German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... followed in the train ; though sorely against his will , for he was not only in rather too good plight for running fast , but just then he had a little touch of the gout in the great toe of his right foot . By and bye up came the clerk ...
... followed in the train ; though sorely against his will , for he was not only in rather too good plight for running fast , but just then he had a little touch of the gout in the great toe of his right foot . By and bye up came the clerk ...
Page 51
... followed to look on . At first the thing was merry and joyous enough ; but when it had gone on awhile , and there seemed to be no end of either playing or dancing , all began to cry out , and beg him to leave off : but he stopped not a ...
... followed to look on . At first the thing was merry and joyous enough ; but when it had gone on awhile , and there seemed to be no end of either playing or dancing , all began to cry out , and beg him to leave off : but he stopped not a ...
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... followed her sisters to the feast . But they did not know her , and thought it must be some strange princess , she looked so fine and beautiful in her rich clothes ; and they never once thought of Ashputtel , taking it for granted that ...
... followed her sisters to the feast . But they did not know her , and thought it must be some strange princess , she looked so fine and beautiful in her rich clothes ; and they never once thought of Ashputtel , taking it for granted that ...
Page 57
... followed her as before , that he might see into what house she went : but she sprang away from him all at once into the garden behind her father's house . In this garden stood a fine large pear - tree full of ripe fruit ; and Ashputtel ...
... followed her as before , that he might see into what house she went : but she sprang away from him all at once into the garden behind her father's house . In this garden stood a fine large pear - tree full of ripe fruit ; and Ashputtel ...
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... followed , and found a path leading down- wards through a cleft in the rocks . On he went , scrambling as well as he could , down the side of the rock , and at last came to the mouth of a cave , where he lost sight of his goat . Just ...
... followed , and found a path leading down- wards through a cleft in the rocks . On he went , scrambling as well as he could , down the side of the rock , and at last came to the mouth of a cave , where he lost sight of his goat . Just ...
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