Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... gave it a gentle touch , to feel whether his sister had spoken the truth . At last the mother herself placed her soft white hand on the egg ; and then what happened ? The shell fell apart , and from it issued a being wonderful to behold ...
... gave it a gentle touch , to feel whether his sister had spoken the truth . At last the mother herself placed her soft white hand on the egg ; and then what happened ? The shell fell apart , and from it issued a being wonderful to behold ...
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... gave very little heed , thinking only how she should find the flower of which the old woman had spoken . She therefore proceeded further into the forest , and in the selfsame moment her eye fell on a spot where there stood a beautiful ...
... gave very little heed , thinking only how she should find the flower of which the old woman had spoken . She therefore proceeded further into the forest , and in the selfsame moment her eye fell on a spot where there stood a beautiful ...
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... gave way , and the princess beheld a huge gray wolf come rush- ing out of the forest just opposite to the spot where they were sitting . In her terror she would gladly have fled from it ; but the old man said , “ Make haste , run to the ...
... gave way , and the princess beheld a huge gray wolf come rush- ing out of the forest just opposite to the spot where they were sitting . In her terror she would gladly have fled from it ; but the old man said , “ Make haste , run to the ...
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... gave a hideous howl , and were transformed into three fierce werwolves , which at full speed rushed into the wild forest . Scarcely had this taken place before the king himself with all his men came to the foot of the mountain . When he ...
... gave a hideous howl , and were transformed into three fierce werwolves , which at full speed rushed into the wild forest . Scarcely had this taken place before the king himself with all his men came to the foot of the mountain . When he ...
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... gave birth to a second son . She now thought herself yet hap- pier than before , and did little besides playing with her young children , listening to the three singing leaves , and longing for her husband's return when he was absent ...
... gave birth to a second son . She now thought herself yet hap- pier than before , and did little besides playing with her young children , listening to the three singing leaves , and longing for her husband's return when he was absent ...
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