A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1939 - 942 pages |
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Page 79
... matter ? " said her mother . " Oh , mother ! " says she , " look at that horrid axe ! Suppose we was to be married , and was to have a son , and he was to grow up , and was to come down to the cellar to draw the beer , and the axe was ...
... matter ? " said her mother . " Oh , mother ! " says she , " look at that horrid axe ! Suppose we was to be married , and was to have a son , and he was to grow up , and was to come down to the cellar to draw the beer , and the axe was ...
Page 93
... matter ? What's the matter ? " cried they . " Here are a couple of vagabonds selling hides at their weight in gold , " said the cobbler . " Hold ' em fast ; hold ' em fast ! " bawled the innkeeper , who was the last to come up , he was ...
... matter ? What's the matter ? " cried they . " Here are a couple of vagabonds selling hides at their weight in gold , " said the cobbler . " Hold ' em fast ; hold ' em fast ! " bawled the innkeeper , who was the last to come up , he was ...
Page 408
... matter of France about Charlemagne and his knights ; and matter of Britain about Arthur and his knights of the Round Table . The best of these are the stories grouped around Arthur , a legendary king of Britain . These were current long ...
... matter of France about Charlemagne and his knights ; and matter of Britain about Arthur and his knights of the Round Table . The best of these are the stories grouped around Arthur , a legendary king of Britain . These were current long ...
Contents
ENGLISH SCOTTISH AND THE IRISH TALES | 3 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 5 |
GERMAN TALES | 21 |
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