A Bag Full of Surprises

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A Bag Full of Surprises


Edited by Mr Valentinos

Table of Contents

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Sleeping Beauty o5

Thumbelina 1

The Story of !inderella "

#amire$ %5

The Story of Beauty and the Beast 5

The &on'ey S'in (irl )

The *gly &u+'ling ,5

The (olden !rab -1

.o/ the Beggar Boy Turned into the !ount Piro

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a+' and his (olden Snu23Bo4 10

6a$y a+' 1-

The Magi+ S/an 1%%

The Magi+ Mirror 15

Blue Bird 1")

a+' and the Bean3Stal' 1,-

Table of Contents Continues

a+' the (iant 7iller 1)

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Puss in Boots %0

The En+hanted Stag %-

The Fair 8ne /ith the (olden 6o+'s )

The (olden (oose ,

The Three Bears -%

The T/el9e Brothers -,

8ne Eye: T/o Eyes: Three Eyes 0,

Tom Thumb %

The ;hite !at "

The Mon'ey and the &olphin )5

Sno/ ;hite and the Se9en &/arfs ),

The ;ise 6ittle (irl "5

The Prin+ess and the Pea ,%

Three 6ittle Pigs ,"

(old3Tree and Sil9er3Tree -

Table of Contents Continues

The .orned ;omen %0

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The Sprightly Tailor and the .aunted !hur+h

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The Story3Teller at Fault 3 %1%

The Tale of


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/ater on to the land: and said to her: ?@our

/ish shall be fullled: before a year has gone

by: you shall ha9e a daughter>?

;hat the frog had said

+ame true: and the

=ueen had a little girl

/ho /as so pretty that

the 'ing +ould not

+ontain himself for oy:

and ordered a great

feast> .e in9ited not only

his 'indred: friends and a+=uaintan+es: but

also the /ise /omen: in order that they might

be 'ind and /ell disposed to/ards the +hild>

There /ere thirteen of them in his 'ingdom:but: as he had only t/el9e golden plates for

them to eat out of: one of them had to be left

at home>

The feast /as held /ith all manner of

splendour and /hen it +ame to an end the

/ise /omen besto/ed their magi+ giftsuponthe baby 3 one ga9e 9irtue: another beauty: a

third ri+hes: and so on /ith e9erything in the

/orld that one +an /ish for>

;hen ele9en of them had made their

promises: suddenly the thirteenth +ame in> She

/ished to a9enge herself for not ha9ing been

in9ited: and /ithout greeting: or e9en loo'ing

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at anyone: she +ried /ith a loud 9oi+e: ?The

'ingCs daughter shall in her fteenth year pri+'

herself /ith a spindle: and fall do/n dead>?

And: /ithout saying a /ord more: she turned

round and left the room>

They /ere all sho+'ed: but the t/elfth: /hose

good /ish still remained unspo'en: +ame

for/ard: and as she +ould not undo the e9il

senten+e: but only soften it: she said: it shall

not be death: but a deep sleep of a hundred

years: into /hi+h the prin+ess shall fall>

The 'ing: /ho /ould fain 'eep his dear +hild

from the misfortune: ga9e orders that e9ery

spindle in the /hole 'ingdom should be burnt>Mean/hile the gifts of the /ise /omen /ere

plenteously fullled on the young girl: for she

/as so beautiful: modest: good3natured: and

/ise: that e9eryone /ho sa/ her /as bound to

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it the door sprang open: and there in a little

room sat an old /oman /ith a spindle: busily

spinning her Da4>

?(ood day: old mother:? said the 'ingCs

daughter: ?/hat are you doing there?

?< am spinning:? said the old /oman: and

nodded her head>

?;hat sort of thing is that: that rattles round

so merrily:? said the girl: and she too' the

spindle and /anted to spin too> But s+ar+ely

had she tou+hed the spindle /hen the magi+

de+ree /as fullled: and she pri+'ed her nger

/ith it>

And: in the 9ery moment /hen she felt thepri+': she fell do/n upon the bed that stood

there: and lay in a deep sleep> And this sleep

e4tended o9er the /hole pala+e: the 'ing and

=ueen /ho had ust +ome home: and had

entered the great hall: began to go to sleep:

and the /hole of the +ourt /ith them> The

horses: too: /ent to sleep in the stable: thedogs in the yard: the pigeons upon the roof:

the Dies on the /all: e9en the re that /as

Daming on the hearth be+ame =uiet and slept:

the roast meat left o2 fri$$ling: and the +oo':

/ho /as ust going to pull the hair of the

s+ullery boy: be+ause he had forgotten

something: let him go: and /ent to sleep> And

the /ind fell: and on the trees before the +astle

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not a leaf mo9ed again>

But round about the +astle there began to

gro/ a hedge of thorns: /hi+h e9ery year

be+ame higher: and at last gre/ +lose up

round the +astle and all o9er it: so that there

/as nothing of it to be seen: not e9en the Dag

upon the roof> But the story of the beautiful

sleeping Briar #ose: for so the prin+ess /as

named: /ent about the +ountry: so that from

time to time 'ingsC sons +ame and tried to get

through the thorny hedge into the +astle> But

they found it impossible: for the thorns held

fast together: as if they had hands: and the

youths /ere +aught in them: +ould not get

loose again: and died a miserable death>

After long: long years a 'ingCs son +ame again

to that +ountry: and heard an old man tal'ing

about the thorn hedge: and that a +astle /as

said to stand behind it in /hi+h a /onderfully

beautiful prin+ess: named Briar #ose: had been

asleep for a hundred years: and that the 'ingand =ueen and the /hole +ourt /ere asleep

li'e/ise> .e had heard: too: from his

grandfather: that many 'ings: sons had

already +ome: and had tried to get through the

thorny hedge: but they had remained sti+'ing

fast in it: and had died a pitiful death>

Then the youth said: ?< am not afraid: < /ill go

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and see the beautiful Briar #ose>? The good old

man might dissuade him as he /ould: he did

not listen to his /ords>

But by this time the hundred years had ust

passed: and the day had +ome /hen Briar

#ose /as to a/a'e again> ;hen the 'ingCs son

+ame near to the thorn hedge: it /as nothing

but large and beautiful Do/ers: /hi+h parted

from ea+h other of their o/n a++ord: and let

him pass unhurt: and then they +losed again

behind him li'e a hedge> And /hen he entered

the house: the Dies /ere asleep upon the /all:the +oo' in the 'it+hen /as still holding out his

hand to sei$e the boy: and the maid /as sitting

by the bla+' hen /hi+h she /as going to

plu+'>

.e /ent on farther: and in the great hall he

sa/ the /hole of the +ourt lying asleep: and upby the throne laid the 'ing and =ueen> Then he

/ent on still farther: and all /as so =uiet that a

breath +ould be heard: and at last he +ame to

the to/er: and opened the door into the little

room /here Briar #ose /as sleeping>

There she lay: so beautiful that he +ould not

turn his eyes a/ay: and he stooped do/n and

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ga9e her a 'iss> But as soon as he 'issed her:

Briar #ose opened her eyes and a/o'e: and

loo'ed at him =uite s/eetly>

Then they /ent do/n together: and the 'ing

a/o'e: and the =ueen and the /hole +ourt:

and loo'ed at ea+h other in great

astonishment> And the horses in the +ourtyard

stood up and shoo' themsel9es: the hounds

umped up and /agged their tails: the pigeons

upon the roof pulled out their heads from

under their /ings: loo'ed round: and De/ into

the open +ountry: the Dies on the /all +rept

again: the re in the 'it+hen burned up and

Di+'ered and +oo'ed the meat: the oint began

to turn and si$$le again: and the +oo' ga9e theboy su+h a bo4 on the ear that he s+reamed:

and the maid nished plu+'ing the fo/l>

And then the marriage of the 'ingCs son /ith

Briar #ose /as +elebrated /ith all splendour:

and they li9ed +ontented to the end of their

days>

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Thumbelina

There /as on+e a /oman /ho /ished 9ery

mu+h to ha9e a little +hild: but she +ould not

obtain her /ish> At last she /ent to a /it+h:and said: ?< should so 9ery mu+h li'e to ha9e a

little +hild +an you tell me /here < +an nd

one?

?8h: that +an be easily managed:? said the

/it+h> ?.ere is a barley+orn of a di2erent 'ind

to those /hi+h gro/ in the farmerCs elds: and

/hi+h the +hi+'ens eat put it into a Do/er3pot:

and see /hat /ill happen>?

?Than' you:? said the

/oman: and she ga9e

the /it+h t/el9eshillings: /hi+h /as the

pri+e of the barley+orn>

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Then she /ent home and planted it: and

immediately there gre/ up a large handsome

Do/er: something li'e a tulip in appearan+e:

but /ith its lea9es tightly +losed as if it /ere

still a bud> ? 8ne night:

/hile she lay in her pretty bed: a large: ugly:

/et toad +rept through a bro'en pane of glass

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in the /indo/: and leaped right upon the table

/here Tiny lay sleeping under her roseleaf

=uilt> ?;hat a pretty little /ife this /ould ma'e

for my son: said the toad: and she too' up the

/alnut3shell in /hi+h little Tiny lay asleep: and

umped through the /indo/ /ith it into the

garden>

.e /as

uglier e9en than his mother: and /hen he sa/

the pretty little maiden in her elegant bed: he

+ould only +ry: ?!roa': +roa': +roa'>?

