German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 30
Page 16
... passed on , and as the eldest son did not come back , and no tidings were heard of him , the second son set out , and the same thing happened to him . He met with the fox sitting by the roadside , who gave him the same good advice as he ...
... passed on , and as the eldest son did not come back , and no tidings were heard of him , the second son set out , and the same thing happened to him . He met with the fox sitting by the roadside , who gave him the same good advice as he ...
Page 33
... passed by that way . " See , " said they , " what a princely palace ! The last time we were here it was nothing but a desert waste . " They were very eager to know how all this had happened , and went in and asked the master of the ...
... passed by that way . " See , " said they , " what a princely palace ! The last time we were here it was nothing but a desert waste . " They were very eager to know how all this had happened , and went in and asked the master of the ...
Page 43
... seemed full of fairy forms fluttering around ; and how a last a great train passed over , that seemed to be guarding their leader to the meadows on the other side ; and how he heard soft music floating around ; and THE ELFIN GROVE . 43.
... seemed full of fairy forms fluttering around ; and how a last a great train passed over , that seemed to be guarding their leader to the meadows on the other side ; and how he heard soft music floating around ; and THE ELFIN GROVE . 43.
Page 44
... hours in looking upon the rose that her playfellow had given her , and singing over it the pretty airs she had taught her : till at length , when the year's charm had passed away , and it began to fade 44 EVENING THE SECOND .
... hours in looking upon the rose that her playfellow had given her , and singing over it the pretty airs she had taught her : till at length , when the year's charm had passed away , and it began to fade 44 EVENING THE SECOND .
Page 45
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm. charm had passed away , and it began to fade , she planted the stalk in her garden , and there it grew and grew , till she could sit under the shade of it , and think of her friend Gossamer . wwwww EVENING THE ...
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm. charm had passed away , and it began to fade , she planted the stalk in her garden , and there it grew and grew , till she could sit under the shade of it , and think of her friend Gossamer . wwwww EVENING THE ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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
Popular passages
Page 308 - New Volumes of Standard Works in the various branches of Literature are constantly being added to this Series, which is already unsurpassed in respect to the number, variety, and cheapness of the Works contained in it. The Publishers beg to announce the following Volumes as recently issued or now in preparation : — Johnson's Lives of the Poets.