A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1939 - 942 pages |
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Page 250
... night he sat down beside the tree , with his gun across his knees , to wait for the coming of the thief . He waited and waited , and still he saw not so much as a thread or a hair . But about the middle of the night there came the very ...
... night he sat down beside the tree , with his gun across his knees , to wait for the coming of the thief . He waited and waited , and still he saw not so much as a thread or a hair . But about the middle of the night there came the very ...
Page 263
... night as he sat at his wedding supper . But Nabla , his wise and considerate cousin , was above in the attic . The order that was given was told her , and she came down the backstairs of the castle in the blackness of the night . She ...
... night as he sat at his wedding supper . But Nabla , his wise and considerate cousin , was above in the attic . The order that was given was told her , and she came down the backstairs of the castle in the blackness of the night . She ...
Page 607
... night , grandfather ! Good night - what are their names , grand- father ? what are their names ? " cried the child , running after the old man and the goats as they disappeared in the shed . " The white one is named Schwänli1 and the ...
... night , grandfather ! Good night - what are their names , grand- father ? what are their names ? " cried the child , running after the old man and the goats as they disappeared in the shed . " The white one is named Schwänli1 and the ...
Contents
ENGLISH SCOTTISH AND THE IRISH TALES | 3 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 5 |
GERMAN TALES | 21 |
Copyright | |
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