German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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Page 13
... 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 could , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife ...
... 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 could , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife ...
Page 15
... seen , and that it was worth more than all the wealth of the kingdom : but the king said , " One feather is of no use to me , I must and will have the whole bird . " Then the gardener's eldest son set out to find this golden bird , and ...
... seen , and that it was worth more than all the wealth of the kingdom : but the king said , " One feather is of no use to me , I must and will have the whole bird . " Then the gardener's eldest son set out to find this golden bird , and ...
Page 26
... Siegfried's , adventures will be seen in " Heads Off , " another of the stories of Grimm's collection , to be found at the end of our volume . there were thirteen fairies in the kingdom ; but as 26 EVENING THE SECOND .
... Siegfried's , adventures will be seen in " Heads Off , " another of the stories of Grimm's collection , to be found at the end of our volume . there were thirteen fairies in the kingdom ; but as 26 EVENING THE SECOND .
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... seen . But there went a report through all the land of the beautiful sleeping Rose - Bud ( for so the king's daughter was called ) : so that , from time to time , several kings ' sons came , and tried to break through the thicket into ...
... seen . But there went a report through all the land of the beautiful sleeping Rose - Bud ( for so the king's daughter was called ) : so that , from time to time , several kings ' sons came , and tried to break through the thicket into ...
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... seen you 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 ...
... seen you 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 ...
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