?&onCt spea' so loud: or she /ill /a'e:? said

the toad: ?and then she might run a/ay: forshe is as light as s/anCs do/n> ;e /ill pla+e

her on one of the /ater3lily lea9es out in the

stream it /ill be li'e an island to her: she is so

light and small: and then she +annot es+ape

and: /hile she is a/ay: /e /ill ma'e haste and

prepare the state3room under the marsh: in

/hi+h you are to li9e /hen you are married>?

Far out in the stream gre/ a number of /ater

lilies: /ith broad green lea9es: /hi+h seemed

to Doat on the top of the /ater> The largest of

these lea9es appeared farther o2 than the

rest: and the old toad s/am out to it /ith the

/alnut3shell: in /hi+h little Tiny lay still asleep>

The tiny little +reature /o'e 9ery early in the

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morning: and began to +ry bitterly /hen she

found /here she /as: for she +ould see

nothing but /ater on e9ery side of the large

green leaf: and no /ay of rea+hing the land>

Mean/hile the old toad /as 9ery busy under

the marsh: de+'ing her room /ith rushes and

/ild yello/ Do/ers: to ma'e it loo' pretty for

her ne/ daughter3in3la/> Then she s/am out

/ith her ugly son to the leaf on /hi+h she had

pla+ed poor little Tiny> She /anted to fet+h the

pretty bed: that she might put it in the bridal

+hamber to be ready for her> The old toad

bo/ed lo/ to her in the /ater: and said: ?.ere

is my son: he /ill be your husband: and you

/ill li9e happily in the marsh by the stream>?

?!roa': +roa': +roa':? /as all her son +ould say

for himself so the toad too' up the elegant

little bed: and s/am a/ay /ith it: lea9ing Tiny

all alone on the green leaf: /here she sat and

/ept> She +ould not bear to thin' of li9ing /ith

the old toad: and ha9ing her ugly son for a

husband> The little shes: /hi+h s/am about inthe /ater beneath: had seen the toad: and

heard /hat she said: so they lifted their heads

abo9e the /ater to loo' at the little maiden> As

soon as they +aught sight of her: they sa/ she

/as 9ery pretty: and it made them 9ery sorry

to thin' that she must go and li9e /ith the ugly

toads> ?Go: it must ne9er beH? so they

assembled together in the /ater: round the

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green stal' /hi+h held the leaf on /hi+h the

little maiden stood: and gna/ed it a/ay at the

root /ith their teeth> Then the leaf Doated

do/n the stream: +arrying Tiny far a/ay out of

rea+h of land>

Tiny sailed past many to/ns: and the little

birds in the bushes sa/ her: and sang: ?;hat a

lo9ely little +reature? so the leaf s/am a/ay

/ith her farther and farther: till it brought her

to other lands> A gra+eful little /hite butterDy

+onstantly Duttered round her: and at last

alighted on the leaf> Tiny pleased him: and she

/as glad of it: for no/ the toad +ould not

possibly rea+h her: and the +ountry through

/hi+h she sailed /as beautiful: and the sunshone upon the /ater: till it glittered li'e li=uid

gold> She too' o2 her girdle and tied one end

of it round the butterDy: and the other end of

the ribbon she fastened to the leaf: /hi+h no/

glided on mu+h faster than e9er: ta'ing little

Tiny /ith it as she stood> Presently a large

+o+'+hafer De/ by the moment he +aughtsight of her: he sei$ed her round her deli+ate

/aist /ith his +la/s: and De/ /ith her into a

tree> The green leaf Doated a/ay on the broo':

and the butterDy De/ /ith it: for he /as

fastened to it: and +ould not get a/ay>

8h: ho/ frightened little Tiny felt /hen the

+o+'+hafer De/ /ith her to the treeH But

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espe+ially /as she sorry for the beautiful /hite

butterDy /hi+h she had fastened to the leaf:

for if he +ould not free himself he /ould die of

hunger> But the +o+'+hafer did not trouble

himself at all about the matter> .e seated

himself by her side on a large green leaf: ga9e

her some honey from the Do/ers to eat: and

told her she /as 9ery pretty: though not in the

least li'e a +o+'+hafer> After a time: all the

+o+'+hafers turned up their feelers: and said:

?She has only t/o legsH .o/ ugly that loo's>?

?She has no feelers:? said another> ?.er /aist

is =uite slim> PoohH She is li'e a human being>?

?8hH She is ugly:? said all the lady +o+'+hafers:

although Tiny /as 9ery pretty> Then the+o+'+hafer /ho had run a/ay /ith her:

belie9ed all the others /hen they said she /as

ugly: and /ould ha9e nothing more to say to

her: and told her she might go /here she li'ed>

Then he De/ do/n /ith her from the tree: and

pla+ed her on a daisy: and she /ept at the

thought that she /as so ugly that e9en the+o+'+hafers /ould ha9e nothing to say to her>

And all the /hile she /as really the lo9eliest

+reature that one +ould imagine: and as tender

and deli+ate as a beautiful roseleaf>

&uring the /hole summer poor little Tiny li9ed

=uite alone in the /ide forest> She /o9e

herself a bed /ith blades of grass: and hung it

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up under a broad leaf: to prote+t herself from

the rain> She su+'ed the honey from the

Do/ers for food: and dran' the de/ from their

lea9es e9ery morning> So passed a/ay the

summer and the autumn: and then +ame the

/inter:3 the long: +old /inter> All the birds /ho

had sung to her so s/eetly /ere Do/n a/ay:

and the trees and the Do/ers had /ithered>

The large +lo9erleaf under the shelter of /hi+h

she had li9ed: /as no/ rolled together and

shri9elled up: nothing remained but a yello/

/ithered stal'>

She felt dreadfully +old: for her +lothes /ere

torn: and she /as herself so frail and deli+ate:

that poor little Tiny /as nearly fro$en to death> Then she /rapped

herself up in a dry leaf: but it +ra+'ed in the

middle and +ould not 'eep her /arm: and she

shi9ered /ith +old> Gear the /ood in /hi+h shehad been li9ing lay a +orneld: but the +orn

had been +ut a long time nothing remained

but the bare dry stubble standing up out of the

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/armth and +omfort: /ith a /hole roomful of

+orn: a 'it+hen: and a beautiful dining room>

Poor little Tiny stood before the door ust li'e a

little beggar3girl: and begged for a small pie+e

of barley+orn: for she had been /ithout a

morsel to eat for t/o days>

?@ou poor little +reature:? said the eld3mouse:

/ho /as really a good old eld3mouse: ?+ome

into my /arm room and dine /ith me>? She

/as 9ery pleased /ith Tiny: so she said: ?@ou

are =uite /el+ome to stay /ith me all the

/inter: if you li'e but you must 'eep my

rooms +lean and neat: and tell me stories: for

?;e shall ha9e a 9isitor soon:? said the eld3

mouse one day ?my neighbor pays me a 9isit

on+e a /ee'> .e is better o2 than < am he has

large rooms: and /ears a beautiful bla+' 9el9et

+oat> But he

is blind: so you must tell him some of your

prettiest stories>

But Tiny did not feel at all interested about this

neighbour: for he /as a mole> .o/e9er: he

+ame and paid his 9isit dressed in his bla+'

9el9et +oat>

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?.e is 9ery ri+h and learned: and his house is

t/enty times larger than mine:? said the eld

mouse>

.e /as ri+h and learned: no doubt: but he

al/ays spo'e slighting of the sun and the

pretty Do/ers: be+ause he had ne9er seen

them> Tiny /as obliged to sing to him: ?6ady3

bird: lady3bird: Dy a/ay home:? and many

other pretty songs> And the mole fell in lo9e

/ith her be+ause she had su+h a s/eet 9oi+e

but he said nothing yet: for he /as 9ery

+autious> A short time before: the mole had

dug a long passage under the earth: /hi+h led

from the d/elling of the eld mouse to hiso/n: and here she had permission to /al' /ith

Tiny /hene9er she li'ed> But he /arned them

not to be alarmed at the sight of a dead bird

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that there /as a large hole: and the daylight

shone into the passage> But the mole

pushed it aside /ith his +roo'ed legs: and said:

?.e /ill sing no more no/> .o/ miserable it

must be to be born a little birdH < am than'ful

that none of my +hildren /ill e9er be birds: for

they +an do nothing but +ry: CT/eet: t/eet:C

and al/ays die of hunger in the /inter>?

?@es: you may /ell say that: as a +le9er manH?

e4+laimed the eld3mouse: ?;hat is the use of

his t/ittering: for /hen /inter +omes he must

either star9e or be fro$en to death> Still birds

are 9ery high bred>?

Toby said nothing but /hen the t/o othershad turned their ba+'s on the bird: she

stooped do/n and stro'ed aside the soft

feathers /hi+h +o9ered the head: and 'issed

the +losed eyelids> ?Perhaps this /as the one

/ho sang to me so s/eetly in the summer:?

she said ?and ho/ mu+h pleasure it ga9e me:

you dear: pretty bird>?

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The mole no/ stopped up the hole through

/hi+h the daylight shone: and then

a++ompanied the lady home> But during the

night Toby +ould not sleep so she got out of

bed and /o9e a large: beautiful +arpet of hay

then she +arried it to the dead bird: and spread

it o9er him /ith some do/n from the Do/ers

/hi+h she had found in the eld3mouseCs room>

?Fare/ell: you pretty

little bird:? said she: ?fare/ell than' you for

your delightful singing during the summer:

/hen all the trees /ere green: and the /arm

sun shone upon us> Then she laid her head on

the birdCs breast: but she /as alarmedimmediately: for it seemed as if something

inside the bird /ent ?thump: thump>?

