Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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Page 80
... youth in doubt whether or not it were an illusion . As soon as it was day he went to the hall of the palace , and requested an audience of the king . At this all the royal servants wondered , and the master - cook said : " Thou hast ...
... youth in doubt whether or not it were an illusion . As soon as it was day he went to the hall of the palace , and requested an audience of the king . At this all the royal servants wondered , and the master - cook said : " Thou hast ...
Page 81
... youth , turning about ; when just before him there stood the little boy whose glass shoes he had found in the grass . What dost thou wish of me ? " asked the elfin boy . The other answered : " I wish thee to convey me across the water ...
... youth , turning about ; when just before him there stood the little boy whose glass shoes he had found in the grass . What dost thou wish of me ? " asked the elfin boy . The other answered : " I wish thee to convey me across the water ...
Page 83
... youth and the fair princess followed his injunctions , and the pike bore them rapidly along through the billows . Then While all this was taking place , the giant awoke , looked through the window , and perceived the herd - boy floating ...
... youth and the fair princess followed his injunctions , and the pike bore them rapidly along through the billows . Then While all this was taking place , the giant awoke , looked through the window , and perceived the herd - boy floating ...
Page 84
... youth ; and when he looked round there stood the little old man close by him , who asked : " What wilt thou with me ? " The young man answered : " I wish to deliver the princess , and to convey her home to her father . " The old man ...
... youth ; and when he looked round there stood the little old man close by him , who asked : " What wilt thou with me ? " The young man answered : " I wish to deliver the princess , and to convey her home to her father . " The old man ...
Page 139
... youth , he was overjoyed at heart , and beheld him with friendly eyes . But the youth , approaching the king's fair daughter , greeted her courteously , and laid the giant's treasures at her feet . There was now great joy throughout the ...
... youth , he was overjoyed at heart , and beheld him with friendly eyes . But the youth , approaching the king's fair daughter , greeted her courteously , and laid the giant's treasures at her feet . There was now great joy throughout the ...
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