German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... leave this singular personage in the hands of MM . Grimm ; referring also to the Altdeutsche Wälder , where our hero is pointed out as appearing under the appel lation of " Dummeklare , " in the Romance of Parcifal . for something to ...
... leave this singular personage in the hands of MM . Grimm ; referring also to the Altdeutsche Wälder , where our hero is pointed out as appearing under the appel lation of " Dummeklare , " in the Romance of Parcifal . for something to ...
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... " Then he took his leave , and went his way . Dummling set to work , and cut down the tree ; anl when it fell , he found , in a hollow under the roots , a goose with feathers of pure gold . He took it THE GOLDEN GOOSE . 3.
... " Then he took his leave , and went his way . Dummling set to work , and cut down the tree ; anl when it fell , he found , in a hollow under the roots , a goose with feathers of pure gold . He took it THE GOLDEN GOOSE . 3.
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... leave . Go to the fish at once ! " Then the man went shivering with fear ; and as he was going down to the shore a dreadful storm arose , so that the trees and the very rocks shook . And all the heavens became black with stormy clouds ...
... leave . Go to the fish at once ! " Then the man went shivering with fear ; and as he was going down to the shore a dreadful storm arose , so that the trees and the very rocks shook . And all the heavens became black with stormy clouds ...
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... leave of her father and mother . " Then the fox stretched out his tail , and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again . As they came to the castle all was as the fox had said ; and at twelve o'clock the young ...
... leave of her father and mother . " Then the fox stretched out his tail , and away they went over stock and stone till their hair whistled again . As they came to the castle all was as the fox had said ; and at twelve o'clock the young ...
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... leave of them ; but shake hands with the princess last . Then lift her quickly on to the horse , behind you ; clap your spurs to his side , and gallop away as fast as you can . " All went right : then the fox said , " When you come to ...
... leave of them ; but shake hands with the princess last . Then lift her quickly on to the horse , behind you ; clap your spurs to his side , and gallop away as fast as you can . " All went right : then the fox said , " When you come to ...
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Ashputtel asked beautiful began begged bird black dwarf bride brother Bruin burgomaster castle Chanticleer cloak cried dance daughter door dwarf Edition Essays fairy fast father fell flew frightened frog garden gave Gesta Romanorum giant give gold golden golden bird golden slipper goose-girl Grethel Grimm hand Hansel head heard heart Heinel History horse huntsman J. R. Planché Karl Katz king king's knew lady lived looked luck master Memoir merry morning mother night Notes once P. L. Simmonds Paderborn palace Partlet Pee-wit Pentamerone poor Portrait prince princess queen Reynard Roseken round shoes sitting Skrat sleep Snow-drop soldier soon sparrow stone stood story tell thee Theocritus thing thou thought Thumbling told took Trans Translated tree vols Volsunga Saga wife wished wonderful wood Woodcuts woodman young
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