German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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... till the cock crew in the morning ; batchelors and maides have compassed the Christmas fire- block till the curfew bell rang candle out : the old shep- heard and the young plow - boy , after their daye's labor , have carold out the same ...
... till the cock crew in the morning ; batchelors and maides have compassed the Christmas fire- block till the curfew bell rang candle out : the old shep- heard and the young plow - boy , after their daye's labor , have carold out the same ...
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... till Dummling was gone to bed , and then seized the goose by the wing ; but to her great wonder there she stuck , for neither hand nor finger could she get away again . Then in came the second sister , and thought to have a feather too ...
... till Dummling was gone to bed , and then seized the goose by the wing ; but to her great wonder there she stuck , for neither hand nor finger could she get away again . Then in came the second sister , and thought to have a feather too ...
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... 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 of mind that no one could make her laugh ; and the king had made known to all the world , that whoever ...
... 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 of mind that no one could make her laugh ; and the king had made known to all the world , that whoever ...
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... till you come to a castle , before which lie a whole troop of sol- diers fast asleep and snoring ; take no notice of them , but go into the castle , and pass on and on till you come to a room where the golden bird sits in a wooden cage ...
... till you come to a castle , before which lie a whole troop of sol- diers fast asleep and snoring ; take no notice of them , but go into the castle , and pass on and on till you come to a room where the golden bird sits in a wooden cage ...
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... till you come to the castle , where the horse . stands in his stall . By his side will lie the groom fast asleep and snoring ; take away the horse softly ; but be sure to let the old leathern saddle be upon him , and do not put on the ...
... till you come to the castle , where the horse . stands in his stall . By his side will lie the groom fast asleep and snoring ; take away the horse softly ; but be sure to let the old leathern saddle be upon him , and do not put on the ...
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