirip dengan ibunya yang berwarna coklat solid.

Kemudian Jennie Robinson membuat sebuah progam pengembangbiakkan kucing. Tepatnya tahun 1970 Jennie mendaftarkan Thomas dan shirley beserta anak kucing mereka ke ACA (American cat Association)

Beberapa ahli menduga bahwa kucing tersbut hanya keturunan dari Burmese. Namun mereka tidak memiliki warna sepia yang merupakan ciri khas burnese. Beberapa kucing tersebur dijual kepada Sigyn Lund (peternak kucing Burmese). Kemudian dia memperkenalkan ras Tifanny

Karena jumlahnya yang sedikit ACA akhirnya menghapus Ras Kucing Tiffany ini. Namun tidak lama berselang di Kanada ada banyak pecinta kucing yang menemukan ras ini dan memutuskan untuk melestarikan mereka.

Ciri-ciri kucing Tiffany :

• Berukuran medium
• Tipe badan semi foreign
• berat badan antara 4-5 kg
• Bentuk kepala hampir seperti segi tiga
• moncong pendek
• dagu kecil
• Telinga besar
• Tulang pipi lebar
• Mempunyai ekor dihiasi bulu lembut
• Warna mata adalah gold
• Tentu saja ciri khas jenis kucing yang berwarna cokelat

Jenis kucing ini sangat menyukai manusia..walaupun juga tidak terlalu pemalas dan rajin.

3.  Maine Coon

enis kucing Maine Coon berasal dari USA, Maine. Tapi asal usul dari kucing ini sama sekali tidak diketahui, coba bandingkan dengan kucing birman atau turkish van yang kita udah tahu gimana asal-usulnya. Postingan ini terisnpirasi dan diambil dari kucing Maine Coon blog.

Secara umum ciri-ciri kucing Maine Coon adalah sebagai berikut :

• Badan besar dan panjang serat agak berbentuk segi empat
• Mata lebar serta oval
• Hidung lebar dan melengkung di ujungnya
• Ekor panjang dan lebar
• Memiliki tulang dan otot yang kuat
• Teling besar (lebar di bawah)
• Dahi melengkung
• Otot pipi sangat menonjol
• Seperti dijelaskan diatas bulunya tebal dan tahan air (sedikit berminyak)

kucing Maine Coon mampu bertahan dalam salju dan udara dingin sekalipun karena memiliki bulu yang tebal dan anti air, ditambah terdapat bulu yang sangat tebal di bagian kaki, perut kemudian leher.

Jenis kucing ini memiliki badan yang besar. Untuk kucing jantan saja beratnya antara 6-9 kg. Sedangkan untuk kucing betina 4-6 kg. Maine Coon juga memiliki mata dan telinga besar mencerminkan kemampuan penglihatkan dan pendengaran yang lebih.

4. Kucing Siam

Kucing Siamese berasal dari negara yang bernama Siam. Anda tidak mengenal negara itu? Sekarang negara itu bernama Thailand. Maka dari itu kebanyakan orang indonesia yang saya ketahui menggunakan kucing siam untuk memanggil jenis kucing ini.

Jadi kucing Siamese dan siam itu satu jenis kucing. Dan hanya dibedakan oleh sebuah nama saja. Apalah artinya sebuah nama bukan? Seperti kesalahan ucap pada kucing anggora.

Memang banyak ya kucing terkenal dari asean contohlah juga kucing birman yang dari birma. Bahkan mungkin juga kucing abyssinian yang ada kemungkinan dari asean.

Pertama kali kucing siam ada di eropa adalah saat kucing ini dijadikan hadiah untuk duta besar inggris. Kemudian seperti perkiraan kucing siam ini menjadi popule di inggris kemudian eropa.

Ciri kucing siam adalah sebagai berikut (dan menurut aku kayak kucing paling unik aja, soalnya beda banget tapi tetep aja luci):

• Bentuk tubuh panjang, langsing dan berotot
• Tubuhnya yang langsing dan anggun
• Kepala kecil dan berbentuk segitiga
• moncongnya mancung,
• Bermata biru
• Telinga yang lebar
• bulu pendek dan halus
• Ada warna kontras di ujung-ujung tubuh seperti kaki, telinga, mulut, ekor,hidung dan sekitar mata

Sifat dari Kucing Siamese atau kucing siam ini adalah selalu ingin tahu dan hiperaktif. Kadang-kadang juga menjengkelkan karena terlalu berisik.

5.  Scottish Fold

Ini kucing dengan penampilan burung hantu seperti disebut Scottish Fold. Hal ini juga kadang-kadang disebut Coupari, berkembang biak dengan mutasi gen dengan dominan-alam yang membuat tulang rawan telinganya berisi dan terlipat menyebabkan telinga membungkuk ke depan dan ke bawah ke arah depan kepala mereka. nama aslinya sebenarnya adalah Flops untuk “floppy ” ears. Nama Scottish Fold menjadi nama yang berkembang di tahun 1966.

6. Sphynx

Kucing aneh ini berkembang biak langka, Sphynx adalah sebutnya yang juga dikenal sebagai berbulu Kanada. Kucing ini terkenal karena masih kurang dimengerti perkembangannya. Sphynx yang pertama yang berhasil berkembang biak adalah kucing berbulu yang pertama kali muncul pada tahun 1966.

7.  Peterbald

Kucing lain yang berkembang biak dan aneh adalah Peterbald. Dia ini berasal dari Rusia. Mereka sebenarnya bukannya tidak berbulu tetapi lebih mirip rambut yang sangat pendek. Seekor Peterbald memiliki cara yang elegan ramping dan kepala yang khas: sempit dan panjang dengan profil lurus, mata berbentuk almond, dan telinga besar. Mereka kehilangan gen rambut dan kulit mereka memiliki warna penampilan abu-abu.

