Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... king , and her daughters be honoured as kings ' daughters . With this object she began by win- ning the affection of the young princess , praised beyond measure all that she said or did , and all her talk ended in declaring how happy ...
... king , and her daughters be honoured as kings ' daughters . With this object she began by win- ning the affection of the young princess , praised beyond measure all that she said or did , and all her talk ended in declaring how happy ...
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... king desired to see your corpse , and so your wicked stepmother has been forced to confess the truth . " On hearing ... king's daughter did so , and the old man then said , " Place yourself on the brink of the mountain . " The princess ...
... king desired to see your corpse , and so your wicked stepmother has been forced to confess the truth . " On hearing ... king's daughter did so , and the old man then said , " Place yourself on the brink of the mountain . " The princess ...
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... king turned to thank him he had already vanished , and no one could ever say either who he was or whither he went . On The king and all his suite now returned to the palace , on their way towards which much was said both about the ...
... king turned to thank him he had already vanished , and no one could ever say either who he was or whither he went . On The king and all his suite now returned to the palace , on their way towards which much was said both about the ...
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... king was now not a little glad , for he was convinced that these were the three singing leaves , of which his daughter had spoken . He was just about to pluck them , but the instant he stretched forth his hand towards them , they ...
... king was now not a little glad , for he was convinced that these were the three singing leaves , of which his daughter had spoken . He was just about to pluck them , but the instant he stretched forth his hand towards them , they ...
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... king turned his back , she was immediately ready again with her incessant questions . When the wedding had been celebrated for many days , the princess began to long after home . Instantly the chariot came forth , the king's daughter ...
... king turned his back , she was immediately ready again with her incessant questions . When the wedding had been celebrated for many days , the princess began to long after home . Instantly the chariot came forth , the king's daughter ...
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