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Page 74
“ That would be the wife for me , " thought he ; “ but she is very grand . She lives in a castle , and I have only a box , and there are five and twenty of us in that . It is no place for her . But I must try to make acquaintance with ...
“ That would be the wife for me , " thought he ; “ but she is very grand . She lives in a castle , and I have only a box , and there are five and twenty of us in that . It is no place for her . But I must try to make acquaintance with ...
Page 85
Early in the morning a peasant came by , and when he saw what had happened , he took his wooden shoe , broke the icecrust to pieces , and carried the Duckling home to his wife . Then it came to itself again . The children wanted to play ...
Early in the morning a peasant came by , and when he saw what had happened , he took his wooden shoe , broke the icecrust to pieces , and carried the Duckling home to his wife . Then it came to itself again . The children wanted to play ...
Page 87
Whatever might happen , this much was certain , that it would be separated from the watchman and his wife , whom it had got to look upon as quite belonging to its family . When the Lamp had been hung up for the first time , the watchman ...
Whatever might happen , this much was certain , that it would be separated from the watchman and his wife , whom it had got to look upon as quite belonging to its family . When the Lamp had been hung up for the first time , the watchman ...
Page 102
So the king returned home and made known the oracle to his wife . For many days she lamented , but at last the fulfilment of the divine precept was urgent upon her , and the company was made ready to conduct the maiden to her deadly ...
So the king returned home and made known the oracle to his wife . For many days she lamented , but at last the fulfilment of the divine precept was urgent upon her , and the company was made ready to conduct the maiden to her deadly ...
Page 104
And now the husband , that unknown husband , drew near , and ascended the couch , and made her his wife ; and lo ! before the rise of dawn he had departed hastily . And the attendant voices ministered to the needs of the newly married .
And now the husband , that unknown husband , drew near , and ascended the couch , and made her his wife ; and lo ! before the rise of dawn he had departed hastily . And the attendant voices ministered to the needs of the newly married .
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| Title | The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Greatest Writers Volume 1 of The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Great Writers, John Lawson Stoddard |
| Author | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Compiled by | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Publisher | G.L. Shuman & Company, 1911 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
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