8.  Turkish Anggora

Seperti namanya berarti kucing aneh ini berkembang biak di Turki. Mata Angora Turki yang membuat breed unik. Matanya mungkin biru, hijau atau kuning, atau satu bahkan biru dan satu kuning. Gen bertanggung jawab atas mantel putih dan mata biru berkaitan erat dengan kemampuan mendengar, dan kehadiran mata biru dapat mengindikasikan mata kucing yang biru berati telinga pada sisi tersebut tuli.

9.  Oriental Shorthair

 

Kucing Unik ini berkembang biak dengan nama Oriental Shorthair disebut-sebut terlihat seperti anjing. Kucing ini menggabungkan tubuh anjing dan kucing dengan keragaman warna dan pola. Dia Ini berkembang biak dengan kecerdasan lebih baik dan merupakan binatang yang sangat ramah. Mereka mempunyai sifat khas ingin tahu, ramah, emosional, menuntut dan seringkali cukup vokal.

10.  Kucing Munckhin

Salah satu dari banyak ras kucing adalah ras Munchkin. Ciri khusus dari  Jenis kucingini adalah berkaki pendek. Walaupun memiliki kaki pendek tetapi tidak ada masalah maupun gangguan pada tulang punggungnya.

Hal ini diteliti oleh Dr. Solveig Pfluege bahwa selama 7 tahun dia melakukan penelitan pada ras kucing ini. Dia tidak menemukan adanya gangguan pada Munchkin. Gen yang menyebabkan kaki pendek pada kucing ini sama dengan yang ada pada ras anjing Daschund. Sayangnya pada anjing malah mengalami gangguan tulang punggung.

Sifat dari jenis kucing ini adalah sangat suka bermain. Pokoknya enaklah kalau diajak main-main sama majikannya. Ini dikarenakan Munchkin mudah beradaptasi dengan manusia maupun hewan yang lain.

Sejarah dari ras kucing Munchkin sendiri dimulai oleh dokter yang bernama H.E. Williams yang menemukan kucing berkaki pendek. Namun sayangnya kucing itu menghilang setelah perang dunia ke II. entah jenis kucing apa yang ditemukan itu. Tapi banyak orang percaya itu adalah  Munchkin.

Sejarah kemudian dilanjutkan pada 1983. Sandra Hochenedel (Guru Musik) menemukan dua ekor kucing betina dibahwah truk. Nah kedua kucing dalam keadaan hamil. Yang satu berwarna abu-abu dan yang lainnya berwarna hitam.

Keduanya diberi nama Blueberry dan Blackberry. Ciri dari ke dua jenis kucing lucu itu adalah kakinya yang berukuran pendek. Setelah Blackberry melahirkan, beberapa anaknya ternyata juga berkaki pendek. Dan satu diberikan kepada temannya,Kay LaFrance.

Nah oleh Kay LaFrance, ras kucing ini diberi nama Toulouse. Dia kemudian mengembangbiakkannya dan menemukan anak kucingnya juga berkaki pendek. Nama munchkin sendiri terinspirasi dari Film Wizard of Oz. Dalam film itu ada kurcaci-kurcaci yang diberi nama munchkin.

Jenis kucing ini masih batu tapi Tahukah anda mengapa ras kucing ini menjadi cukup populer dengan cepat. Ini karena Saat munchkin duduk maka kaki belakangnya mirip dengan posisi pada kelinci.

11. Egyptian Mau

Kucing yang mengagumkan ini adalah satu-satunya jenis alami dari kucing tutul. Asal Mesir.Warna Perak, perunggu, hitam, dan biru. Perangai Sangat aktif, cerdas, menghibur.

12. Abyssinian 

Kucing ini merupakan salah satu jenis yang paling populer. Kucing Abyssinian yang besar dan tegap kemungkinan besar pernah menjadi hewan yang dipuja di masa lampau Mesir.

13. Mank

Sebagian orang menyebutnya Rumpy. Ekornya pendek, Warna bulunya cokelat dan lavender. Sifatnya setia, ramah dan pintar.Warna bulunya coklat dan lavender, dan warna rambutnya paling disukai penggemar kucing

14 . British Shorthair

Dari namanya pastilah tertebak asalnya yaitu Inggris. Kucing ini kalem, lembut, hangat, dan pintar. Warna bulunya ada yang polos (putih,hitam,biru,merah dan krem), dwiwarna, hitam pekat, belang.

15. Burmese

Menurut info kucing ini dikembangkan Dr. Thompson (AS) dari kucing ratu wong mau (Burma) dan siamese. Warna cokelat musang, warna lainnya biru, champagne, lifa, merah, cokelat, dan biru kura-kura.

16. Turkish Van

Walaupun mereka mandiri, Turkish Van adalah kucing yang sebaiknya berada di rumah dengan keluarga. Bulu-bulu mereka yang indah selembut sutra membuat kita senang untuk merawatnya, dan kesenangan mereka bermain air sangat menghibur kita. Asal Turki

17. Birman

Dikenal sebagai kucing keramat Birma. Sangat tampan dengan pola warna menarik dan jari-jari kakinya yang putih bersih. Kucing Birma masih termasuk jenis yang langka. Asal Birma.

18. Ragdolls

Kucing ini merupakan kucing yang paling patuh dari semua jenis kucing. Diberi nama Ragdolls karena kebiasaan khas mereka yang suka berbaring di lengan kita. Kucing ini sangat penyayang dan ramah sehingga bisa menjadi hewan peliharaan kita yang sangat baik.

19. Ocicat

merupakan kucing hasil persilangan abyssinian dan chocolate point Siamese. Kucing ini mirip dengan kucing kampung belang. Umumnya ocicat berpola belang dengan corak totol gelap dan dasar kream. Rambutnya pendek dan mengilap

20. Bengal

Kucing Bengal adalah kucing liar yang besar berbintik dengan bulu pendek mengkilap.Kucing yang eksotis ini adalah jenis peliharaan berbintik yang paling banyak dan populer. Asal :Amerika Serikat

21.  Persia

Kucing ini merupakan jenis berbulu panjang yang paling populer. Kucing persia akan sangat senang hidup sebagai kucing rumahan. Mereka bisa akrab dengan kucing lain, binatang lain dan anak-anak. Kucing persia sangat responsif dan menjadi sumber kebahagiaan bagi pemiliknya. Asal Persia.

