Tales of Wonder: A Fourth Fairy BookKate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith Doubleday, Page, 1909 - 440 pages |
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Tales of Wonder: A Fourth Fairy Book (Classic Reprint) Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Aucun aperçu disponible - 2017 |
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Page 12 - Upon hearing this, the whole company before him gave a loud laugh, which wakened up the cock he carried dozing in his arms, who at once leaped up on his shoulders, clapped his wings lustily, and crowed loud and long. The fairies, incensed, seized the smith and his son, and throwing them out of the hill, flung the dirk after them, "and in an instant a
Page 10 - Crossbrig a smith of the name of MacEachern. This man had an only child, a boy of about thirteen or fourteen years of age, cheerful, strong, and healthy. All of a sudden he fell ill ; took to his bed, and moped whole days away. No one could tell what was the matter with him, and the boy himself could not, or would not, tell how he felt. He was wasting away fast ; getting thin, old, and yellow ; and his father and all his friends were afraid that he would die. " At last, one day, after the boy had...
Page 44 - Now at that time it happened that the king was seeking for a Brahman to look after a golden temple which he had just had built. His Majesty was very glad, therefore, when he saw the Brahman and heard that he was good and honest. He at once deputed him to the charge of this temple, and ordered fifty kharwars of rice and one hundred rupees to be paid to him every year as wages. Two months after this, the Brahman's wife, not having heard any news of her husband, left the house and went in quest of him....
Page 291 - If the swimming of foot on the ground of a pool will loose thee, mind me, and I will be at thy side." Said the falcon, " If hardship comes on thee, where swiftness of wing or crook of a claw will do good, mind me, and I will be at thy side.
Page 245 - Oh, but the young man from our village promised us a good round sum if we could find a fox, and got us to come out to the hills and catch one; and so we can't sell him to you at any price.
Page 156 - I hear something like a colt neighing loud, a long long way off," answered the lad. "That's a full-grown colt then," said Dapplegrim, "if we hear him neigh so loud such a long way off." After that they travelled a good bit, changing the landscape once or twice maybe. Then Dapplegrim gave another neigh. "Now listen, and tell me if you hear anything,
Page 46 - he asked. " I will tell you," said the prince, " if you will give me that sword." So he gave him the sword, and the prince began his story : " Once upon a time there lived a wealthy merchant who had a pet dog. He was suddenly reduced to poverty, and had to part with his dog. He got a loan of five thousand rupees from a brother merchant, leaving the dog as a pledge, and with the money began business again. Not long after this the other merchant's shop was broken into by thieves and completely sacked....
Page 290 - Will you give me the first son you have ? " said she. " I would give ye that, were I to have a son," said he. " Then go home, and remember me when your son is twenty years of age, and you yourself will get plenty of fish after this.
Page 240 - Twas in the Mart I harrowed. Thou Who hast ordained the three Marts, Let not my share go in one burden-withe." Instantly the withe broke, and it made a loud report, which echo answered from every rock far and near. Then the corn spread over the field, and the Ploughman went away in a white mist in the skies, and was seen no more.
Page 11 - You must light a very large and bright fire before the bed on which this stranger is lying. He will ask you, ' What is the use of such a fire as that ?' Answer him at once, ' You will see that presently !' and then seize him, and throw him into the middle of it. If it is your own son you have got, he will call out to save him ; but if not, this thing will fly through the roof.