German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... begged her to let me write down what I heard , for the benefit of my young friends in England . And so , for twelve merry evenings , be- ginning with Christmas eve , we met and listened to her budget . Many a time have my acquaintances ...
... begged her to let me write down what I heard , for the benefit of my young friends in England . And so , for twelve merry evenings , be- ginning with Christmas eve , we met and listened to her budget . Many a time have my acquaintances ...
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... begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father . At first he said , " No ! " but she wept still more and more , and fell at his feet , till at last he yielded ; but the moment she came to her father's door the ...
... begged with many tears that he would let her take leave of her father . At first he said , " No ! " but she wept still more and more , and fell at his feet , till at last he yielded ; but the moment she came to her father's door the ...
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... begged her mother very hard to let her go . " You , Ashputtel ! " said she ; " you who have nothing to wear , no clothes at all , and who cannot even dance— you want to go the ball ? " And when she kept on begging , she said at last ...
... begged her mother very hard to let her go . " You , Ashputtel ! " said she ; " you who have nothing to wear , no clothes at all , and who cannot even dance— you want to go the ball ? " And when she kept on begging , she said at last ...
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... begged very hard to go , she said , " If you can in one hour's time pick two of those dishes of peas out of the ashes , you shall go too . " And thus she thought she should at last get rid of her . So she shook two dishes of peas into ...
... begged very hard to go , she said , " If you can in one hour's time pick two of those dishes of peas out of the ashes , you shall go too . " And thus she thought she should at last get rid of her . So she shook two dishes of peas into ...
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... begged our pardon for calling us base - born . " So the king flew off to the bear's den , and cried out , " Thou villain bear ! come forthwith to my abode , and humbly beseech my children to forgive thee for the reproach thou hast cast ...
... begged our pardon for calling us base - born . " So the king flew off to the bear's den , and cried out , " Thou villain bear ! come forthwith to my abode , and humbly beseech my children to forgive thee for the reproach thou hast cast ...
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