Toby trembled 9ery mu+h she

/as =uite frightened: for the bird /as large: a

great deal larger than herself:3 she /as only an

in+h high> But she too' +ourage: laid the /ool

more thi+'ly o9er the poor s/allo/: and then

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too' a leaf /hi+h she had used for her o/n

+ounterpane: and laid it o9er the head of the

poor bird> The ne4t morning she again stole

out to see him> .e /as ali9e but 9ery /ea' he

+ould only open his eyes for a moment to loo'

at Toby: /ho stood by holding a pie+e of

de+ayed /ood in her hand: for she had no

other lantern> ?Than' you: pretty little

maiden:? said the si+' s/allo/ ?< ha9e been so

ni+ely /armed: that < shall soon regain my

strength: and be able to Dy about again in the

/arm sunshine>?

?8h:? said she: ?it is +old out of doors no/ it

sno/s and free$es> Stay in your /arm bed Then at last he hadfallen to the earth: and +ould remember no

more: nor ho/ he +ame to be /here she had

found him> The /hole /inter the s/allo/

remained underground: and Toby nursed him

/ith +are and lo9e> Geither the mole nor the

eld mouse 'ne/ anything about it: for they

did not li'e s/allo/s> Very soon the springtime

+ame: and the sun /armed the earth> Then the

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s/allo/ bade fare/ell to Toby: and she opened

the hole in the +eiling /hi+h the mole had

made> The sun shone in upon them so

beautifully: that the s/allo/ as'ed her if she

/ould go /ith him she +ould sit on his ba+':

he said: and he /ould Dy a/ay /ith her into

the green /oods> But Toby 'ne/ it /ould ma'e

the eld3mouse 9ery grie9ed if she left her in

that manner: so she said: ?Go: < +annot>?

?Fare/ell: then: fare/ell: you good: pretty little

maiden:? said the s/allo/ and he De/ out into

the sunshine>

Toby loo'ed after him: and the tears rose in her

eyes> She /as 9ery fond of the poor s/allo/>

?T/eet: t/eet:? sang the bird: as he De/ out

into the green /oods: and Toby felt 9ery sad>

She /as not allo/ed to go out into the /arm

sunshine> The +orn /hi+h had been so/n in the

eld o9er the house of the eld mouse had

gro/n up high into the air: and formed a thi+'/ood to Toby: /ho /as only an in+h in height>

?@ou are going to be married: Toby:? said the

eld mouse> ?My neighbour has as'ed for you>

;hat good fortune for a poor +hild li'e you>

Go/ /e /ill prepare your /edding +lothes>

They must be both /oollen and linen> Gothing

must be /anting /hen you are the moleCs

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/ife>?

Toby had to turn the spindle: and the eld

mouse hired four spiders: /hi+h /ere to /ea9e

day and night> E9ery e9ening the mole 9isited

her: and /as +ontinually spea'ing of the time

/hen the summer /ould be o9er> Then he

/ould 'eep his /edding3day /ith Toby but

no/ the heat of the sun /as so great that it

burned the earth: and made it =uite hard: li'e

a stone> As soon: as the summer /as o9er: the

/edding should ta'e pla+e> But Toby /as not

at all pleased for she did not li'e the tiresome

mole> E9ery morning /hen the sun rose: and

e9ery e9ening /hen it /ent do/n: she /ould

+reep out at the door: and as the /ind ble/aside the ears of +orn: so that she +ould see

the blue s'y: she thought ho/ beautiful and

bright it seemed out there: and /ished so

mu+h to see her dear s/allo/ again> But he

ne9er returned for by this time he had Do/n

far a/ay into the lo9ely green forest>

;hen autumn arri9ed: Toby had her outt

=uite ready and the eld mouse said to her:

??

Then Toby /ept: and said she /ould not marry

the disagreeable mole>

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donCt be obstinate: or < shall bite you /ith my

/hite teeth> .e is a 9ery handsome mole the

=ueen herself does not /ear more beautiful

9el9ets and furs> .is 'it+hen and +ellars are

=uite full> @ou ought to be 9ery than'ful for

su+h good fortune>?

So the /edding3day /as 4ed: on /hi+h the

mole /as to fet+h Toby a/ay to li9e /ith him:

deep under the earth: and ne9er again to see

the /arm sun: be+ause he did not li'e it> The

poor +hild /as 9ery unhappy at the thought of

saying fare/ell to the beautiful sun: and as the

eld mouse had gi9en her permission to stand

at the door: she /ent to loo' at it on+e more>

?Fare/ell bright sun:? she +ried: stret+hing out

her arm to/ards it and then she /al'ed a

short distan+e from the house for the +orn had

been +ut: and only the dry stubble remained in

the elds> ?Fare/ell: fare/ell:? she repeated:

t/ining her arm round a little red Do/er that

gre/ ust by her side> ?(reet the little s/allo/from me: if you should see him again>?

?T/eet: t/eet:? sounded o9er her head

suddenly> She loo'ed up: and there /as the

s/allo/ himself Dying +lose by> As soon as he

spied Toby: he /as delighted and then she

told him ho/ un/illing she felt to marry the

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earth: and ne9er to see the bright sun any

more> And as she told him she /ept>

?!old /inter is +oming:? said the s/allo/: ?and

< am going to Dy a/ay into /armer +ountries>

;ill you go /ith me @ou +an sit on my ba+':

and fasten yourself on /ith your sash> Then /e

+an Dy a/ay from the ugly mole and his

gloomy rooms:3 far a/ay: o9er the mountains:

into /armer +ountries: /here the sun shines

more brightly3 than here /here it is al/ays

summer: and the Do/ers bloom in greater

beauty> Fly no/ /ith me: dear little Toby you

sa9ed my life /hen < lay fro$en in that dar'

passage>?

?@es: < /ill go /ith you:? said Toby and she

seated herself on the birdCs ba+': /ith her feet

on his outstret+hed /ings: and tied her girdle

to one of his strongest feathers>

Then the s/allo/ rose in the air: and De/ o9er

forest and o9er sea: high abo9e the highestmountains: +o9ered /ith eternal sno/> Toby

/ould ha9e been fro$en in the +old air: but she

+rept under the birdCs /arm feathers: 'eeping

her little head un+o9ered: so that she might

admire the beautiful lands o9er /hi+h they

passed> At length they rea+hed the /arm

+ountries: /here the sun shines brightly: and

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earth> .ere: on the hedges: and by the

/ayside: gre/ purple: green: and /hite

grapes lemons and oranges hung from trees

in the /oods and the air /as fragrant /ith

myrtle and orange blossoms> Beautiful +hildren

ran along the +ountry lanes: playing /ith large

gay butterDies and as the s/allo/ De/ farther

and farther: e9ery pla+e appeared still lo9elier>

At last they +ame to a blue la'e: and by the

side of it: shaded by trees of the deepest

green: stood a pala+e of da$$ling /hite marble:

built in the olden times> Vines +lustered round

its lofty pillars: and at the top /ere many

s/allo/sC nests: and one of these /as the

home of the s/allo/ that +arried Toby>

?This is my house:? said the s/allo/ ?but it

/ould not do for you to li9e there3 you /ould

not be +omfortable> @ou must +hoose for

yourself one of those lo9ely Do/ers: and < /ill

put you do/n upon it: and then you shall ha9e

e9erything that you +an /ish to ma'e youhappy>?

?That /ill be delightful:? she said: and +lapped

her little hands for oy>

A large marble pillar lay on the ground: /hi+h:

in falling: had been bro'en into three pie+es>

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large /hite Do/ers so the s/allo/ De/ do/n

/ith Toby: and pla+ed her on one of the broad

lea9es> But ho/ surprised she /as to see in

the middle of the Do/er: a Toby little man: as

/hite and transparent as if he had been made

of +rystalH .e had a gold +ro/n on his head:

and deli+ate /ings at his shoulders: and /as

not mu+h larger than Toby herself> .e /as the

angel of the Do/er for a Toby man and a Toby

/oman d/ell in e9ery Do/er and this /as the

'ing of them all>

?8h: ho/ beautiful he isH? /hispered Toby to

the s/allo/>

The little prin+e /as at rst =uite frightened atthe bird: /hi+h /as li'e a giant: +ompared to

su+h a deli+ate little +reature as himself but

/hen he sa/ Toby: he /as delighted: and

thought her the prettiest little maiden he had

e9er seen> .e too' the gold +ro/n from his

head: and pla+ed it on hers: and as'ed her

name: and if she /ould be his /ife: and =ueeno9er all the Do/ers>

This +ertainly /as a 9ery di2erent sort of

husband to the son of a toad: or the mole: /ith

my bla+' 9el9et and fur so she said: ?@es:? to

the handsome prin+e> Then all the Do/ers

opened: and out of ea+h +ame a little lady or a

Toby lord: all so pretty it /as =uite a pleasure

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to loo' at them> Ea+h of them brought Toby a

present but the best gift /as a pair of

beautiful /ings: /hi+h had belonged to a large

/hite Dy and they fastened them to TobyCs

shoulders: so that she might Dy from Do/er to

Do/er> Then there /as mu+h reoi+ing: and the

little s/allo/: /ho sat abo9e them: in his nest:

/as as'ed to sing a /edding song: /hi+h he

did as /ell as he +ould but in his heart he felt

sad for he /as 9ery fond of Toby: and /ould

ha9e li'ed ne9er to part from her again>

?@ou must not be +alled Toby anymore:? said

the spirit of the Do/ers to her> ? ;e /ill +all

you Maia>?

