The Fairy Book: The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered AnewMacmillan, 1868 - 368 páginas |
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... speak first — so that if any ill gift were bestowed on the child , she might be able to counteract it . The six now offered their good wishes - which , unlike most wishes , were sure to come true . The fortunate little princess was to ...
... speak first — so that if any ill gift were bestowed on the child , she might be able to counteract it . The six now offered their good wishes - which , unlike most wishes , were sure to come true . The fortunate little princess was to ...
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... speak first — so that if any ill gift were bestowed on the child , she might be able to counteract it . The six now offered their good wishes - which , unlike most wishes , were sure to come true . The fortunate little princess was to ...
... speak first — so that if any ill gift were bestowed on the child , she might be able to counteract it . The six now offered their good wishes - which , unlike most wishes , were sure to come true . The fortunate little princess was to ...
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... speak a word , or to move a limb , for fear . Soon after there came a heavy rain , which wetted them to the very skin , and made the ground so slippery , that they fell down almost at every step , and got dirty all over . Before it was ...
... speak a word , or to move a limb , for fear . Soon after there came a heavy rain , which wetted them to the very skin , and made the ground so slippery , that they fell down almost at every step , and got dirty all over . Before it was ...
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... speak so kindly , and did not dream of the real meaning of his words . She supposed he wanted her to help them to put on their clothes ; so she went upstairs , and the first thing she saw was her seven daughters with their throats cut ...
... speak so kindly , and did not dream of the real meaning of his words . She supposed he wanted her to help them to put on their clothes ; so she went upstairs , and the first thing she saw was her seven daughters with their throats cut ...
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... speaking , as there is no sun here , there is no distinction of day and night , and they reckon only by weeks . They set the brightest and clearest precious stones in their dwellings , and in the ways and passages leading under the ...
... speaking , as there is no sun here , there is no distinction of day and night , and they reckon only by weeks . They set the brightest and clearest precious stones in their dwellings , and in the ways and passages leading under the ...
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The Fairy Book: The Best Popular Fairy Stories Selected and Rendered Anew Dinah Maria Mulock Craik Vista de fragmentos - 1882 |
Términos y frases comunes
Abricotina answered asked Avenant beast beautiful began beheld Blue Bird brothers castle child Cinderella clothes court cried crown daughter dear delighted Désirée door dressed dwarf fairy father Fcap fell flew Florina forest Fortunatus frog Furibon gave giant Gilliflower girl gold golden Graciosa Grognon hand handsome happy head heard heart hind Hop-o'-my-thumb Jack killed King Arthur King Charming king's knew lady Lady Cassandra Leander little glass slipper Little One Eye Little Three Eyes Little Two Eyes lived looked madam majesty marry morning mother mountain never night nose Ogre old woman once palace Papillette Patipata Percinet poor prince princess promised queen replied returned Rose servant sisters six swans sleep Snow-white and Rose-red Snowdrop soon stood thou thought told Tom Thumb took tree Troutina voice walked wife wish wood Yellow Dwarf young
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Página 66 - here is the king's son coming with two thousand men to kill you, and to destroy the castle and all that you have.
Página 130 - He arrived at the giant's mansion in the evening, and found the wife standing, as usual, at the door. Jack had disguised himself so completely, that she did not appear to have the least recollection of him ; however, when he pleaded hunger and poverty, in order to gain admittance, he found it very difficult indeed to persuade her. At last he prevailed, and was concealed in the copper. When the giant returned, he said furiously, " I smell fresh meat ! " But Jack felt quite composed, as he had said...
Página 249 - ... the ground beyond, and rolled straight into the water. The King's daughter followed it with her eyes, but it vanished, and the well was deep, so deep that the bottom could not be seen.
Página 130 - I smell fresh meat!" But Jack felt quite composed, as he had said so before, and had been soon satisfied. However, the giant started up suddenly, and, notwithstanding all his wife could say, he searched all round the room. Whilst this was going forward, Jack was exceedingly terrified, wishing himself at home a thousand times; but when the giant approached the copper, and put his hand upon the lid, Jack thought his death was certain. However, nothing happened...
Página 348 - And the more he ate the more he wanted to have, and he said, "Give me some more, you shall have none of it. It seems to me as if it were all mine." And he ate and ate and threw all the bones under the table, until he had finished the whole. But Marlinchen went away to her chest of drawers, and took her best silk handkerchief out of the...
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Página 62 - Jack up in that room, while he went to fetch another giant who lived in the same wood, to enjoy a dinner off Jack's flesh with him. While he was away, Jack heard dreadful shrieks, groans, and cries, from many parts of the castle ; and soon after he heard a mournful voice repeat these lines : — " Haste, valiant stranger, haste away, Lest you become the giant's prey...