German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... stood at the water's edge , and said , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ! " Then the fish came swimming to him , and said , " Well , what is her will ...
... stood at the water's edge , and said , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ! " Then the fish came swimming to him , and said , " Well , what is her will ...
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... stood six fair maidens , each a head taller than the other . " Well , wife , " said the fisherman , “ are you king ? " " Yes , ” said she , “ I am king . " And when he had looked at her for a long time , he said , " Ah , wife ! what a ...
... stood six fair maidens , each a head taller than the other . " Well , wife , " said the fisherman , “ are you king ? " " Yes , ” said she , “ I am king . " And when he had looked at her for a long time , he said , " Ah , wife ! what a ...
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... stood her guards and attendants in a row , each one smaller than the other , from the tallest giant down to a little dwarf no bigger than my finger . And before her stood princes , and dukes , and earls : and the fisherman went up to ...
... stood her guards and attendants in a row , each one smaller than the other , from the tallest giant down to a little dwarf no bigger than my finger . And before her stood princes , and dukes , and earls : and the fisherman went up to ...
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... stood all the pomp and power of the church . And on each side of her were two rows of burning lights , of all sizes , the greatest as large as the highest and biggest tower in the world , and the least no larger than a small rushlight ...
... stood all the pomp and power of the church . And on each side of her were two rows of burning lights , of all sizes , the greatest as large as the highest and biggest tower in the world , and the least no larger than a small rushlight ...
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... stood a tree that bore golden apples . Lest any of these apples should be stolen , they were always counted ; but about the time when they began to grow ripe , it was found that every night one of them was gone . The king became very ...
... stood a tree that bore golden apples . Lest any of these apples should be stolen , they were always counted ; but about the time when they began to grow ripe , it was found that every night one of them was gone . The king became very ...
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