?Fare/ell: fare/ell:? said the s/allo/: /ith a

hea9y heart as he left the /arm +ountries to

Dy ba+' into &enmar'> There he had a nest

o9er the /indo/ of a house in /hi+h d/elt the

/riter of fairy tales> The s/allo/ sang: ?T/eet:

t/eet:? and from his song +ame the /holestory>

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The Story of Cinderella

8n+e upon a time>>> there li9ed an unhappyyoung girl> *nhappy she /as: for her mother

/as dead: her father had married another

/oman: a /ido/ /ith t/o daughters: and her

stepmother didnCt li'e her one

little bit> All the ni+e things: 'ind

thoughts and lo9ing tou+hes

/ere for her o/n daughters>And not ust the 'ind thoughts

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and lo9e: but also dresses: shoes: sha/ls:

deli+ious food: +omfy beds: as /ell as e9ery

home +omfort> All this /as laid on for her

daughters> But: for the poor unhappy girl:

there /as nothing at all> Go dresses: only her

stepsistersC hand3me3do/ns> Go lo9ely dishes:

nothing but s+raps> Go ni+e rests and +omfort>

For she had to /or' hard all day: and only

/hen e9ening +ame /as she allo/ed to sit for

a /hile by the re: near the +inders> That is

ho/ she got her ni+'name: for e9erybody

+alled her !inderella> !inderella used to spend

long hours all alone tal'ing to the +at> The +at

said:

?Miao/?: /hi+h really meant: ?!heer upH @ouha9e something neither of your stepsisters

ha9e and that is beauty>?

!indarella: e9en dressed in

rags /ith a dusty gray fa+e from the +inders:

/as a lo9ely girl> ;hile her stepsisters: no

matter ho/ splendid and elegant their +lothes:/ere still +lumsy: lumpy and ugly and al/ays

/ould be>

8ne day: beautiful ne/ dresses arri9ed at the

house> A ball /as to be held at !ourt and the

stepsisters /ere getting ready to go to it>

!inderella: didnCt e9en dare as': ?;hat about

me? for she 'ne/9ery /ell /hat the ans/er

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to that /ould beI

?@ou My dear girl: youCre staying at home to

/ash the dishes: s+rub the Doors and turn

do/n the beds for your stepsisters> They /ill

+ome home tired and 9ery sleepy>? !inderella

sighed at the +at>

?8h dear:

Suddenly something ama$ing happened> And so you shallH?

?.o/ +an ?The ser9ants /ill turn me a/ayH? The

fairy smiled> ;ith a Di+' of her magi+ /and>>>!inderella found herself /earing the most

beautiful dress: the lo9eliest e9er seen in the

realm>

?Go/ that /e ha9e settled the matter of the

dress:? said the fairy: ?/eCll need to get you a

+oa+h> A real lady /ould ne9er go to a ball on

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?Jui+'lyH (et me a pump'inH? she ordered>

?8h of +ourse:? said !inderella: rushing a/ay>

Then the fairy turned to the +at>

?@ou bring me se9en mi+eH?

?Se9en mi+eH? said the +at> ?

?(oodH? e4+laimed the fairy>

;ith a Di+' of her magi+ /and>>>

/onder of /ondersH Thepump'in turned into a spar'ling

+oa+h and the mi+e be+ame si4

/hite horses: /hile the se9enth

mouse turned into a +oa+hman:

in a smart uniform and +arrying a /hip>

!inderella +ould hardly belie9e her eyes>

?< shall present you at !ourt> @ou /ill soon see

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that the Prin+e: in /hose honour the ball is

being held: /ill be en+hanted by your

lo9eliness> But rememberH @ou must lea9e the

ball at midnight and +ome home> For that is

/hen the spell ends> @our +oa+h /ill turn ba+'

into a pump'in: the horses /ill be+ome mi+e

again and the +oa+hman /ill turn ba+' into a

mouse>>> and you /ill be dressed again in rags

and /earing +logs instead of these dainty little

slippersH &o you understand? !inderella

smiled and said:

?@es: < understandH?

;hen !inderella entered the ballroom at the

pala+e: a hush fell> E9eryone stopped in mid3senten+e to admire her elegan+e: her beauty

and gra+e>

?;ho +an that be? people as'ed ea+h other>

The t/o stepsisters also /ondered /ho the

ne/+omer /as: for ne9er in a month of

Sundays: /ould they e9er ha9e guessed thatthe beautiful girl /as really poor !inderella

/ho tal'ed to the +atH

;hen the prin+e set eyes on !inderella: he

/as stru+' by her beauty> ;al'ing o9er to her:

he bo/ed deeply and as'ed her to dan+e> And

to the great disappointment of all the young

ladies: he dan+ed /ith !inderella all e9ening>

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?;ho are you: fair maiden? the Prin+e 'ept

as'ing her> But !inderella only repliedI

?;hat does it matter /ho < amH @ou /ill ne9er

see me again any/ay>?

?8h: but < shall:

!inderella had a /onderful time

at the ball>>> But: all of a

sudden: she heard the sound of

a +lo+'I the rst stro'e of midnightH She

remembered /hat the fairy had said: and

/ithout a /ord of goodbye she slipped fromthe Prin+eCs arms and ran do/n the steps> As

she ran she lost one of her slippers: but not for

a moment did she dream of stopping to pi+' it

upH < /ill ne9er be +ontent

until < nd herH? So the ministers tried the

slipper on the foot of all the girls>>> and on

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!inderellaCs foot as /ell>>> SurpriseH The slipper

tted perfe+tly>

?That a/ful untidy girl simply +annot ha9e

been at the ball:? snapped the stepmother>

?Tell the Prin+e he ought to marry one of my

t/o daughtersH !anCt you see ho/ ugly

!inderella isH !anCt you see?

Suddenly she bro'e o2: for the fairy had

appeared>

?ThatCs enoughH? she e4+laimed: raising her

magi+ /and> .er stepmother and stepsisters gapedat her in ama$ement: and the ministers said:

?!ome /ith us: fair maidenH The Prin+e /aits

to present you /ith his engagement ringH? So

!inderella oyfully /ent /ith them: and li9ed

happily e9er after /ith her Prin+e> And as for

the +at: he ust said ?Miao/?H

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Ramirez

There /as on+e a +ouple /ho had long in 9ain

/ished for a +hild> At length the /oman hoped

that (od /as about to grant her desire> They

had a little /indo/ at the ba+' of their housefrom /hi+h a splendid garden +ould be seen:

/hi+h /as full of beautiful Do/ers and herbs> 8ne day the /oman/as standing by this /indo/

and loo'ing do/n into the

garden: /hen she sa/ a bed

/hi+h /as planted /ith the

most beautiful rampion 3

#amire$: and it loo'ed so

fresh and green that she

longed for it: and had the

greatest desire to eat some>

This desire in+reased e9ery

day: and as she 'ne/ that

she +ould not get any of it:

she =uite pined a/ay: andbegan to loo' pale and

miserable> .er husband /as

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alarmed: and as'ed: ?;hat ma'es you sad:

dear /ife>? ?Ah?: she replied: ? The man: /ho

lo9ed her: thought: sooner than let your /ife

die: bring her some of the rampion yourself: let

it +ost /hat it /ill> At t/ilight: he +lambered

do/n o9er the /all into the garden of the

en+hantress: hastily +lut+hed a handful of

rampion: and too' it to his /ife> She at on+e

made herself a salad of it: and ate it greedily> But /hen he had

+lambered do/n the /all he /as terribly

afraid: for he sa/ the en+hantress standing

before him> ?.o/ dare you?: said she /ith

angry loo': ?des+end into my garden and steal

my rampion li'e a thief> @ou shall su2er for it?>

.e ans/ered: ?6et mer+y ta'e the pla+e ofusti+e: < only made up my mind to do it out of

ne+essity> My /ife sa/ your rampion from the

/indo/: and felt su+h a longing for it that she

/ould ha9e died if she had not got some to

eat?> Then the en+hantress allo/ed her anger

to be softened: and said to him: if the +ase be

as you say: < /ill allo/ you to ta'e a/ay /ith

you as mu+h rampion as you /ill: only < ma'e

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one +ondition: you must gi9e me the +hild

/hi+h your /ife /ill bring into the /orld> #amire$ gre/ into the most

beautiful +hild under the sun>

;hen she /as t/el9e years old: the

en+hantress shut her into a to/er: /hi+h lay in

a forest: and had neither stairs nor door: but

=uite at the top /as a little /indo/> ;hen the

en+hantress /anted to go in: she pla+ed

herself beneath it and +ried: ?#amire$:#amire$: let do/n your hair to me?>

#amire$ had magni+ent long hair: ne as

spun gold: and /hen she heard the 9oi+e of

the en+hantress she unfastened her braided

tresses: /ound them round one of the hoo's of

the /indo/ abo9e: and then the hair fellt/enty ells do/n: and the en+hantress +limbed

up by it>

After a year or t/o: it +ame to pass that the

'ingCs son rode through the forest and passed

by the to/er> Then he heard a song: /hi+h /as

so +harming that he stood still and listened>

This /as

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#amire$: /ho in her solitude passed her time

in letting her s/eet 9oi+e resound> The 'ingCs

son /anted to +limb up to her: and loo'ed for

the door of the to/er: but none /as to be

found> .e rode home: but the singing had so

deeply tou+hed his heart: that e9ery day he

/ent out into the forest and listened to it> 8n+e

/hen he /as thus standing behind a tree: he

sa/ that an en+hantress +ame there: and he

heard ho/ she +ried:

