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TURNED UP NOSE
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As soon as the girl heard that, she became ill, and Master Grab went to great lengths to wake her up with sprays of cold water. When Narizinho woke up, the frog said:

— Come on, girl! Don't be weak. We must warn the prince while there's still time.

Narizinho, with tears in her eyes, thanked the frog for his warning and ran off towards the prince's chambers. There, she banged on the door furiously. The prince, startled, jumped out of bed sword in hand and, seeing Narizinho in her nightgown, was even more astonished.

— Hurry, Prince! They're plotting against our lives!" she said. And she unraveled the whole story told by the frog. The prince listened in si-