Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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Page 12
... party to meet the king and bid him welcome ; but the other is going to the forest in search of you . ' At hearing this the princess was troubled , and was with dif ficulty induced to remain , but wished to go down 12 THE WERWOLF .
... party to meet the king and bid him welcome ; but the other is going to the forest in search of you . ' At hearing this the princess was troubled , and was with dif ficulty induced to remain , but wished to go down 12 THE WERWOLF .
Page 14
... hearing this , the princess entreated fervently : " Let me go , let me go , that I may console my father in his great afflic- tion . " But the old man still detained her , saying , “ Attend to my counsel , and stay here a little while ...
... hearing this , the princess entreated fervently : " Let me go , let me go , that I may console my father in his great afflic- tion . " But the old man still detained her , saying , “ Attend to my counsel , and stay here a little while ...
Page 33
... hearing this the minds of the prince and princess were greatly relieved , and they thanked the 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 ...
... hearing this the minds of the prince and princess were greatly relieved , and they thanked the 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 ...
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... hearing them . And so is the story told . THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER . L. THE BEAUTIFUL HERD - GIRL From North Småland . THERE was once a king who had an only daughter . She was fair and good , so that she was beloved by ...
... hearing them . And so is the story told . THE PRINCESS THAT CAME OUT OF THE WATER . L. THE BEAUTIFUL HERD - GIRL From North Småland . THERE was once a king who had an only daughter . She was fair and good , so that she was beloved by ...
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... hearing this , the king's son was wonder - struck , and he asked the young maiden whether she would accompany him to his dwelling . The princess laughed at his proposal , and at the instant a ring of red gold fell from her mouth , and ...
... hearing this , the king's son was wonder - struck , and he asked the young maiden whether she would accompany him to his dwelling . The princess laughed at his proposal , and at the instant a ring of red gold fell from her mouth , and ...
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