? Thought he: and the

ne4t day /hen it began to gro/ dar': he /ent

to the to/er and +ried: ?#amire$: #amire$: let

do/n your hair?> Then#amire$ lost her fear: and /hen he as'ed her if

she /ould ta'e him for her husband: and she

sa/ that he /as young and handsome: she

thought: he /ill lo9e me more than old dame

gothi+ does> And she said yes: and laid her

hand in his> She said: < /ill /illingly go a/ay

/ith you: but < do not 'no/ ho/ to get do/n>

Bring /ith you a s'ein of sil' e9ery time that

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you +ome: and < /ill /ea9e a ladder /ith it:

and /hen that is ready < /ill des+end: and you

/ill ta'e me on your horse> They agreed that

until that time he should +ome to her e9ery

e9ening: for the old /oman +ame by day> The

en+hantress remar'ed nothing of this: until

on+e #amire$ said to her: tell me: ho/ it

happens that you are so mu+h hea9ier for me

to dra/ up than the young 'ingCs son 3 he is

/ith me in a moment> Ah> @ou /i+'ed +hild:

+ried the en+hantress> ;hat do < hear you say

< thought < had separated you from the entire

/orld: and yet you ha9e de+ei9ed me> And she /as so

pitiless that she too' poor #amire$ into a

desert /here she had to li9e in great grief and

misery>

8n the same day that she +ast out #amire$:ho/e9er: the en+hantress fastened the braids

of hair: /hi+h she had +ut o2: to the hoo' of

the /indo/: and /hen the 'ingCs son +ame

and +ried: #amire$: #amire$: let do/n your

hair: she let the hair do/n> The 'ingCs son

as+ended: but instead of nding his dearest

#amire$: he found the en+hantress: /ho ga$ed

at him /ith /i+'ed and 9enomous loo's> Aha:

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she +ried mo+'ingly: you /ould fet+h your

dearest: but the beautiful bird sits no longer

singing in the nest> The +at has got it: and /ill

s+rat+h out your eyes as /ell> #amire$ is lost

to you> @ou /ill ne9er see her again> The 'ingCs

son /as beside himself /ith pain: and in his

despair he leapt do/n from the to/er> .e

es+aped /ith his life: but the thorns into /hi+h

he fell pier+ed his eyes> Then he /andered

=uite blind about the forest: ate nothing but

roots and berries: and did naught but lament

and /eep o9er the loss of his dear /ife> Thus

he roamed about in misery for some years:

and at length +ame to the desert /here

#amire$: /ith the t/ins to /hi+h she had gi9en

birth: a boy and a girl: li9ed in /ret+hedness>.e heard a 9oi+e: and it seemed so familiar to

him that he /ent to/ards it: and /hen he

approa+hed: #amire$ 'ne/ him and fell on his

ne+' and /ept> T/o of her tears /etted his

eyes and they gre/ +lear again: and he +ould

see /ith them as before> .e led her to his

'ingdom /here he /as oyfully re+ei9ed: andthey li9ed for a long time after/ards: happy

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The Story of Beauty and the Beast

8n+e upon a time as a mer+hant set o2 for

mar'et: he as'ed ea+h of his three daughters

/hat she /ould li'e as a present on his return>

The rst daughter /anted a bro+ade dress: the

se+ond a pearl ne+'la+e: but the third: /hosename /as Beauty: the youngest: prettiest and

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s/eetest of them all: said to her fatherI

?All .o/e9er: a

sudden storm ble/

up: and his horse

+ould hardly ma'e

head/ay in the

ho/ling gale> !old

and /eary: the

mer+hant had lost all hope of rea+hing an inn/hen he suddenly noti+ed a bright light

shining in the middle of a /ood> As he dre/

near: he sa/ that it /as a +astle: bathed in

light>

?< hope ;hen he rea+hed the door: hesa/ it /as open: but though he shouted:

nobody +ame to greet him> Plu+'ing up

+ourage: he /ent inside: still +alling out to

attra+t attention> 8n a table in the main hall: a

splendid dinner lay already ser9ed> The

mer+hant lingered: still shouting for the o/ner

of the +astle> But no one

+ame: and so the star9ing mer+hant sat do/n

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to a hearty meal>

89er+ome by +uriosity: he 9entured upstairs:

/here the +orridor led into magni+ent rooms

and halls> A re +ra+'led in the rst room and a

soft bed loo'ed 9ery in9iting> .e lies

do/n on the bedand fell fast asleep> ;hen he

/o'e ne4t morning: an un'no/n hand had

pla+ed a mug of steaming +o2ee and some

fruit by his bedside>

The mer+hant had brea'fast and after tidying

himself up: /ent do/nstairs to than' his

generous host> But: as on the e9ening before:

there /as nobody in sight> Sha'ing his head in/onder at the strangeness of it all: he /ent

to/ards the garden /here he had left his

horse: tethered to a tree> Suddenly: a large

rose bush +aught his eye>

#emembering his promise to Beauty: he bent

do/n to pi+' a rose> T/o bloodshot eyes:

gleaming angrily: glared at him and a deep:

terrifying 9oi+e gro/ledI ?*ngrateful manH

?Forgi9e meH Forgi9e meH &onCt 'ill meH < promised to

bring her ba+' a rose from my ourneyH? The

Beast dropped the pa/ it had +lamped on the

unhappy mer+hant>

?< shall spare your life: but on one +ondition:

that you bring me your daughterH? The terror3

stri+'en mer+hant: fa+ed /ith +ertain death if

he did not obey: promised that he /ould do so>

;hen he rea+hed home in tears: his three

daughters ran to greet him> After he had toldthem of his dreadful ad9enture: Beauty put his

mind at rest immediately>

?&ear father:

?< ne9er did doubt your lo9e for me> For the

moment < +an only than' you for sa9ing my

life>? So Beauty /as led to the +astle> The

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surprisingly pleasant>

Then

she found that: in spite of the monsterCs a/ful

head: her horror of it /as gradually fading as

time /ent by> She had one of the nest rooms

in the !astle: and sat for hours: embroidering

in front of the re> And the Beast /ould sit: for

hours on end: only a short distan+e a/ay:

silently ga$ing at her> Then it started to say a

fe/ 'ind /ords: till in the end: Beauty /as

ama$ed to dis+o9er that she /as a+tually

enoying its +on9ersation> The days passed:

and Beauty and the Beast be+ame good

friends> Then one day: the Beast as'ed the girlto be his /ife>

Ta'en by surprise: Beauty did not 'no/ /hat to

say> Marry su+h an ugly monster She /ould

rather dieH But she did not /ant to hurt the

feelings of one /ho: after all: had been 'ind to

her> And she remembered too that she o/ed ither o/n life as /ell as her fatherCs>

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nothing further /as said> 8ne day: the Beast

presented Beauty /ith a magni+ent magi+

mirror> ;hen Beauty peeped into it: she +ould

see her family: far a/ay>

?@ou /onCt feel so lonely no/:? /ere the /ords

that a++ompanied the gift> Beauty stared for

hours at her distant family> Then she began to

feel /orried> 8ne day: the Beast found her

/eeping beside the magi+ mirror>

?;hatCs /rong? he as'ed: 'indly as al/ays>

?My father is gra9ely ill and +lose to dyingH 8h:

ho/ < /ish < +ould see him again: before itCs too

lateH? But the Beast only shoo' its head>

?GoH @ou /ill ne9er lea9e this +astleH? And o2 itstal'ed in a rage> .o/e9er: a little later: it

returned and spo'e solemnly to the girl>

?

;hen he embra+ed her again: he /as soon on

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!astle: and e4plaining that the Beast /as

really good and 'ind> The days Dashed past:

and at last the mer+hant /as able to lea9e his

bed> .e /as +ompletely /ell again> Beauty

/as happy at last> .o/e9er: she had failed to

noti+e that se9en days had gone by>

Then one night she /o'e from a terrible

nightmare> She had dreamt that the Beast /as

dying and +alling for her: t/isting in agony>

?!ome ba+'H !ome ba+' to meH? it /as

pleading> The solemn promise she had made

dro9e her to lea9e home immediately>

?.urryH .urry: good horseH? she said: /hippingher steed on/ards to/ards the +astle: afraid

that she might arri9e too late> She rushed up

the stairs: +alling: but there /as no reply> .er

heart in her mouth: Beauty ran into the garden

and there +rou+hed the Beast: its eyes shut: as

though dead> Beauty thre/ herself at it and

hugged it tightly>

?&onCt dieH &onCt dieH > >? At

these /ords: a mira+le too' pla+e> The BeastCs

ugly snout turned magi+ally into the fa+e of a

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said> ?< /as su2ering in silen+e: and +ouldnCt

tell my frightful se+ret>

An e9il /it+h turned me into a monster and

only the lo9e of a maiden /illing to a++ept me

as < /as: +ould transform me ba+' into my real

self> My dearestH ?