22. Angora 

Cara bergerak yang lemah gemulai adalah ciri dari Angora. Bulunya yang selembut sutra, tubuh yang elegan panjang, telinga menunjuk yang tegak lurus dan mata besar cerdas membuat Angora sangat dihargai kecantikan dan keanggunannya. Asal Amerika Utara.

23.  Siberia

The Cat berasal Siberia di Rusia. Ini adalah kucing berambut panjang semi, dihargai selama bertahun-tahun dengan ‘manis dan penuh kasih sayang temperamen.

24. American Bobtail

Ekor pendek mereka panjangnya bervariasi. Ekor yang sempurnya panjangnya kira-kira cukup jika ekornya tegak sepanjang belakang tubuhnya, sekitar 1/3 hingga 1/2 panjang ekor kucing biasanya.

sumber Tulisan: http://sisilyaputri.wordpress.com/jenis-jenis-kucing-di-dunia/

Penggunaan Operator

Jika diberi (" ") kata yang muncul tidak terpisah,akan muncul kata yang diketik

Jika diberi tanda + kata yang muncul kata di belakang tanda +

Jika diberi tanda -b  kata yang muncul kata di depan tanda -Menurutku yang paling praktis tanda petik karena kita bisa langsung mendapat apa yang kita cari dengan mengetikkan kata

Search Engine

Macam – macam search engine

1. Macam – Macam Search Engine Di Dunia

Mesin pencari Internet adalah satu-satunya yang membebaskan kita dari kebingungan dan kekacauan menjelajah Internet. Saat ini terlalu banyak penyedia informasi di Internet, dan memeriksanya satu persatu tanpa mesin pencari adalah pekerjaan musykil.
Lalu apa saja keunggulan masing-masing mesin pencari tersebut? Berikut kami sajikan uraian singkat mengenai perbandingkan mesin pencari yang cukup populer, yaitu Yahoo!, Alltheweb, MSN, AskJeeves, Google, AltaVista, dan Lycos.

Yahoo!
(www.yahoo.com)

Salah satu portal terbesar di Internet, selain MSN., dan juga salah satu mesin pencaru tertua. Halaman utamanya sendiri tidak terlalu ramah untuk pencarian, tetapi Yahoo! menyediakansearch.yahoo.com untuk itu. Yahoo! menggunakan jasa Google untuk mencari informasi di web, ditambah dengan informasi dari databasenya sendiri. Kelebihan Yahoo! adalah direktorinya. Yahoo! juga menyediakan pencarian yellow pages dan peta, yang masih terbatas pada Amerika Serikat. Yahoo juga menyediakan pencarian gambar.

Alltheweb
http://www.alltheweb.com

Keunggulan Alltheweb adalah pencarian file pada FTP Server. Tidak seperti web, FTP adalah teknologi internet yang ditujukan untuk menyimpan dan mendistribusikan file, biasanya program, audio atau video. Web sebenarnya lebih ditujukan untuk teks. Sejauh ini, hanya AllTheWeb yang menyediakan jasa pencarian file.

MSN

http://search.msn.com

Mesin pencari dari Microsoft Network ini menawarkan pencarian baik dengan kata kunci maupun dari direktori. Pemakai InternetExplorer kemungkinan besar sudah pernah menggunakan mesin pencari ini. Situs Searchenginewatch mencatat MSN sebagai mesin pencari ketiga populer setelah Google dan Yahoo! Tak ada pencarian image, atau news. Menyediakan pencarian peta, yellow pages, white pages, pencarian pekerjaan, rumah.

AskJeeves

http://www.ask.com 

Situs mesin pencari yang satu ini mengunggulkan kemampuannya  untuk memahami bahasa manusia. Pengguna bisa menggunakan  kalimat lengkap, bukan kata kunci. Situs ini berguna untuk  mengetahui jawaban dari pertanyaan(misal: when did world war II end?).

Google:

(www.google.com)

Selain pencarian web, Google juga menyediakan jasa pencarian gambar, pencarian ?berita serta pencarian pada arsip USENET (newsgroup), serta direktori, seperti Yahoo! Kelemahannya terletak pada tidak tersedianya pencarian file, video, dan audio. Keunggulan Google terutama adalah pada pencarian teks, terutama dari algoritma PageRank, database-nya yang besar serta banyaknya jenis file yang diindeksnya.

AltaVista
(www.altavista.com)  

Satu saat, AltaVista pernah menjadi mesin pencari terbesar. Saat ini, selain Alltheweb, Altavista juga menawarkan pencarian audio dan video. Keunggulan AltaVista adalah pilihan pencarian yang paling lengkap di antara semua mesin pencari.

Lycos

http://www.lycos.com  

Salah satu mesin pencari tertua. Saat ini Lycos lebih dikenal sebagai portal, sehingga fungsi pencarinya tidak terlalu menonjol. Lycos, selain mendukung pencarian web, juga menyediakan pencarian file MP3, dan video pada http://multimedia.lycos.com.

Macam – macam Search Engine Di Indonesia:

1. AskSEMAR.com

telah launching sejak januari 2009, sebuah situs search engine baru dengan nama AskSEMAR.com, saat ini kontent yang mereka tampung adalah kontent website-website indonesia.Untuk memasukan website kita pun mudah tanpa perlu mendaftar mirip dengan mbah google, mbah semar ini pun punya tampilan yang sederhana untuk mempermudah pemakaiannya.Bagi para webmaster gratis masukan alamat website anda kehttp://www.AskSEMAR.com

2.detikSearch.com

detiksearch.com, search engine ini asli dimiliki oleh Indonesia. Levelnya masih beta tapi dilengkapi dengan script ajax (javascript). dan karena levelnya yang masih pada level beta, search engine ini hanya berfungsi optimal di Mozilla dan Internet Explorer.

