She
wasn't used to harnessing horses, and was in such a hurry that she
forgot all about the bridle, and so, as she was dashing away, she found
she couldn't steer the animal, and he didn't go anywhere near the
prince's palace, but galloped on, and on, and on, every minute taking
her farther and farther away from where she wanted to go. She couldn't
turn the charger, and she couldn't stop him, though she tore off pieces
of her veil, and tried to put them around his nose, but it was no good.
So when the wedding-party had waited and waited and waited, the prince
got angry and married another lady, and nobody knows where the fair
lady of renown went to, although there are some people who say that
she's a-galloping yet, and trying to get her veil around the charger's
nose. Now, why was it that that fair lady of renown never married?
Answer: Because she had no bridal. You can say either bri-d-a-l or
bri-d-l-e, because they both sound alike, and if she had had either one
of them, she would have been married. This is a pretty long riddle, but
it's easier than mine, because it's all fixed up right, with the answer
to it and everything.
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