The /edding too' pla+e shortly after and: fromthat day on the young Prin+e /ould ha9e

nothing but roses in his gardens> And thatCs

/hy: to this day: the +astle is 'no/n as the

!astle of the #ose>

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There /as on+e upon a time a 'ing

/ho /as so mu+h lo9ed by his

sube+ts that he thought himself the

happiest man in the /hole /orld: and

he had e9erything his heart +ould

desire> .is pala+e /as lled /ith the

rarest of +uriosities: and his gardens

/ith the s/eetest Do/ers: /hile in the marble

stalls of his stables stood a ro/ of mil'3/hite

Arabs: /ith big bro/n eyes>

Strangers /ho had

heard of the mar9els

/hi+h the 'ing had

+olle+ted: and made

long ourneys to seethem: /ere: ho/e9er:

surprised to nd the most splendid stall of all

o++upied by a don'ey: /ith parti+ularly large

and drooping ears>

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prosperity a sudden blo/ fell upon the 'ing in

the death of his /ife: /hom he lo9ed dearly>

But before she died: the =ueen: /ho had

al/ays thought rst of his happiness: gathered

all her strength: and said to himI

CPromise me one thingI you must marry again:

< 'no/: for the good of your people: as /ell as

of yourself> But do not set about it in a hurry>

;ait until you ha9e found a /oman more

beautiful and better formed than myself>C

C8h: do not spea' to me of marrying:C sobbed

the 'ing Krather let me die /ith youHC But the

=ueen only smiled faintly: and turned o9er on

her pillo/ and died>

For some months the 'ingCs grief /as great

then gradually he began to forget a little: and:

besides: his +ounsellors /ere al/ays urging

him to see' another /ife> At rst he refused to

listen to them: but by3and3by he allo/ed

himself to be persuaded to thin' of it: onlystipulating that the bride should be more

beautiful and attra+ti9e than the late =ueen:

a++ording to the promise he had made her>

89eroyed at ha9ing obtained /hat they

/anted: the +ounsellors sent en9oys far and

/ide to get portraits of all the most famous

beauties of e9ery +ountry> The artists /ere

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9ery busy and did their best: but: alasH Gobody

+ould e9en pretend that any of the ladies

+ould +omparefor a moment /ith the late

=ueen>

At length: one day: /hen he had turned a/ay

dis+ouraged from a fresh +olle+tion of pi+tures:

the 'ingCs eyes fell on his adopted daughter:

/ho had li9ed in the pala+e sin+e she /as a

baby: and he sa/ that: if a /oman e4isted on

the /hole earth more lo9ely than the =ueen:

this /as sheH .e at on+e made 'no/n /hat his

/ishes /ere: but the young girl: /ho /as not

at all ambitious: and had not the faintest

desire to marry him: /as lled /ith dismay:

and begged for time to thin' about it> Thatnight: /hen e9eryone /as asleep: she started

in a little +ar dra/n by a big sheep: and /ent

to +onsult her fairy godmother>

C< 'no/ /hat you ha9e +ome to tell me:C said

the fairy: /hen the maiden stepped out of the

+ar Cand if you donCt /ish to marry him: < /illsho/ you ho/ to a9oid it> As' him to gi9e you

a dress that e4a+tly mat+hes the s'y> C The girl than'ed the fairy and

returned home again>

The ne4t morning:

/hen her father Las

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she had al/ays +alled him +ame to see her:

she told him that she +ould gi9e him no ans/er

until he had presented her /ith a dress the

+olour of the s'y> The 'ing: o9eroyed at this

ans/er: sent for all the +hoi+est /ea9ers and

dressma'ers in the 'ingdom: and +ommanded

them to ma'e a robe the +olour of the s'y

/ithout an instantCs delay: or he /ould +ut o2

their heads at on+e>

&readfully frightened at this threat: they all

began to dye and +ut and se/: and in t/o days

they brought ba+' the dress: /hi+h loo'ed as if

it had been +ut straight out of the hea9ensH

The poor girl /as thunderstru+': and did not

'no/ /hat to do so in the night she harnessed

her sheep again: and /ent in sear+h of her

godmother>

CThe 'ing is +le9erer than < thought:C said the

fairy Kbut tell him you must ha9e a dress of

moonbeams>C

And the ne4t day: /hen the 'ing summoned

her into his presen+e: the girl told him /hat

she /anted>

CMadam: < +an refuse you nothing:C said he and

he ordered the dress to be ready in t/enty3four

hours: or e9ery man should be hanged>

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They set to /or' /ith all their might: and by

da/n ne4t day: the dress of moonbeams /as

laid a+ross her bed> The girl: though she +ould

not help admiring its beauty: began to +ry: till

the fairy: /ho heard her: +ame to her help>

;ell: < +ould not ha9e belie9ed it of himHC said

she Kbut as' for a dress of sunshine: and

CThere is only one thing to be done no/:C +ried

she Kyou must demand the s'in of the ass he

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The prin+ess /as not so +ertain ho/e9er: she

/ent to the 'ing: and told him she +ould ne9er

marry him till he had gi9en her the assCs s'in>

The 'ing /as both astonished and grie9ed at

this ne/ re=uest: but did not hesitate an

instant> The ass /as sa+ri+ed: and the s'in

lay at the feet of the prin+ess>

The poor girl: seeing no es+ape from the fate

she dreaded: /ept afresh: and tore her hair

/hen: suddenly: the fairy stood before her>

Ta'e heart:C she said: Call /ill no/ go /ellH

;rap yourself in this s'in: and lea9e the pala+eand go as far as you +an> < /ill loo' after you>

@our dresses and your e/els shall follo/ you

underground: and if you stri'e the earth

/hene9er you need anything: you /ill ha9e it

at on+e> But go =ui+'lyI you ha9e no time to

lose>C

So the prin+ess +lothed herself in the assCs

s'in: and slipped from the pala+e /ithout

being seen by anyone>

&ire+tly she /as missed there /as a great hue

and +ry: and e9ery +orner: possible and

impossible: /as sear+hed> Then the 'ing sent

out parties along all the roads: but the fairy

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thre/ her in9isible mantle o9er the girl /hen

they approa+hed: and none of them +ould see

her>

The prin+ess /al'ed on a long: long /ay:

trying to nd someone /ho /ould ta'e her in:

and let her /or' for them but though the

+ottagers: /hose houses she passed: ga9e her

food from +harity: the assCs s'in /as so dirty

they /ould not allo/ her to enter their houses>

For her Dight had been so hurried she had had

no time to +lean it>

Tired and disheartened at her ill3fortune: she

/as /andering: one day: past the gate of a

farmyard: situated ust outside the /alls of alarge to/n: /hen she heard a 9oi+e +alling to

her> She turned and sa/ the farmerCs /ife

standing among her tur'eys: and ma'ing signs

to her to +ome in>

C< /ant a girl to /ash the dishes and feed the

tur'eys: and +lean out the pig3sty:C said the/omen: Cand: to udge by your dirty +lothes:

you /ould not be too ne for the /or'>C

The girl a++epted her o2er /ith oy: and she

/as at on+e set to /or' in a +orner of the

'it+hen: /here all the farm ser9ants +ame and

made fun of her: and the assCs s'in in /hi+h

she /as /rapped>

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But by3and3by they got so used to the sight of

it that it +eased to amuse them: and she

/or'ed so hard and so /ell: that her mistress

gre/ =uite fond of her> And she /as so +le9er

at 'eeping sheep and herding tur'eys that you

/ould ha9e thought she had done nothing else

during her /hole lifeH

8ne day she /as sitting on the ban's of a

stream be/ailing her /ret+hed lot: /hen she

suddenly +aught sight of herself in the /ater>

.er hair and part of her fa+e /as =uite

+on+ealed by the assCs head: /hi+h /as dra/n

right o9er li'e a hood: and the lthy matted

s'in +o9ered her /hole body>

Then she thre/ o2 her

disguise and umped into the /ater: plunging

in again and again: till she shone li'e i9ory>

;hen it /as time to go ba+' to the farm: she

/as for+ed to put on the s'in /hi+h disguised

her: and no/ seemed more dirty than e9er

but: as she did so: she +omforted herself /ith

the thought that to3morro/ /as a holiday: and

that she /ould be able for a fe/ hours to

forget that she /as a farm girl: and be a

prin+ess on+e more>

So: at brea' of day: she stamped on the

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ground: as the fairy had told her: and instantly

the dress li'e the s'y lay a+ross her tiny bed>

.er room /as so small that there /as no pla+e

for the train of her dress to spread itself out:

but she pinned it up +arefully /hen she

+ombed her beautiful hair and piled it up on

the top of her head: as she had al/ays /orn it>

;hen she had done: she /as so pleased /ithherself that she determined ne9er to let a

+han+e pass of putting on her splendid +lothes:

e9en if she had to /ear them in the elds: /ith

no one to admire her but the sheep and

tur'eys>

Go/ the farm /as a royalfarm: and: one holiday:

/hen K&on'ey S'inC Las they

had ni+'named the

prin+ess had lo+'ed the

door of her room and

+lothed herself in her dress

of sunshine: the 'ingCs son rode through the

gate: and as'ed if he might +ome and rest

himself a little after hunting> Some food and

mil' /ere set before him in the garden: and

/hen he felt rested he got up: and began to

e4plore the house: /hi+h /as famous

throughout the /hole 'ingdom for its age andbeauty>

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.e opened one door after the other: admiring

the old rooms: /hen he +ame to a handle that

/ould not turn> .e stooped and peeped

through the 'eyhole to see /hat /as inside:

and /as greatly astonished at beholding a

beautiful girl: +lad in a dress so da$$ling that

he +ould hardly loo' at it>

The dar' gallery seemed dar'er than e9er as

he turned a/ay: but he /ent ba+' to the

'it+hen and in=uired /ho slept in the room at

the end of the passage> The s+ullery maid:

they told him: /hom e9erybody laughed at:

and +alled K &on'ey S'inC and though he

per+ei9ed there /as some strange mystery

about this: he sa/ =uite +learly there /asnothing to be gained by as'ing any more

=uestions> So he rode ba+' to the pala+e: his

head lled /ith the 9ision he had seen through

the 'eyhole>

All night long he tossed about: and a/o'e the

ne4t morning in a high fe9er> The =ueen: /hohad no other +hild: and li9ed in a state of

perpetual an4iety about this one: at on+e ga9e

him up for lost: and indeed his sudden illness

pu$$led the greatest do+tors: /ho tried the

usual remedies in 9ain>

At last they told the =ueen that some se+retsorro/ must be at the bottom of all this and

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she thre/ herself on her 'nees beside her

sonCs bed: and implored him to +onde his

trouble to her> C

CAhH My son:C +ried she: C/e /ill do anything in

the /orld to sa9e your life 3333and ours too: for

if you die: /e shall die also>C

C;ell: then:C replied the prin+e: C< /ill tell you

the only thing that /ill +ure me 333a +a'e made

by the hand of ?&on'ey S'in>? C

C&on'ey S'inC e4+laimed the =ueen: /ho

thought her son had gone mad Cand /ho or

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CMadam:C ans/ered one of the attendants

present: /ho had been /ith the prin+e at the

farm: C?&on'ey S'in? is: ne4t to the /olf: the

most disgusting +reature on the fa+e of the

earth> She is a girl /ho /ears a bla+': greasy

s'in: and li9es at your farmerCs as hen3/ife>C

CGe9er mind:C said the =ueen Cmy son seems

to ha9e eaten some of her pastry> Then: lo+'ingherself into her room: she too' the ri+hest

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+ream: the nest Dour: and the freshest eggs

on the farm: and set about ma'ing her +a'e>

As she /as stirring the mi4ture in the

sau+epan a ringthat she sometimes /ore in

se+ret slipped from her nger and fell into the

dough> Perhaps K&on'ey S'inC sa/ it: or

perhaps she did not but: any /ay: she /ent on

stirring: and soon the +a'e /as ready to be put

in the o9en>

;hen it /as ni+e and bro/n she too' o2 her

dress and put on her dirty s'in: and ga9e the

+a'e to the page: as'ing at the same time for

ne/s of the prin+e> But the page turned his

head aside: and /ould not e9en +ondes+end to

ans/er>

The page rode li'e the /ind: and as soon as he

arri9ed at the pala+e he snat+hed up a sil9er

tray and hastened to present the +a'e to the

prin+e> The si+' man began to eat it so fast

that the do+tors thought he /ould +ho'e and:indeed: he 9ery nearly did: for the ring /as in

one of the bits /hi+h he bro'e o2: though he

managed to e4tra+t it from his mouth /ithout

anyone seeing him>

The moment the prin+e /as left alone he dre/

the ring from under his pillo/ and 'issed it athousand times> Then he set his mind to nd

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ho/ he /as to see the o/ner333for e9en he did

not dare to +onfess that he had only beheld

K&on'ey S'inC through a 'eyhole: lest they

should laugh at this sudden passion>

All this /orry brought ba+' the fe9er: /hi+h

the arri9al of the +a'e had diminished for the

time and the do+tors: not 'no/ing /hat else

to say: informed the =ueen that her son /as

simply dying of lo9e> The =ueen: stri+'en /ithhorror: rushed into the 'ingCs presen+e /ith

the ne/s: and together they hastened to their

sonCs bedside>

CMy boy: my dear boyHC +ried the 'ing: C/ho is it

you /ant to marry ;e /ill gi9e her to you for

a bride e9en if she is the humblest of our

sla9es> ;hat is there in the /hole /orld that

/e /ould not do for youC

The prin+e: mo9ed to tears at these /ords:

dre/ the ring: /hi+h /as an emerald of the

purest /ater: from under his pillo/>

CAh: dear father and mother let this be a proof

that she /hom < lo9e is no peasant girl> The

nger /hi+h that ring ts has ne9er been

thi+'ened by hard /or'> But be her +ondition

/hat it may: < /ill marry no other>C

The 'ing and =ueen e4amined the tiny ring

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9ery +losely: and agreed: /ith their son: that

the /earer +ould be no mere farm girl> Then

the 'ing /ent out and ordered heralds and

trumpeters to go through the to/n:

summoning e9ery maiden to the pala+e> And

she /hom the ring tted /ould someday be

=ueen>

First +ame all the prin+esses: then all the

du+hessesC daughters: and so on: in proper

order> But not one of them +ould slip the ring

o9er the tip of her nger: to the great oy of

the prin+e: /hom e4+itement /as fast +uring>

At last: /hen the high3born damsels had failed:

the shop girls and +hambermaids too' their

turn but /ith no better fortune>

C!all in the s+ullions and shepherdesses:C

+ommanded the prin+e but the sight of their

fat: red ngers satised e9erybody>

CThere is not a /oman left: your .ighness:C said

the +hamberlain but the prin+e /a9ed himaside>

C.a9e you sent for ?&on'ey S'in:? /ho made

me the +a'eC as'ed he: and the +ourtiers

began to laugh: and replied that they /ould

not ha9e dared to introdu+e so dirty a +reature

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C6et someone go for her at on+e:C ordered the

'ing> C< +ommanded the presen+e of e9ery

maiden: high or lo/: and < meant it>C

The prin+ess had heard the trumpets and the

pro+lamations: and 'ne/ =uite /ell that her

ring /as at the bottom of it all> She: too: had

fallen in lo9e /ith the prin+e in the brief

glimpse she had had of him: and trembled /ith

fear lest someone elseCs nger might be as

small as her o/n>

;hen: therefore: the messenger from the

pala+e rode up to the gate: she /as nearly

beside herself /ith delight> .oping all the time

for su+h a summons: she had dressed herself

/ith great +are: putting on the garment of

moonlight: /hose s'irt /as s+attered o9er /ith

emeralds> But /hen they began +alling to her

to +ome do/n: she hastily +o9ered herself /ith

her don'ey3s'in and announ+ed she /as ready

to present herself before his .ighness> She

/as ta'en straight into the hall: /here theprin+e /as a/aiting her: but at the sight of the

don'ey3s'in his heart san'> .ad he been

mista'en after all

CAre you the girl:C he said: turning his eyes

a/ay as he spo'e: Kare you the girl /ho has a

room in the furthest +orner of the inner +ourtof the farmhouseC

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C@es: my lord: < am:C she ans/ered>

C.old out your hand then:C +ontinued the

prin+e: feeling that he must 'eep his /ord:

/hate9er the +ost: and: to the astonishment of

e9ery one present: a little hand: /hite and

deli+ate: +ame from beneath the bla+' and

dirty s'in> The ring slipped on /ith the utmost

ease: and: as it did so: the s'in fell to the

ground: dis+losing a gure of su+h beauty that

the prin+e: /ea' as he /as: fell on his 'nees

before her: /hile the 'ing and =ueen oined

their prayers to his>

The 'ings of e9ery +ountry

in the earth /ere in9ited:in+luding: of +ourse: the

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L/ho by this time had married a /ido/: and

not one refused>

But /hat a strange assembly it /asH Ea+h

monar+h tra9elled in the /ay he thought most

impressi9e and some +ame borne in litters:

others had +arriages of e9ery shape and 'ind:

/hile the rest /ere mounted on elephants:

tigers: and e9en upon eagles>

So splendid a /edding had ne9er been seen

before and /hen it /as o9er the 'ing

announ+ed that it /as to be follo/ed by a

+oronation: for he and the =ueen /ere tired of

reigning: and the young +ouple must ta'e their

pla+e>

The reoi+ings lasted for three /hole months:

then the ne/ so9ereigns settled do/n to

go9ern their 'ingdom: and made themsel9es

so mu+h belo9ed by their sube+ts: that /hen

they died: a hundred years later: ea+h man

mourned them as his o/n father and mother>

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The gly Du!kling

8n+e upon a time do/n on an old farm: li9ed a

du+' family: and Mother &u+' had been sitting

on a +lut+h of ne/ eggs> 8ne ni+e morning: the

eggs hat+hed and out popped si4 +hirpy

du+'lings> But one egg /as bigger than the

rest: and it didnCt hat+h> Mother &u+' +ouldnCt

re+all laying that se9enth egg> .o/ did it getthere T8!7H T8!7H The little prisoner /as

pe+'ing inside his shell>

?&id < +ount the eggs

/rongly? Mother &u+'

/ondered> But before

she had time to thin'

about it: the last egg

nally hat+hed> A

strange loo'ing du+'ling

/ith gray feathers that

should ha9e been yello/ ga$ed at a /orried

mother> The du+'lings gre/ =ui+'ly: butMother &u+' had a se+ret /orry>

?< +anCt understand ho/ this ugly du+'ling +an

be one of mineH? she said to herself: sha'ing

her head as she loo'ed at her last born> ;ell:

the gray du+'ling +ertainly /asnCt pretty: and

sin+e he ate far more than his brothers: he /asoutgro/ing them>

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As the days /ent by: the poor ugly du+'ling

be+ame more and more unhappy> .is brothers

didnCt /ant to play /ith him: he /as so +lumsy:

and all the farmyard fol's simply laughed at

him> .e felt sad and lonely: /hile Mother &u+'

did her best to +onsole him>

?Poor little ugly du+'lingH? she /ould say> ?;hy

are you so di2erent from the others? And the

ugly du+'ling felt /orse than e9er> .e se+retly

/ept at night> .e felt nobody /anted him>

?Gobody lo9es me: they all tease meH ;hy am

< di2erent from my brothers?

