German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... soldiers , and heard the sound of drums and trumpets . And when he went in he saw his wife sitting on a high throne of gold and diamonds , with a golden crown upon her head ; and on each side of her stood six fair maidens , each a head ...
... soldiers , and heard the sound of drums and trumpets . And when he went in he saw his wife sitting on a high throne of gold and diamonds , with a golden crown upon her head ; and on each side of her stood six fair maidens , each a head ...
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... soldiers awoke ; and they took him prisoner , and carried him before the king . The next morning the court sat to judge him ; and when all was heard , it doomed him to die , unless he should bring the king the golden horse , that could ...
... soldiers awoke ; and they took him prisoner , and carried him before the king . The next morning the court sat to judge him ; and when all was heard , it doomed him to die , unless he should bring the king the golden horse , that could ...
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... soldier . " What sort of a friend ? " " An old broken soldier , " said the other , " with his two comrades , who have nothing left to live on ; come , sit down and warm yourself . " Well , my worthy fellow , " said the little man , " I ...
... soldier . " What sort of a friend ? " " An old broken soldier , " said the other , " with his two comrades , who have nothing left to live on ; come , sit down and warm yourself . " Well , my worthy fellow , " said the little man , " I ...
Page 78
... soldier treated him in as friendly way as his comrade had done , and the little man gave him a purse , which he told him would be always full of gold , let him draw as much as he would out of it . Then the third soldier's turn to watch ...
... soldier treated him in as friendly way as his comrade had done , and the little man gave him a purse , which he told him would be always full of gold , let him draw as much as he would out of it . Then the third soldier's turn to watch ...
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... soldiers brought . Now this princess was very cunning and artful ; so she set to work and made a purse , so like the soldier's that no one would know one from the other and then she asked him to come and see her , and made him drink ...
... soldiers brought . Now this princess was very cunning and artful ; so she set to work and made a purse , so like the soldier's that no one would know one from the other and then she asked him to come and see her , and made him drink ...
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