German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... thought he was more than * Die Goldene Gans " of Grimm ; from Hesse and Paderborn . ' The manner in which Loke , in the Edda , hangs to the eagle is , " MM Grimm observe , " better understood after a perusal of the story of the Golden ...
... thought he was more than * Die Goldene Gans " of Grimm ; from Hesse and Paderborn . ' The manner in which Loke , in the Edda , hangs to the eagle is , " MM Grimm observe , " better understood after a perusal of the story of the Golden ...
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... thought himself very clever , and said , " The more you eat the less there would be for me : so go your way ! " The little man took care that he too should have his re- ward , and the second stroke that he aimed against a tree hit him ...
... thought himself very clever , and said , " The more you eat the less there would be for me : so go your way ! " The little man took care that he too should have his re- ward , and the second stroke that he aimed against a tree hit him ...
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... thought to sleep for the night on his way home . Now the landlord had three daughters ; and when they saw the goose they were very eager to look what this won- derful bird could be , and wished very much to pluck one of the feathers out ...
... thought to sleep for the night on his way home . Now the landlord had three daughters ; and when they saw the goose they were very eager to look what this won- derful bird could be , and wished very much to pluck one of the feathers out ...
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... thought he would see a little of the world before he went home ; so he and his train jour- neyed on , till at last they came to a city where there was a king who had an only daughter . The princess was of so thoughtful and moody a turn ...
... thought he would see a little of the world before he went home ; so he and his train jour- neyed on , till at last they came to a city where there was a king who had an only daughter . The princess was of so thoughtful and moody a turn ...
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... thought she , as she woke up and looked at it through the window , " after all I cannot prevent the sun rising . " At this thought she was very angry , and wakened her husband , and said , “ Husband , go to the fish and tell him I must ...
... thought she , as she woke up and looked at it through the window , " after all I cannot prevent the sun rising . " At this thought she was very angry , and wakened her husband , and said , “ Husband , go to the fish and tell him I must ...
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