The Green Fairy BookAndrew Lang Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scotland, England, Italy, and one from China. |
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ANDREW LANG answered asked Bear beautiful began begged Blue Bird brother Caliph castle Celandine creature cried Crown dance daughter dear delighted door dressed Emperor Enchanter eyes Fairy father fell Fiordelisa flounder gave girl give goat gold golden golden bird golden mermaid Grand Vizier GREEN FAIRY BOOK hand happened happy heard heart Helena Hok Lee horse husband Hyacinthia Jack my Hedgehog King and Queen King Charming King Kojata King's kingdom Little One-eye little soldier Little Three-eyes Little Two-eyes lived looked Ludovine maiden marry Medio Pollito never night once palace poor Potentilla Prince Mannikin Prince Milan Princess promised Puddocky replied ring rode Rosanella Rosimond round sent servant Simon sleep soon stood tailor tell thing thought three snake-leaves told took tree turned Turritella twelve huntsmen Vizier wife window wish wonderful words young
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Page 236 - Woman had not put the hard cushion straight when she rose from the chair of the Great, Huge Bear. "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!
Page 235 - Woman went upstairs into the bedchamber in which the three Bears slept. And first she lay down upon the bed of the Great, Huge Bear; but that was too high at the head for her. And next...
Page 235 - Somebody has been lying in my bed, — and here she is!' said the Little, Small, Wee Bear, in his little, small, wee voice. The little old Woman had heard in her sleep the great, rough, gruff voice of the Great, Huge Bear; but she was so fast asleep that it was no more to her than the roaring of wind, or the rumbling of thunder.
Page 237 - Out the little old woman jumped; and whether she broke her neck in the fall, or ran into the wood and was lost there, or found her way out of the wood and was taken up by the constable and sent to the House of Correction for a vagrant as she was, I cannot tell. But the Three Bears never saw anything more of her.
Page 235 - SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE ! ' said the Middle Bear, in his middle voice. Then the Little, Small, Wee Bear looked at his, and there was the spoon in the porridge-pot, but the porridge was all gone. ' Somebodif has been at my porridge...
Page 346 - Yes," said she, "now I am Emperor." Then he stood and looked at her well, and when he had looked at her thus for some time, he said, "Ah, wife, be content, now that you are Emperor.
Page 344 - Go to her; she is King already." So the man went, and when he came to the palace, the castle had become much larger, and had a great tower and magnificent ornaments, and the sentinel was standing before the door, and there were numbers of soldiers with kettle-drums and trumpets. And when he went inside the house, everything was of real marble and gold, with velvet covers and great golden tassels. Then the doors of the hall were opened, and there was the court in all its...
Page 235 - Little, Small, Wee Bear ; and that was neither too high at the head, nor at the foot, but just right. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there till she fell fast asleep.
Page 234 - Woman, she would have waited till the Bears came home, and then, perhaps, they would have asked her to breakfast ; for they were good Bears, — a little rough or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable.
Page 234 - And they had each a chair to sit in ; a little chair for the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and a middle-sized chair for the Middle Bear ; and a great chair for the Great, Huge Bear. And they had each a bed to sleep in ; a little bed for the Little, Small, Wee Bear ; and a middle-sized bed for the Middle Bear ; and a great bed for the Great, Huge Bear. One day, after they had made the porridge for their breakfast, and poured it into their...