Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... damsel for her good - will . They then sat all three together and consulted how they might get rid of the Troll , it being well known to every one that there is no other way of killing Trolls than by scalding them to death When they had ...
... damsel for her good - will . They then sat all three together and consulted how they might get rid of the Troll , it being well known to every one that there is no other way of killing Trolls than by scalding them to death When they had ...
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... damsel never com- plained , and was always patient and submissive . It happened one day that the queen sent her stepdaughter up into the loft to watch corn . While she was sitting and watching , the little fowls of heaven came and flew ...
... damsel never com- plained , and was always patient and submissive . It happened one day that the queen sent her stepdaughter up into the loft to watch corn . While she was sitting and watching , the little fowls of heaven came and flew ...
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... damsel for her goodness of heart . One bird said : " I will give , that wherever she treads the ground red roses shall spring up . " The second said : " I will give , that she shall become fairer and fairer every day of her life . " And ...
... damsel for her goodness of heart . One bird said : " I will give , that wherever she treads the ground red roses shall spring up . " The second said : " I will give , that she shall become fairer and fairer every day of her life . " And ...
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... damsel had to wander about like other herd- girls , while the wicked princess remained with her mother in the royal palace , and rejoiced in her false heart that no one could get sight of the king's fair daughter or hear of her beauty ...
... damsel had to wander about like other herd- girls , while the wicked princess remained with her mother in the royal palace , and rejoiced in her false heart that no one could get sight of the king's fair daughter or hear of her beauty ...
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... damsel who had been so kind to them . One said : " I will give , that she shall be twice as fair as she now is . " The second said : " I will give , that her hair shall be turned to golden hair . " And I , " added the third , will give ...
... damsel who had been so kind to them . One said : " I will give , that she shall be twice as fair as she now is . " The second said : " I will give , that her hair shall be turned to golden hair . " And I , " added the third , will give ...
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answered the princess apple art thou asked beautiful began beloved bird bride brothers canst cast castle church consort crone crone's daughter damsel dear mother delighted door Eisten father fell filthy animals forest gave giant giantess girl give glass mountain gold golden Goldmaria gray horse greeted heard heart herd-boy horse inquired instantly journey king king's daughter king's palace length Lilla Rosa Lillekort look Mermaid mountain never night old woman Östergötland passed Pinkel poor porridge Prince Hatt prince's promised queen queen's daughter returned home Richard Dybeck ride rings of red rode royal palace saying sister sitting sleep sorrow stepdaughter stepsister stood Svanhvita Svend sword thee things thou hast thou shalt thou wilt thought took Troll Troll-wife wandering wept WERWOLF Westmanland wicked stepmother wife wild wish yarn young prince youngest princess youth
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