3. CANGKOK.com

Cangkok mempunyai arti memperbarui, mengganti, serta mengkombinasikan segala sesuatu sehingga menjadi lebih baik dan lebih bermanfaat.Digunakan kata “Cangkok” sesuai dengan komitmen sosial beberapa perusahaan yang tergabung dalam Singo Group Co., yaitu turut aktif mencerdaskan dan meningkatkan kehidupan Bangsa Indonesia.

Cangkok berusaha memberikan hasil pencarian yang terbaik di internet, khususnya hasil pencarian dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Cangkok, membuat mesin pencarian terbesar di Indonesia, dengan teknologi pencarian terbarukan menempatkannya pada posisi yang jauh berbeda dengan mesin pencarian yang tersedia saat ini. Dan berusaha terus-menerus dikembangkan, sehingga dapat memberikan hasil pencarian yang benar-benar relevan dengan keinginan pemakai.

Saat ini sedang dikembangkan sistem direktori yang nantinya akan dikombinasikan dengan teknologi pencarian cangkok. Sehingga dapat memberikan beberapa alternatif hasil pencarian yang benar-benar sesuai dengan keinginan pemakai.

Metode siterank cangkok menempatkan informasi-informasi yang paling relevan akan ditampilkan dahulu. Cangkok menilai pentingnya infomasi pada halaman web, tidak hanya berdasarkan perolehan suara yang diperoleh, juga tidak hanya dari hasil analisis terhadap si pemberi suara (yang ngeklik). Namun juga menganalisis keterkaitan antar kata, antar kalimat, sruktur web, antar halaman web, baik dalam web terkait maupun dengan web lainnya. Sedemikian rupa sehingga informasi yang terkandung dalam web tersebut memperoleh peringkat yang sesuai dengan relevansinya.

Sesuai dengan teknologi pencarian cangkok yang otomatis dan kompleks serta metode siterank tersebut, maka pencarian di cangkok adalah pencarian yang obyektif, jujur, dan berkualitas tinggi. Sehingga hasil peringkat suatu web tidak dapat direkayasa oleh manusia. Serta tidak seorang pun dapat membeli peringkat yang lebih tinggi pada hasil pencarian.

4. nowGoogle.com

nowGoogle.com adalah multiple search engine popular hasil karya anak Indonesia yang baru dan mempunyai kemampuan yang unik.

5.Basigi

Basigi merupakan mesin pencari dengan tampilan yang masih sangat sederhana. “Pengembang Basigi mendesain Basigi untuk melayani pencarian data yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan pengguna lokal,” begitu admin Basigi menulis dalam situs tersebut.

SUMBER : http://pprbm.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/daftar-search-engineweb-browser-dan-jenis-jenisnya/

Gambar Penjelasan Cara Kerja Mesin Pencarian

Web Crawling

dikenal sebagai web spider atau web robot.Ini merupakan program yang menelusuri World Wide Web.Web Crawlers sering digunakan untuk membangun salinan dari semua halaman web yang sudah dikunjungi untuk pemrosesan lebih lanjut oleh mesin pencarian,program ini akan memberi indeks pada halaman-halaman yang di download sehingga mempercepat pencarian.Crawlers juga dapat digunakan untuk pemeliharaan otomatis suatu situs web,seperti memeriksa link/validasi kode HTML dan juga dapat dipakai untuk mengumpulkan tipe-tipe informasi spesifik dari halaamn web,seperti memungut alamat email,seperti spam.

Indexing

Data yang telah disimpan di dalam database mesin pencari akan dianalisa berdasarkan persentase jumlah kata, penggunannya di title, meta, heading dll dengan menggunakan algoritma yang rumit agar diperoleh kualitas dari halaman website tersebut. Kemudian mesin pencari akan mengurutkan data tersebut berdasar kualitas dan relevan tidaknya dengan  kata kunci pencarian sehingga diperoleh rangking di halaman hasil pencarian.

Seteleh proses di atas selesai, website anda sudah masuk dalam database mesin pencari atau disebut dengan terindex. Banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi posisi website di hasil pencarian, jadi teruslah meningkatkanseo website untuk memperoleh hasil yang optimal.

Searching

Ketika kita memasukkan pencarian ke dalam search engine, search engine akan memeriksa database index dan memberikan daftar halaman web yang paling cocok menurut kata kunci yang kita masukan.

The White Cat

Once upon a time there was a king who had three sons, who were all so clever and brave that he began to be afraid that they would want to reign over the kingdom before he was dead. Now the King, though he felt that he was growing old, did not at all wish to give up the government of his kingdom while he could still manage it very well, so he thought the best way to live in peace would be to divert the minds of his sons by promises which he could always get out of when the time came for keeping them.

So he sent for them all, and, after speaking to them kindly, he added:

"You will quite agree with me, my dear children, that my great age makes it impossible for me to look after my affairs of state as carefully as I once did. I begin to fear that this may affect the welfare of my subjects, therefore I wish that one of you should succeed to my crown; but in return for such a gift as this it is only right that you should do something for me. Now, as I think of retiring into the country, it seems to me that a pretty, lively, faithful little dog would be very good company for me; so, without any regard for your ages, I promise that the one who brings me the most beautiful little dog shall succeed me at once."

The three Princes were greatly surprised by their father's sudden fancy for a little dog, but as it gave the two younger ones a chance they would not otherwise have had of being king, and as the eldest was too polite to make any objection, they accepted the commission with pleasure. They bade farewell to the King, who gave them presents of silver and precious stones, and appointed to meet them at the same hour, in the same place, after a year had passed, to see the little dogs they had brought for him.

Then they went together to a castle which was about a league from the city, accompanied by all their particular friends, to whom they gave a grand banquet, and the three brothers promised to be friends always, to share whatever good fortune befell them, and not to be parted by any envy or jealousy; and so they set out, agreeing to meet at the same castle at the appointed time, to present themselves before the King together. Each one took a different road, and the two eldest met with many adventures; but it is about the youngest that you are going to hear. He was young, and gay, and handsome, and knew everything that a prince ought to know; and as for his courage, there was simply no end to it.

