Her Highness and the Bellboy Page #2

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handsome and rich and strong,

"but they never came

to court the lovely Princess,

"for they did not dare

to come to the castle.

"For in the woods,

there lived a dragon.

Now, this dragon was bigger than

50 bulls, and when he snorted..."

"Or growled..."

Grrr!

"Or roared oh ho,

he shook the castle.

"He was big and fierce

and cruel and always hungry.

And what do you think

the dragon ate?"

People!

"People...

"Old and young, big and small-

he ate them all.

"So the poor little Princess

had to stay inside the castle

"and never go out at all.

"At night, she would hear him

rumbling and grumbling,

"huff! Huff! Huff!

Some fine day, I'm going to eat

"a fair young Princess,

tender and sweet.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!

"The poor little Princess,

in her big, gold bed

would lie and cry,

and nobody would care...

"Nobody but the dirty,

poor lad who tended the pigs.

"But of course,

he did not count.

"Then one night,

he said to himself,

"I will set the Princess free.

"I will go out with her

into the dark, wild wood,

"and when the dragon comes, I

will stand there and laugh at him.

"She will get away and marry a

prince and be happy ever after.

"And then he said, of course, being

eaten by a dragon will not be pleasant,

"but it is the only way I know

to show her how much I love her.

"So one day, out of the castle he

went, and with him was the Princess.

"They had not gone far

when the dragon came.

"Oh, he was

a terrible sight to see.

He breathed flame and smoke.

His teeth were like swords.

"He knocked down mighty oak trees

with one lash of his long, scaly tail.

"Run! Cried the boy

to the Princess.

"Run away and be free!

"With that, he turned

and faced the dragon,

"and he stood there

and laughed at him.

"Ha ha ha! The dragon

stopped. He looked startled.

"No one had ever

laughed at him before.

"The boy walked right up

to the dragon

"and said, scat!

"The dragon turned pale, and he

said, aren't you scared of me?

"No! Said the boy.

"The dragon began to grow smaller.

Aren't you, uh, a little scared of me?

"No! Said the boy, and the

dragon grew still smaller.

"Aren't you

the least bit scared of me?

"No! Said the boy.

You're only a caterpillar!

"And he was. The big,

fierce dragon had shrunk

"till he was only

a little, meek caterpillar.

"And so were his children

and all their children.

"So today,

when you see a caterpillar,

you see only a little dragon,

"but do not be afraid of him.

"Fear makes things big.

Courage makes them small.

"Well, the boy was about

to return back to the castle

"when he looked,

and lo and behold,

"there stood the lovely

Princess, smiling at him.

"Why did you

not run away? He asked.

"Because, said the Princess,

I'd rather be eaten with you

"than to be married to any

other prince in the world.

"But I am no prince, said the boy. I

have no crown, no throne, no treasure.

"Yes, you have, said the

Princess, in your heart,

"and that is

what makes you a real prince.

And she kissed him, and he kissed

her, and they were married."

And they lived

happily ever after.

"And they lived

happily ever after."

Thank you, Jimmy.

Gee, Jimmy, that was beautiful.

It's what you have in your heart

that makes you a prince.

Excuse myself,

please. Shh! Shh!

Hmm... she's pretty.

Hold it.

Thank you.

Hey, the young one's all right.

You said it.

Permit me to welcome

your highness.

It's a very great honor

for the hotel Eden

to have such

a distinguished guest.

Thank you.

Good morning,

countess petronoff.

I hope you had

a pleasant crossing.

Oh, simply perfect. I

was not seasick at all...

For the first

half-hour.

I'm so sorry.

Excuse myself,

please. I am pufi.

I'm so sorry!

Puffy is not what

I am, it's who I am.

My major-domo,

Mr. pufi.

Oh! Oh,

how do you do?

Will you come this way, please?

Veronica?

Hmm?

Now that we're here, why are we?

To see America...

And the Americans.

All the Americans or just one?

So I'm right, I'm afraid.

Yes, you are right.

I do want to see him again.

Veronica, don't do it-

for your sake and his.

It can lead nowhere.

You know that.

Besides, by now, he'll

be married and fat...

Fat?

Yes, and he'll have

an appalling wife

and a great many

repulsive children.

In 6 years?

6, 16, or 60, married or single,

he was not suitable then,

and he's not suitable now.

You're still a royal

Princess, a future queen,

and he? Bah!

He's still a nobody.

So?

So I'm going to see him.

Veronica?

Yes?

Has it occurred to you

that he may not want to see you?

Excuse myself, please.

Your highness, I was

asked to give you these

as soon as could be.

Who sent them?

On here it says from whom.

Put them down, please.

Oh... they're

from zoltan.

How like zoltan.

Where is baron faludi?

Where? He is, uh...

Where he was... maybe.

Excuse myself, please.

You like zoltan, don't you?

Yes.

Then why don't you marry him?

Oh, because...

Because he's zoltan.

We'd all be so pleased

the whole family.

Oh, bother the whole family.

It is the royal wish

of his majesty the king.

Oh, bother uncle Freddy

and his royal wishes.

Do you know what

I'm going to do?

What?

Go for a walk.

My dear Veronica, I wish

you'd consider very seriously

what I've said about zoltan.

Yes, I will.

He's suitable in every way,

and he's mad about you.

Oh, I'm sure he means

every other word he says.

I mean every word, Veronica.

Every word I say to you,

I mean from the bottom

of my heart.

But you're not here.

You're in Budapest.

I can fly, even if I'm not an angel.

My dear countess.

My dear baron.

Uh... how was your trip? Did

you find the ocean amusing?

Oh, uh... aunt Zoe will

tell you all about it

while I'm taking my walk.

Thank you for the flowers.

And now, if you'll

excuse me-

uh, I'll walk with you.

You stay and amuse aunt Zoe.

But you shouldn't walk alone.

But I'm going to.

My dear Veronica,

the lobby's crawling with

journalists with cameras.

Then I'm going to

leave the hotel

without being recognized.

I'll find a way.

Good-bye.

Oh!

I'm so glad that you're here.

I only hope you're in time to stop her

from doing something

very foolish.

What?

I think she wants to go native.

Hiya, babe.

Hiya, babe.

Hiya, babe.

Hiya, babe.

I beg your pardon?

Look at me.

There. Ain't I

something?

Indeed, you are.

Then how's about a kiss?

No, thank you.

The pleasure would be mutual.

Albert!

What a way to act.

Huh? Oh, yeah, ain't

it? But what a babe.

Um... don't mind

Albert.

He's like that

with all the new maids.

Uh, you'll-you'll

get used to him

after you've worked

here for a while.

After you, toots.

Don't mind Albert.

He's harmless.

He's just a bit babe-wacky, that's all.

He's what?

Babe-wacky.

Dame-dizzy.

You know, he's got mice on his mind.

Mice on his mind?

Well, he likes tomatoes.

They're good for him.

Ah, not the kind Albert likes.

Say, you're a foreigner, aren't you?

Yes.

Well, now, look, toots.

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