腰去，用他那绣花的手套打着

    小矮人的脸，说道：“你必须得跳舞，小怪物，你一定得跳。西班牙及西印度群岛的小公主

    要开心快乐才对。”

    可是小矮人却一动也不动。

    “应该叫个执鞭人来打他一顿，”唐．彼德罗愤愤地说，接着他又回到了阳台上去。不

    过宫廷大臣却是一副庄重的表情，他跪在小矮人的身旁，把手按在小矮人的胸口上。过了一

    会儿，他耸了耸肩膀，站起身来，向小公主鞠了个躬，并说道：

    “我美丽的小公主，您那位滑稽的小矮人再也不能够跳舞了。真遗憾，他长得这么丑，

    一定会使国王不开心的。”

    “可是他为什么不再跳舞了呢？”小公主笑着问道。

    “因为他的心碎了，”宫廷大臣说。

    公主皱皱眉头，她那可爱的玫瑰叶嘴唇傲气地朝上撅了一下。“那么以后让那些来陪我

    玩的人都不带心才行，”她大声说，然后就朝外跑进花园里去了。

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