Hardly a day passed without his buying several dogs-- big and little, greyhounds, mastiffs, spaniels, and lapdogs. As soon as he had bought a pretty one he was sure to see a still prettier, and then he had to get rid of all the others and buy that one, as, being alone, he found it impossible to take thirty or forty thousand dogs about with him. He journeyed from day to day, not knowing where he was going, until at last, just at nightfall, he reached a great, gloomy forest. He did not know his way, and, to make matters worse, it began to thunder, and the rain poured down. He took the first path he could find, and after walking for a long time he fancied he saw a faint light, and began to hope that he was coming to some cottage where he might find shelter for the night. At length, guided by the light, he reached the door of the most splendid castle he could have imagined. This door was of gold covered with carbuncles, and it was the pure red light which shone from them that had shown him the way through the forest. The walls were of the finest porcelain in all the most delicate colors, and the Prince saw that all the stories he had ever read were pictured upon them; but as he was terribly wet, and the rain still fell in torrents, he could not stay to look about any more, but came back to the golden door. There he saw a deer's foot hanging by a chain of diamonds, and he began to wonder who could live in this magnificent castle.

"They must feel very secure against robbers," he said to himself. "What is to hinder anyone from cutting off that chain and digging out those carbuncles, and making himself rich for life?"

He pulled the deer's foot, and immediately a silver bell sounded and the door flew open, but the Prince could see nothing but numbers of hands in the air, each holding a torch. He was so much surprised that he stood quite still, until he felt himself pushed forward by other hands, so that, though he was somewhat uneasy, he could not help going on. With his hand on his sword, to be prepared for whatever might happen, he entered a hall paved with lapis-lazuli, while two lovely voices sang:

"The hands you see floating above Will swiftly your bidding obey; If your heart dreads not conquering Love, In this place you may fearlessly stay."

The Prince could not believe that any danger threatened him when he was welcomed in this way, so, guided by the mysterious hands, he went toward a door of coral, which opened of its own accord, and he found himself in a vast hall of mother-of-pearl, out of which opened a number of other rooms, glittering with thousands of lights, and full of such beautiful pictures and precious things that the Prince felt quite bewildered. After passing through sixty rooms the hands that conducted him stopped, and the Prince saw a most comfortable-looking arm-chair drawn up close to the chimney-corner; at the same moment the fire lighted itself, and the pretty, soft, clever hands took off the Prince's wet, muddy clothes, and presented him with fresh ones made of the richest stuffs, all embroidered with gold and emeralds. He could not help admiring everything he saw, and the deft way in which the hands waited on him, though they sometimes appeared so suddenly that they made him jump.

When he was quite ready--and I can assure you that he looked very different from the wet and weary Prince who had stood outside in the rain, and pulled the deer's foot--the hands led him to a splendid room, upon the walls of which were painted the histories of Puss in Boots and a number of other famous cats. The table was laid for supper with two golden plates, and golden spoons and forks, and the sideboard was covered with dishes and glasses of crystal set with precious stones. The Prince was wondering who the second place could be for, when suddenly in came about a dozen cats carrying guitars and rolls of music, who took their places at one end of the room, and under the direction of a cat who beat time with a roll of paper began to mew in every imaginable key, and to draw their claws across the strings of the guitars, making the strangest kind of music that could be heard. The Prince hastily stopped up his ears, but even then the sight of these comical musicians sent him into fits of laughter.

"What funny thing shall I see next?" he said to himself, and instantly the door opened, and in came a tiny figure covered by a long black veil. It was conducted by two cats wearing black mantles and carrying swords, and a large party of cats followed, who brought in cages full of rats and mice.

The Prince was so much astonished that he thought he must be dreaming, but the little figure came up to him and threw back its veil, and he saw that it was the loveliest little white cat it is possible to imagine. She looked very young and very sad, and in a sweet little voice that went straight to his heart she said to the Prince:

"King's son, you are welcome; the Queen of the Cats is glad to see you."

"Lady Cat," replied the Prince, "I thank you for receiving me so kindly, but surely you are no ordinary pussy-cat? Indeed, the way you speak and the magnificence of your castle prove it plainly."

"King's son," said the White Cat, "I beg you to spare me these compliments, for I am not used to them. But now," she added, "let supper be served, and let the musicians be silent, as the Prince does not understand what they are saying."

So the mysterious hands began to bring in the supper, and first they put on the table two dishes, one containing stewed pigeons and the other a fricassee of fat mice. The sight of the latter made the Prince feel as if he could not enjoy his supper at all; but the White Cat, seeing this, assured him that the dishes intended for him were prepared in a separate kitchen, and he might be quite certain that they contained neither rats nor mice; and the Prince felt so sure that she would not deceive him that he had no more hesitation in beginning. Presently he noticed that on the little paw that was next him the White Cat wore a bracelet containing a portrait, and he begged to be allowed to look at it. To his great surprise he found it represented an extremely handsome young man, who was so like himself that it might have been his own portrait! The White Cat sighed as he looked at it, and seemed sadder than ever, and the Prince dared not ask any questions for fear of displeasing her; so he began to talk about other things, and found that she was interested in all the subjects he cared for himself, and seemed to know quite well what was going on in the world. After supper they went into another room, which was fitted up as a theatre, and the cats acted and danced for their amusement, and then the White Cat said good-night to him, and the hands conducted him into a room he had not seen before, hung with tapestry worked with butterflies' wings of every color; there were mirrors that reached from the ceiling to the floor, and a little white bed with curtains of gauze tied up with ribbons. The Prince went to bed in silence, as he did not quite know how to begin a conversation with the hands that waited on him, and in the morning he was awakened by a noise and confusion outside of his window, and the hands came and quickly dressed him in hunting costume. When he looked out all the cats were assembled in the courtyard, some leading greyhounds, some blowing horns, for the White Cat was going out hunting. The hands led a wooden horse up to the Prince, and seemed to expect him to mount it, at which he was very indignant; but it was no use for him to object, for he speedily found himself upon its back, and it pranced gaily off with him.

