A treasury of Pleasure books for young and old [ed. by J. Cundall].1851 |
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... mother . Our stepmother does nothing but beat or kick us all day long . She gives us dry crusts for our dinner , and treats us much worse than the dog under the table , for he often gets a nice bit . What would our poor mother say if ...
... mother . Our stepmother does nothing but beat or kick us all day long . She gives us dry crusts for our dinner , and treats us much worse than the dog under the table , for he often gets a nice bit . What would our poor mother say if ...
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... mother , who was a witch , and was well aware that the children had run away , had slunk after them , and bewitched all the springs in the forest . So , when they reached a stream that ran sparkling over the pebbles , and the brother ...
... mother , who was a witch , and was well aware that the children had run away , had slunk after them , and bewitched all the springs in the forest . So , when they reached a stream that ran sparkling over the pebbles , and the brother ...
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... mother , whose cruelty had obliged the children to go forth into the wide world , had hoped all along that the little girl had been torn to pieces by the wild beasts in the forest , and that the little boy had been shot dead by some ...
... mother , whose cruelty had obliged the children to go forth into the wide world , had hoped all along that the little girl had been torn to pieces by the wild beasts in the forest , and that the little boy had been shot dead by some ...
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... mother of a fine little boy , the old witch went to the palace while the king was out hunt- ing ; and having assumed the shape of one of the queen's maids , she went into her bedchamber , and said , " The bath is now ready , and if it ...
... mother of a fine little boy , the old witch went to the palace while the king was out hunt- ing ; and having assumed the shape of one of the queen's maids , she went into her bedchamber , and said , " The bath is now ready , and if it ...
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... til a dozen had cracked , and the little half - naked brood thrust their heads out of their narrow , fragile dwelling , as if out of a window . " Quack ! quack ! " said the mother , as the little ducklings hastened o.
... til a dozen had cracked , and the little half - naked brood thrust their heads out of their narrow , fragile dwelling , as if out of a window . " Quack ! quack ! " said the mother , as the little ducklings hastened o.
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