German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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Page 13
... played , and the thunders rolled ; and you might have seen in the sea great black waves , swelling up like mountains with crowns of white foam upon their heads . And the fisherman crept towards the sea , and cried out , as well as he ...
... played , and the thunders rolled ; and you might have seen in the sea great black waves , swelling up like mountains with crowns of white foam upon their heads . And the fisherman crept towards the sea , and cried out , as well as he ...
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... playing on his pipe to the king's court . But he was scarcely within the gate when the horse began to eat , and the bird to sing , and the prin- cess left off weeping . And when he got to the great hall , where all the court sat ...
... playing on his pipe to the king's court . But he was scarcely within the gate when the horse began to eat , and the bird to sing , and the prin- cess left off weeping . And when he got to the great hall , where all the court sat ...
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... play fellow Martin , ran out to have a game of hide - and - seek in the valley . " Where can he be hidden ? " said she ; " he must have gone towards the grove ; perhaps he is behind the old oak tree : " and down she ran to look . Just ...
... play fellow Martin , ran out to have a game of hide - and - seek in the valley . " Where can he be hidden ? " said she ; " he must have gone towards the grove ; perhaps he is behind the old oak tree : " and down she ran to look . Just ...
Page 38
... play about , and wished to have you with us . " 2 Then she plucked some of the fruit that grew near , and Roseken at the first taste forgot her home , and wished only to see and know more of her fairy friends . So she jumped down from ...
... play about , and wished to have you with us . " 2 Then she plucked some of the fruit that grew near , and Roseken at the first taste forgot her home , and wished only to see and know more of her fairy friends . So she jumped down from ...
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... and playfellow Martin , said , " No wonder you had forgotten me in seven years ; do not you remember how we parted , seven years ago , while playing in the field ? " We thought you were quite lost ; but I am glad 40 EVENING THE SECOND .
... and playfellow Martin , said , " No wonder you had forgotten me in seven years ; do not you remember how we parted , seven years ago , while playing in the field ? " We thought you were quite lost ; but I am glad 40 EVENING THE SECOND .
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