German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... brother's collection ; and we , with great satisfaction , place a copy of it at the head of this volume . His designs , also , form the bases of our illustrations of ROSE - BUD , THE GOOSE - GIRL ( tailpiece ) , SNOWDROP , and HANSEL ...
... brother's collection ; and we , with great satisfaction , place a copy of it at the head of this volume . His designs , also , form the bases of our illustrations of ROSE - BUD , THE GOOSE - GIRL ( tailpiece ) , SNOWDROP , and HANSEL ...
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... brothers have both lamed themselves ; you had better stay at home , for you know nothing about the business of wood - cutting . " But Dummling was very pressing ; and at last his father said , " Go your way ! you will be wiser when you ...
... brothers have both lamed themselves ; you had better stay at home , for you know nothing about the business of wood - cutting . " But Dummling was very pressing ; and at last his father said , " Go your way ! you will be wiser when you ...
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... brother : but when he came to the two inns , his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merry - making was , and called to him to come in ; and he could not withstand the temptation , but went in , joined the merry - making ...
... brother : but when he came to the two inns , his eldest brother was standing at the window where the merry - making was , and called to him to come in ; and he could not withstand the temptation , but went in , joined the merry - making ...
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... brothers . But he was thankful to the fox , and did not shoot at him , as his brothers had done . Then the fox said , " Sit upon my tail , and you will travel faster . " So he sat down : and the fox began to run , and away they went ...
... brothers . But he was thankful to the fox , and did not shoot at him , as his brothers had done . Then the fox said , " Sit upon my tail , and you will travel faster . " So he sat down : and the fox began to run , and away they went ...
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... brothers And there he heard a great noise and uproar : and when he asked what was the matter , the people said , " Two rogues are going to be hanged . " As he came nearer , he saw that the two men were his brothers , who had turned ...
... brothers And there he heard a great noise and uproar : and when he asked what was the matter , the people said , " Two rogues are going to be hanged . " As he came nearer , he saw that the two men were his brothers , who had turned ...
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