Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... and would not be comforted . But the queen laughed at her affliction , and rejoiced in her false heart that every- thing had turned out so agreeably to her wishes . As the princess was one day sitting alone in her THE WERWOLF .
... and would not be comforted . But the queen laughed at her affliction , and rejoiced in her false heart that every- thing had turned out so agreeably to her wishes . As the princess was one day sitting alone in her THE WERWOLF .
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... sitting on a bench , who appeared so stricken with years that her head shook . The princess saluted her , as was her wont , in a friendly tone , with " Good evening , good mother ! may I ask for a little drink of water ? " you Yes , and ...
... sitting on a bench , who appeared so stricken with years that her head shook . The princess saluted her , as was her wont , in a friendly tone , with " Good evening , good mother ! may I ask for a little drink of water ? " you Yes , and ...
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... sitting on her bench and shaking her head . But the queen's daughter had been standing during the whole . time outside the door , murmuring and fretting that the princess staid so long . When she came out she had to hear much chiding ...
... sitting on her bench and shaking her head . But the queen's daughter had been standing during the whole . time outside the door , murmuring and fretting that the princess staid so long . When she came out she had to hear much chiding ...
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... sitting on the same spot , weeping without intermission . While thus sitting , lost in thought , she heard a voice greeting her with " Good evening , fair maiden ! Why do you sit here so lonely and sorrowful ? " She started and was ...
... sitting on the same spot , weeping without intermission . While thus sitting , lost in thought , she heard a voice greeting her with " Good evening , fair maiden ! Why do you sit here so lonely and sorrowful ? " She started and was ...
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... sitting . In her terror she would gladly have fled from it ; but the old man said , “ Make haste , run to the brow of the mountain , and the moment the wolf comes before you , empty the tar - pot over him . " The princess , although so ...
... sitting . In her terror she would gladly have fled from it ; but the old man said , “ Make haste , run to the brow of the mountain , and the moment the wolf comes before you , empty the tar - pot over him . " The princess , although so ...
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