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even bit their lips in envy as Narizinho passed in front of them, on the prince's arm, towards the throne. And an ugly peeled cockroach, yellow with envy, whispered in the ear of a stumpy-legged beetle, wrinkling its nose:

— She's not even worth that much!

But a gentle green cricket in the back heard the envious roach's outburst and punished her by taking a terrible bite out of her scrawny leg. The cockroach groaned in pain but took the lesson in its stride and kept quiet for the rest of the night.

The room was like an open sky. Instead of light bulbs, there were beautiful bouquets of morning sunbeams on the ceiling, on the walls and in the vases. Flowers galore, beautiful