Then one day: at sunrise: he ran a/ay from thefarmyard> .e stopped at a pond and began to

=uestion all the other birds> ?&o you 'no/ of

any du+'lings /ith gray feathers li'e mine?

But e9eryone shoo' their heads ins+orn>

?;e donCt 'no/ anyone as ugly as you>? The

ugly du+'ling did not lose heart: ho/e9er: and'ept on ma'ing in=uiries> .e /ent to another

pond: /here a pair of large geese ga9e him the

same ans/er to his =uestion> ;hatCs more:

they /arned himI ?&onCt stay hereH (o a/ayH

There are men /ith guns

around hereH? The du+'ling /as sorry he had

e9er left the farmyard>

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Then one day: his tra9els too' him near an old

+ountry/omanCs +ottage> Thin'ing he /as a

stray goose: she +aught him>

? < hope itCs a female and

lays plenty of eggsH? said the old /oman:

/hose eyesight /as poor> But the ugly

du+'ling laid not a single egg> The hen 'ept

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There /as plenty a food and the du+'ling

began to feel a little happier: though he /as

lonely> 8ne day at sunrise: he sa/ a Dight of

beautiful birdsO /ing o9erhead> ;hite: /ith

long slender ne+'s: yello/ bea's and large

/ings: they /ere migrating south>

? TheyCll loo'after him> Poor thing: heCs fro$enH? The

du+'ling /as sho/ered /ith 'indly +are at the

farmerCs house>

?(oodnessH .o/ ;hen

the du+'ling sa/ them: he reali$ed he /as one

of their 'inds: and soon made friends>

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?;eCre s/ans li'e youH? they said: /armly>

?;here ha9e you been hiding?

? Go/: he s/am maesti+ally /ith his

fello/ s/ans> 8ne day: he heard +hildren on

the ri9er ban' e4+laimI ?6oo' at that young

s/anH .eCs the nest of them allH?

And he almost burst /ith happiness>

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The Golden Crab

8n+e upon a time there /as a sherman /hohad a /ife and three +hildren> E9ery morninghe used to go outshing: and /hate9er sh he+aught he sold to the 7ing> 8ne day: amongthe other shes: he +aught a golden +rab>

;hen he +ame home he put all the shestogether into a great dish: but he 'ept the !rabseparate be+ause it shone so beautifully: andpla+ed it upon a high shelf in the +upboard>Go/ /hile the old /oman: his /ife: /as+leaning the sh: and had tu+'ed up her go/nso that her feet /ere 9isible: she suddenlyheard a 9oi+e: /hi+h saidI

C6et do/n: let do/n thy petti+oat that lets thy

feet be seen>C

She turned round in surprise: and then she sa/the little +reature: the (olden !rab>

C;hatH @ou +an spea': +an you: you ridi+ulous

+rabC she said: for she /as not =uite pleasedat the !rabCs remar's> Then she too' him upand pla+ed him on a dish>

;hen her husband +ame home and they satdo/n to dinner: they presently heard the!rabCs little 9oi+e saying: C(i9e me some too>CThey /ere all 9ery mu+h surprised: but they

ga9e him something to eat> ;hen the old man+ame to ta'e a/ay the plate /hi+h had+ontained the !rabCs dinner: he found it full of

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gold: and as the same thing happened e9eryday he soon be+ame 9ery fond of the !rab>

8ne day the !rab said to the shermanCs /ife:C(o to the 7ing and tell him < /ish to marry hisyounger daughter>C

The old /oman /ent a++ordingly: and laid thematter before the 7ing: /ho laughed a little atthe notion of his daughter marrying a +rab: but

did not de+line the proposal altogether:be+ause he /as a prudent monar+h: and 'ne/that the !rab /as li'ely to be a prin+e indisguise>

.e said: therefore: to the shermanCs /ife: C(o:old /oman: and tell the !rab < /ill gi9e him my

daughter if by to3morro/ morning he +an builda /all in front of my +astle mu+h higher thanmy to/er: upon /hi+h all the Do/ers of the/orld must gro/ and bloom>C

The shermanCs /ife /ent home and ga9e thismessage>

Then the !rab ga9e her a golden rod: and said:C(o and stri'e /ith this rod three times uponthe ground on the pla+e /hi+h the 7ingsho/ed you: and to3morro/ morning the /all/ill be there>C

The old /oman did so and /ent a/ay again>

The ne4t morning: /hen the 7ing a/o'e: /hatdo you thin' he sa/ The /all stood there

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before his eyes: e4a+tly as he had bespo'enitH

Then the old /oman /ent ba+' to the 7ing andsaid to him: C@our MaestyCs orders ha9e beenfullled>C

CThat is all 9ery /ell:C said the 7ing: Cbut C

So the old /oman had to stri'e again threetimes upon the ground /ith the rod: and thene4t morning the garden /as there> The 7ing

no/ ga9e his +onsent: and the /edding /as4ed for the 9ery ne4t day>

Then the !rab said to the old sherman: CGo/ta'e this rod go and 'no+' /ith it on a +ertainmountain then a bla+' man /ill +ome out andas' you /hat you /ish for>

Ans/er him thusI CC@our master: the 7ing: hassent me to tell you that you must send him hisgolden garment that is li'e the sun>CC Ma'e himgi9e you: besides: the =ueenly robes of goldand pre+ious stones /hi+h are li'e the Do/erymeado/s: and bring them both to me> Andbring me also the golden +ushion>C

The old man /ent and did his errand> ;hen hehad brought the pre+ious robes: the !rab put

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on the golden garment and then +rept uponthe golden +ushion: and in this /ay the

sherman +arried him to the +astle: /here the!rab presented the other garment to his bride>

Go/ the +eremony too' pla+e: and /hen themarried pair /ere alone together the !rabmade himself 'no/n to his young /ife: andtold her ho/ he /as the son of the greatest'ing in the /orld: and ho/ he /as en+hanted:

so that he be+ame a +rab by day and /as aman only at night and he +ould also +hangehimself into an eagle as often as he /ished>

Go sooner had he said this than he shoo'himself: and immediately be+ame a handsomeyouth: but the ne4t morning he /as for+ed to

+reep ba+' again into his +rab3shell> And thesame thing happened e9ery day> But thePrin+essCs a2e+tion for the !rab: and the politeattention /ith /hi+h she beha9ed to him:surprised the royal family 9ery mu+h>

They suspe+ted some se+ret: but though theyspied and spied: they +ould not dis+o9er it>

Thus a year passed a/ay: and the Prin+ess hada son: /hom she +alled Benamin> But hermother still thought the /hole matter 9erystrange>

At last she said to the 7ing that he ought toas' his daughter /hether she /ould not li'e toha9e another husband instead of the !rab> But

/hen the daughter /as =uestioned she onlyans/eredI

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C< am married to the !rab: and him only /ill C

Then the 7ing said to her: C< /ill appoint atournament in your honour: and < /ill in9ite allthe prin+es in the /orld to it: and if any one ofthem pleases you: you shall marry him>C

CC And bring them to me>C

The Prin+ess did so: and brought him /hat hedesired>

The follo/ing e9ening the Prin+e dressedhimself for the tournament> Before he /ent hesaid to his /ife: CGo/ mind you do not say

/hen you see me that < am the !rab> For if youdo this e9il /ill +ome of it> Pla+e yourself at the/indo/ /ith your sisters < /ill ride by andthro/ you the sil9er apple> Ta'e it in yourhand: but if they as' you /ho < am: say thatyou do not 'no/>C So saying: he 'issed her:repeated his /arning on+e more: and /enta/ay>

The Prin+ess /ent /ith her sisters to the

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/indo/ and loo'ed on at the tournament>Presently her husband rode by and thre/ the

apple up to her> She +aught it in her hand and/ent /ith it to her room: and by3and3by herhusband +ame ba+' to her> But her father /asmu+h surprised that she did not seem to +areabout any of the Prin+es he thereforeappointed a se+ond tournament>

The !rab then ga9e his /ife the same

dire+tions as before: only this time the apple/hi+h she re+ei9ed from the bla+' man /as ofgold> But before the Prin+e /ent to thetournament he said to his /ife: CGo/ < 'no/you /ill betray me to3day>C

But she s/ore to him that she /ould not tell

/ho he /as> .e then repeated his /arning and/ent a/ay>

Then her mother De/ into a passion: ga9e her

a bo4 on the ear: and +ried out: C&oes not e9enthat prin+e please you: you foolC

The Prin+ess in her fright e4+laimed: CThat isthe !rab himselfHC

.er mother /as still angrier be+ause she hadnot been told sooner: ran into her daughterCs

room /here the +rab3shell /as still lying: too'it up and thre/ it into the re> Then the poor

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Prin+ess +ried bitterly: but it

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