Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... Crones , each with something Big The following foreign variations of this tale are known to us : - 1. NORWEGIAN . - See Asbjörnsen og Moe , ut " De No 13 . sup . , tre Mostre . " PAGB . 168 • 170 PAGE 1. THE NORWEGIANS . - See ...
... Crones , each with something Big The following foreign variations of this tale are known to us : - 1. NORWEGIAN . - See Asbjörnsen og Moe , ut " De No 13 . sup . , tre Mostre . " PAGB . 168 • 170 PAGE 1. THE NORWEGIANS . - See ...
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... Crones , each with something Big • PAGE . 168 170 The following foreign variations of this tale are known to us : - 1. NORWEGIAN . - See Asbjörnsen og Moe , ut sup . , No 13 . tre Mostre . " " De 2. GERMAN . - a . See Grimm , K ...
... Crones , each with something Big • PAGE . 168 170 The following foreign variations of this tale are known to us : - 1. NORWEGIAN . - See Asbjörnsen og Moe , ut sup . , No 13 . tre Mostre . " " De 2. GERMAN . - a . See Grimm , K ...
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... crone . The old woman was ugly of aspect , of diminutive size , and bearing deep marks of * A sort of demon or mountain sprite , comprising also the giants and dwarfs . See Thorpe's Northern Mythology , vol . ii . age . The princess ...
... crone . The old woman was ugly of aspect , of diminutive size , and bearing deep marks of * A sort of demon or mountain sprite , comprising also the giants and dwarfs . See Thorpe's Northern Mythology , vol . ii . age . The princess ...
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... crone , assuming a friendly look , said , " Good evening again ; who are you who come hither with so kind a greeting ? I have now lived here about two thousand years , but no one till now has ever done me the honour of calling me dear ...
... crone , assuming a friendly look , said , " Good evening again ; who are you who come hither with so kind a greeting ? I have now lived here about two thousand years , but no one till now has ever done me the honour of calling me dear ...
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... will wish thee three good wishes . " But the crone's daughter was both 66 * Jungfru Svanhvita , i . e . Maiden Swanwhite . " " ugly and avaricious , and never gave anything 50 THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER .
... will wish thee three good wishes . " But the crone's daughter was both 66 * Jungfru Svanhvita , i . e . Maiden Swanwhite . " " ugly and avaricious , and never gave anything 50 THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER .
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