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Then the Prince was set to sewing Noah 's Ark seed , and Peter picture-book seed . Up and down they went scattering the seed . Peter sang a little psalm to himself , but the Prince grumbled because they had not given him gold-watch or gem seed to plant instead of the toy which he had outgrown long ago . By noon Peter had planted all his picture-books , and fastened up the card to mark them on the pole ; but the Prince had dawdled so his work was not half done . `` We are going to have a trial with this boy , '' said the Monks to each other ; `` we shall have to set him a penance at once , or we can not manage him at all . '' So the Prince had to go without his dinner , and kneel on dried peas in the chapel all the afternoon . The next day he finished his Noah 's Arks meekly ; but the next day he rebelled again and had to go the whole length of the field where they planted jewsharps , on his knees .