The White Cat herself was riding a monkey, which climbed even up to the eagles' nests when she had a fancy for the young eaglets. Never was there a pleasanter hunting party, and when they returned to the castle the Prince and the White Cat supped together as before, but when they had finished she offered him a crystal goblet, which must have contained a magic draught, for, as soon as he had swallowed its contents, he forgot everything, even the little dog that he was seeking for the King, and only thought how happy he was to be with the White Cat! And so the days passed, in every kind of amusement, until the year was nearly gone. The Prince had forgotten all about meeting his brothers: he did not even know what country he belonged to; but the White Cat knew when he ought to go back, and one day she said to him:

"Do you know that you have only three days left to look for the little dog for your father, and your brothers have found lovely ones?"

Then the Prince suddenly recovered his memory, and cried:

"What can have made me forget such an important thing? My whole fortune depends upon it; and even if I could in such a short time find a dog pretty enough to gain me a kingdom, where should I find a horse who would carry me all that way in three days?" And he began to be very vexed. But the White Cat said to him: "King's son, do not trouble yourself; I am your friend, and will make everything easy for you. You can still stay here for a day, as the good wooden horse can take you to your country in twelve hours."

"I thank you, beautiful Cat," said the Prince; "but what good will it do me to get back if I have not a dog to take to my father?"

"See here," answered the White Cat, holding up an acorn; "there is a prettier one in this than in the Dogstar!"

"Oh! White Cat dear," said the Prince, "how unkind you are to laugh at me now!"

"Only listen," she said, holding the acorn to his ear.

And inside it he distinctly heard a tiny voice say: "Bow-wow!"

The Prince was delighted, for a dog that can be shut up in an acorn must be very small indeed. He wanted to take it out and look at it, but the White Cat said it would be better not to open the acorn till he was before the King, in case the tiny dog should be cold on the journey. He thanked her a thousand times, and said good-by quite sadly when the time came for him to set out.

"The days have passed so quickly with you," he said, "I only wish I could take you with me now."

But the White Cat shook her head and sighed deeply in answer.

After all the Prince was the first to arrive at the castle where he had agreed to meet his brothers, but they came soon after, and stared in amazement when they saw the wooden horse in the courtyard jumping like a hunter.

The Prince met them joyfully, and they began to tell him all their adventures; but he managed to hide from them what he had been doing, and even led them to think that a turnspit dog which he had with him was the one he was bringing for the King. Fond as they all were of one another, the two eldest could not help being glad to think that their dogs certainly had a better chance. The next morning they started in the same chariot. The elder brothers carried in baskets two such tiny, fragile dogs that they hardly dared to touch them. As for the turnspit, he ran after the chariot, and got so covered with mud that one could hardly see what he was like at all. When they reached the palace everyone crowded round to welcome them as they went into the King's great hall; and when the two brothers presented their little dogs nobody could decide which was the prettier. They were already arranging between themselves to share the kingdom equally, when the youngest stepped forward, drawing from his pocket the acorn the White Cat had given him. He opened it quickly, and there upon a white cushion they saw a dog so small that it could easily have been put through a ring. The Prince laid it upon the ground, and it got up at once and began to dance. The King did not know what to say, for it was impossible that anything could be prettier than this little creature. Nevertheless, as he was in no hurry to part with his crown, he told his sons that, as they had been so successful the first time, he would ask them to go once again, and seek by land and sea for a piece of muslin so fine that it could be drawn through the eye of a needle. The brothers were not very willing to set out again, but the two eldest consented because it gave them another chance, and they started as before. The youngest again mounted the wooden horse, and rode back at full speed to his beloved White Cat. Every door of the castle stood wide open, and every window and turret was illuminated, so it looked more wonderful than before. The hands hastened to meet him, and led the wooden horse off to the stable, while he hurried in to find the White Cat. She was asleep in a little basket on a white satin cushion, but she very soon started up when she heard the Prince, and was overjoyed at seeing him once more.

"How could I hope that you would come back to me King's son?" she said. And then he stroked and petted her, and told her of his successful journey, and how he had come back to ask her help, as he believed that it was impossible to find what the King demanded. The White Cat looked serious, and said she must think what was to be done, but that, luckily, there were some cats in the castle who could spin very well, and if anybody could manage it they could, and she would set them the task herself.

And then the hands appeared carrying torches, and conducted the Prince and the White Cat to a long gallery which overlooked the river, from the windows of which they saw a magnificent display of fireworks of all sorts; after which they had supper, which the Prince liked even better than the fireworks, for it was very late, and he was hungry after his long ride. And so the days passed quickly as before; it was impossible to feel dull with the White Cat, and she had quite a talent for inventing new amusements-- indeed, she was cleverer than a cat has any right to be. But when the Prince asked her how it was that she was so wise, she only said:

"King's son, do not ask me; guess what you please. I may not tell you anything."

The Prince was so happy that he did not trouble himself at all about the time, but presently the White Cat told him that the year was gone, and that he need not be at all anxious about the piece of muslin, as they had made it very well.

"This time," she added, "I can give you a suitable escort"; and on looking out into the courtyard the Prince saw a superb chariot of burnished gold, enameled in flame color with a thousand different devices. It was drawn by twelve snow-white horses, harnessed four abreast; their trappings were flame-colored velvet, embroidered with diamonds. A hundred chariots followed, each drawn by eight horses, and filled with officers in splendid uniforms, and a thousand guards surrounded the procession. "Go!" said the White Cat, "and when you appear before the King in such state he surely will not refuse you the crown which you deserve. Take this walnut, but do not open it until you are before him, then you will find in it the piece of stuff you asked me for."

"Lovely Blanchette," said the Prince, "how can I thank you properly for all your kindness to me? Only tell me that you wish it, and I will give up for ever all thought of being king, and will stay here with you always."

"King's son," she replied, "it shows the goodness of your heart that you should care so much for a little white cat, who is good for nothing but to catch mice; but you must not stay."

