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"That will do," said the King. "You may go."
For now he remembered. This was what the Fairy Mumruffin had promised.
That evening the King and the Queen talked the matter over very seriously before they went to bed.
"It is quite clear," said the King, "that we cannot let Daffodil run about everywhere. That would never do. She must take her walks on the beds. She must be carried across all the paths. It will be annoying in a way, but in a way it will be useful. We shall be able to do without most of the gardeners."
"Yes, dear," said the Queen.
So Daffodil as she grew up was only allowed to walk on the beds, and the other children were very jealous of her because they were only allowed to walk on the
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