German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... carried off the goose under his arm . He took no notice at all of the three girls , but went out with them sticking fast ... carry them . 66 In the middle of a field the parson met them ; and when he saw the train , he said , Are you not ...
... carried off the goose under his arm . He took no notice at all of the three girls , but went out with them sticking fast ... carry them . 66 In the middle of a field the parson met them ; and when he saw the train , he said , Are you not ...
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... carried him before the king . The next morning the court sat to judge him ; and when all was heard , it doomed him to die , unless he should bring the king the golden horse , that could run as swiftly as the wind . If he did this he was ...
... carried him before the king . The next morning the court sat to judge him ; and when all was heard , it doomed him to die , unless he should bring the king the golden horse , that could run as swiftly as the wind . If he did this he was ...
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... carried away both the bird and the horse . Yet I will once more give you counsel . Go straight on , and in the evening you will come to a castle . At twelve o'clock every night the princess goes to the bath : go up to her as she passes ...
... carried away both the bird and the horse . Yet I will once more give you counsel . Go straight on , and in the evening you will come to a castle . At twelve o'clock every night the princess goes to the bath : go up to her as she passes ...
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... true golden bird or not ; and when you get it into your hand , ride away as fast as you can . " This , too , happened as the fox said : they carried off the bird ; the princess mounted again , and off 20 EVENING THE FIRST .
... true golden bird or not ; and when you get it into your hand , ride away as fast as you can . " This , too , happened as the fox said : they carried off the bird ; the princess mounted again , and off 20 EVENING THE FIRST .
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... carried them , singing merry songs . At other times they would go and visit the palace of their queen : and there the richest food was spread before them , and the softest music was heard ; and all around grew flowers , which were ...
... carried them , singing merry songs . At other times they would go and visit the palace of their queen : and there the richest food was spread before them , and the softest music was heard ; and all around grew flowers , which were ...
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