So the Prince kissed her little paw and set out. You can imagine how fast he traveled when I tell you that they reached the King's palace in just half the time it had taken the wooden horse to get there. This time the Prince was so late that he did not try to meet his brothers at their castle, so they thought he could not be coming, and were rather glad of it, and displayed their pieces of muslin to the King proudly, feeling sure of success. And indeed the stuff was very fine, and would go through the eye of a very large needle; but the King, who was only too glad to make a difficulty, sent for a particular needle, which was kept among the Crown jewels, and had such a small eye that everybody saw at once that it was impossible that the muslin should pass through it. The Princes were angry, and were beginning to complain that it was a trick, when suddenly the trumpets sounded and the youngest Prince came in. His father and brothers were quite astonished at his magnificence, and after he had greeted them he took the walnut from his pocket and opened it, fully expecting to find the piece of muslin, but instead there was only a hazel-nut. He cracked it, and there lay a cherry-stone. Everybody was looking on, and the King was chuckling to himself at the idea of finding the piece of muslin in a nutshell.

However, the Prince cracked the cherry-stone, but everyone laughed when he saw it contained only its own kernel. He opened that and found a grain of wheat, and in that was a millet seed. Then he himself began to wonder, and muttered softly:

"White Cat, White Cat, are you making fun of me?"

In an instant he felt a cat's claw give his hand quite a sharp scratch, and hoping that it was meant as an encouragement he opened the millet seed, and drew out of it a piece of muslin four hundred ells long, woven with the loveliest colors and most wonderful patterns; and when the needle was brought it went through the eye six times with the greatest ease! The King turned pale, and the other Princes stood silent and sorrowful, for nobody could deny that this was the most marvelous piece of muslin that was to be found in the world

Presently the King turned to his sons, and said, with a deep sigh:

"Nothing could console me more in my old age than to realize your willingness to gratify my wishes. Go then once more, and whoever at the end of a year can bring back the loveliest princess shall be married to her, and shall, without further delay, receive the crown, for my successor must certainly be married." The Prince considered that he had earned the kingdom fairly twice over but still he was too well bred to argue about it, so he just went back to his gorgeous chariot, and, surrounded by his escort, returned to the White Cat faster than he had come. This time she was expecting him, the path was strewn with flowers, and a thousand braziers were burning scented woods which perfumed the air. Seated in a gallery from which she could see his arrival, the White Cat waited for him. "Well, King's son," she said, "here you are once more, without a crown." "Madam," said he, "thanks to your generosity I have earned one twice over; but the fact is that my father is so loth to part with it that it would be no pleasure to me to take it."

"Never mind," she answered, "it's just as well to try and deserve it. As you must take back a lovely princess with you next time I will be on the look-out for one for you. In the meantime let us enjoy ourselves; to-night I have ordered a battle between my cats and the river rats on purpose to amuse you." So this year slipped away even more pleasantly than the preceding ones. Sometimes the Prince could not help asking the White Cat how it was she could talk.

"Perhaps you are a fairy," he said. "Or has some enchanter changed you into a cat?"

But she only gave him answers that told him nothing. Days go by so quickly when one is very happy that it is certain the Prince would never have thought of its being time to go back, when one evening as they sat together the White Cat said to him that if he wanted to take a lovely princess home with him the next day he must be prepared to do what she told him.

"Take this sword," she said, "and cut off my head!"

"I!" cried the Prince, "I cut off your head! Blanchette darling, how could I do it?"

"I entreat you to do as I tell you, King's son," she replied.

The tears came into the Prince's eyes as he begged her to ask him anything but that--to set him any task she pleased as a proof of his devotion, but to spare him the grief of killing his dear Pussy. But nothing he could say altered her determination, and at last he drew his sword, and desperately, with a trembling hand, cut off the little white head. But imagine his astonishment and delight when suddenly a lovely princess stood before him, and, while he was still speechless with amazement, the door opened and a goodly company of knights and ladies entered, each carrying a cat's skin! They hastened with every sign of joy to the Princess, kissing her hand and congratulating her on being once more restored to her natural shape. She received them graciously, but after a few minutes begged that they would leave her alone with the Prince, to whom she said:

"You see, Prince, that you were right in supposing me to be no ordinary cat. My father reigned over six kingdoms. The Queen, my mother, whom he loved dearly, had a passion for traveling and exploring, and when I was only a few weeks old she obtained his permission to visit a certain mountain of which she had heard many marvelous tales, and set out, taking with her a number of her attendants. On the way they had to pass near an old castle belonging to the fairies. Nobody had ever been into it, but it was reported to be full of the most wonderful things, and my mother remembered to have heard that the fairies had in their garden such fruits as were to be seen and tasted nowhere else. She began to wish to try them for herself, and turned her steps in the direction of the garden. On arriving at the door, which blazed with gold and jewels, she ordered her servants to knock loudly, but it was useless; it seemed as if all the inhabitants of the castle must be asleep or dead. Now the more difficult it became to obtain the fruit, the more the Queen was determined that have it she would. So she ordered that they should bring ladders, and get over the wall into the garden; but though the wall did not look very high, and they tied the ladders together to make them very long, it was quite impossible to get to the top.

"The Queen was in despair, but as night was coming on she ordered that they should encamp just where they were, and went to bed herself, feeling quite ill, she was so disappointed. In the middle of the night she was suddenly awakened, and saw to her surprise a tiny, ugly old woman seated by her bedside, who said to her:

"`I must say that we consider it somewhat troublesome of your Majesty to insist upon tasting our fruit; but to save you annoyance, my sisters and I will consent to give you as much as you can carry away, on one condition --that is, that you shall give us your little daughter to bring up as our own.'

"`Ah! my dear madam,' cried the Queen, `is there nothing else that you will take for the fruit? I will give you my kingdoms willingly.'

"`No,' replied the old fairy, `we will have nothing but your little daughter. She shall be as happy as the day is long, and we will give her everything that is worth having in fairy-land, but you must not see her again until she is married.'

