German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... stone castle to live in : go to the fish again and tell him to give us a castle . " " Wife , " said the fisher- man , “ I don't like to go to him again , for perhaps he will be angry ; we ought to be easy with this pretty cottage to ...
... stone castle to live in : go to the fish again and tell him to give us a castle . " " Wife , " said the fisher- man , “ I don't like to go to him again , for perhaps he will be angry ; we ought to be easy with this pretty cottage to ...
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... stone , so quickly that their hair whistled in the wind . When they came to the village , the young man was wise enough to follow the fox's counsel , and , without looking about him , went straight to the shabby inn , and rested there ...
... stone , so quickly that their hair whistled in the wind . When they came to the village , the young man was wise enough to follow the fox's counsel , and , without looking about him , went straight to the shabby inn , and rested there ...
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... stone , till their hair whistled in the wind . All went right , and the groom lay snoring , with his hand upon the golden saddle . But when the lad looked at the horse , he thought it a great pity to keep the leathern saddle upon it ...
... stone , till their hair whistled in the wind . All went right , and the groom lay snoring , with his hand upon the golden saddle . But when the lad looked at the horse , he thought it a great pity to keep the leathern saddle upon it ...
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... 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 man met the princess going to the bath , and gave her the kiss ; and she agreed to run away with him , but ...
... 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 man met the princess going to the bath , and gave her the kiss ; and she agreed to run away with him , but ...
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... stone , that looked like an egg . Then the bear said , " That's a lucky thing ! this is the wonderful stone ; whoever has it needs only to wish , and everything that he wishes for comes to him at once . " So Fritz went and picked up the ...
... stone , that looked like an egg . Then the bear said , " That's a lucky thing ! this is the wonderful stone ; whoever has it needs only to wish , and everything that he wishes for comes to him at once . " So Fritz went and picked up the ...
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