content: when he grew sensible he learned history ; and whenever any great prince or beautiful princess was spoken of , his teachers took care to tell him that they had long noses . his room was hung with pictures , all of people with very large noses ; and the prince grew up so convinced that a long nose was a great beauty , that he would not on any account have had his own a single inch shorter ! when his twentieth birthday was passed the queen thought it was time that he should be married , so she commanded that the portraits of several princesses should be brought for him to see , and among the others was a picture of the dear little princess !
answer: the queen thought it was time that he should be married .
question: why did the queen command that the portraits of several princesses should be brought for the prince to see ?
target: why did the queen command that the portraits of several princesses should be brought for the prince to see ?
references: why did the queen command that the portraits of several princesses should be brought for the prince to see ?