"`Though it is a hard condition,' said the Queen, `I consent, for I shall certainly die if I do not taste the fruit, and so I should lose my little daughter either way.'

"So the old fairy led her into the castle, and, though it was still the middle of the night, the Queen could see plainly that it was far more beautiful than she had been told, which you can easily believe, Prince," said the White Cat, "when I tell you that it was this castle that we are now in. `Will you gather the fruit yourself, Queen?' said the old fairy, `or shall I call it to come to you?'

"`I beg you to let me see it come when it is called,' cried the Queen; `that will be something quite new.' The old fairy whistled twice, then she cried:

"`Apricots, peaches, nectarines, cherries, plums, pears, melons, grapes, apples, oranges, lemons, gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, come!'

"And in an instant they came tumbling in one over another, and yet they were neither dusty nor spoilt, and the Queen found them quite as good as she had fancied them. You see they grew upon fairy trees.

"The old fairy gave her golden baskets in which to take the fruit away, and it was as much as four hundred mules could carry. Then she reminded the Queen of her agreement, and led her back to the camp, and next morning she went back to her kingdom, but before she had gone very far she began to repent of her bargain, and when the King came out to meet her she looked so sad that he guessed that something had happened, and asked what was the matter. At first the Queen was afraid to tell him, but when, as soon as they reached the palace, five frightful little dwarfs were sent by the fairies to fetch me, she was obliged to confess what she had promised. The King was very angry, and had the Queen and myself shut up in a great tower and safely guarded, and drove the little dwarfs out of his kingdom; but the fairies sent a great dragon who ate up all the people he met, and whose breath burnt up everything as he passed through the country; and at last, after trying in vain to rid himself of this monster, the King, to save his subjects, was obliged to consent that I should be given up to the fairies. This time they came themselves to fetch me, in a chariot of pearl drawn by sea-horses, followed by the dragon, who was led with chains of diamonds. My cradle was placed between the old fairies, who loaded me with caresses, and away we whirled through the air to a tower which they had built on purpose for me. There I grew up surrounded with everything that was beautiful and rare, and learning everything that is ever taught to a princess, but without any companions but a parrot and a little dog, who could both talk; and receiving every day a visit from one of the old fairies, who came mounted upon the dragon. One day, however, as I sat at my window I saw a handsome young prince, who seemed to have been hunting in the forest which surrounded my prison, and who was standing and looking up at me. When he saw that I observed him he saluted me with great deference. You can imagine that I was delighted to have some one new to talk to, and in spite of the height of my window our conversation was prolonged till night fell, then my prince reluctantly bade me farewell. But after that he came again many times and at last I consented to marry him, but the question was how was I to escape from my tower. The fairies always supplied me with flax for my spinning, and by great diligence I made enough cord for a ladder that would reach to the foot of the tower; but, alas! just as my prince was helping me to descend it, the crossest and ugliest of the old fairies flew in. Before he had time to defend himself my unhappy lover was swallowed up by the dragon. As for me, the fairies, furious at having their plans defeated, for they intended me to marry the king of the dwarfs, and I utterly refused, changed me into a white cat. When they brought me here I found all the lords and ladies of my father's court awaiting me under the same enchantment, while the people of lesser rank had been made invisible, all but their hands.

"As they laid me under the enchantment the fairies told me all my history, for until then I had quite believed that I was their child, and warned me that my only chance of regaining my natural form was to win the love of a prince who resembled in every way my unfortunate lover.

"And you have won it, lovely Princess," interrupted the Prince.

"You are indeed wonderfully like him," resumed the Princess--"in voice, in features, and everything; and if you really love me all my troubles will be at an end."

"And mine too," cried the Prince, throwing himself at her feet, "if you will consent to marry me."

"I love you already better than anyone in the world," she said; "but now it is time to go back to your father, and we shall hear what he says about it."

So the Prince gave her his hand and led her out, and they mounted the chariot together; it was even more splendid than before, and so was the whole company. Even the horses' shoes were of rubies with diamond nails, and I suppose that is the first time such a thing was ever seen.

As the Princess was as kind and clever as she was beautiful, you may imagine what a delightful journey the Prince found it, for everything the Princess said seemed to him quite charming.

When they came near the castle where the brothers were to meet, the Princess got into a chair carried by four of the guards; it was hewn out of one splendid crystal, and had silken curtains, which she drew round her that she might not be seen.

The Prince saw his brothers walking upon the terrace, each with a lovely princess, and they came to meet him, asking if he had also found a wife. He said that he had found something much rarer--a white cat! At which they laughed very much, and asked him if he was afraid of being eaten up by mice in the palace. And then they set out together for the town. Each prince and princess rode in a splendid carriage; the horses were decked with plumes of feathers, and glittered with gold. After them came the youngest prince, and last of all the crystal chair, at which everybody looked with admiration and curiosity. When the courtiers saw them coming they hastened to tell the King.

"Are the ladies beautiful?" he asked anxiously.

And when they answered that nobody had ever before seen such lovely princesses he seemed quite annoyed.

However, he received them graciously, but found it impossible to choose between them.

Then turning to his youngest son he said:

"Have you come back alone, after all?"

"Your Majesty," replied the Prince, "will find in that crystal chair a little white cat, which has such soft paws, and mews so prettily, that I am sure you will be charmed with it."

The King smiled, and went to draw back the curtains himself, but at a touch from the Princess the crystal shivered into a thousand splinters, and there she stood in all her beauty; her fair hair floated over her shoulders and was crowned with flowers, and her softly falling robe was of the purest white. She saluted the King gracefully, while a murmur of admiration rose from all around.

"Sire," she said, "I am not come to deprive you of the throne you fill so worthily. I have already six kingdoms, permit me to bestow one upon you, and upon each of your sons. I ask nothing but your friendship, and your consent to my marriage with your youngest son; we shall still have three kingdoms left for ourselves."

The King and all the courtiers could not conceal their joy and astonishment, and the marriage of the three Princes was celebrated at once. The festivities lasted several months, and then each king and queen departed to their own kingdom and lived happily ever after.