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One of the princesses went into each boat, and the soldier

stepped into the same boat with the youngest. As they were rowing

over the lake, the prince who was in the boat with the youngest

princess and the soldier said, 'I do not know why it is, but

though I am rowing with all my might we do not get on so fast as

usual, and I am quite tired: the boat seems very heavy today.'

'It is only the heat of the weather,' said the princess: 'I feel

it very warm too.'