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Title: The violet fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Folklore Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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beat fast, and his mind was fullof bad thoughts about that poor little baby. He wouldbe godfather himself, he said, and he ordered a finechristening feast; so the child was brought and christ-ened, and Mark was very friendly to its father. Afterthe ceremony was over he took Ivan aside and said: 1 Look here, my friend, you are a poor man. Howcan you afford to bring up the boy ? Give him to meand Ill make something of him, and Ill give you apresent of a thousand crowns. Is that a bargain ? Ivan scratched his head, and thought, and thought,and then he agreed. Mark counted out the money,wrapped the baby up in a fox skin, laid it in the sledgebeside him, and drove back towards home. When hehad driven some miles he drew up, carried the child tothe edge of a steep precipice and threw it over, mutter-ing, There, now try to take my property! Very soon after this some foreign merchants travelledalong that same road OD the way to see Mark and topay the twelve thousand crowns which they owed him.
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THE FAIHIES CATCH THE BABY THE THREE WONDERFUL BEGGARS 27 As they were passing near the precipice they heard asound of crying, and on looking over they saw a littlegreen meadow wedged in between two great heaps ofsnow, and on the meadow lay a baby amongst theflowers. The merchants picked up the child, wrapped it upcarefully, and drove on. When they saw Mark theytold him what a strange thing they had found. Markguessed at once that the child must be his godson, askedto see him, and said : Thats a nice little fellow; I should like to keep him.If you will make him over to me, I will let you off yourdebt/ The merchants were very pleased to make so good abargain, left the child with Mark, and drove off. At night Mark took the child, put it in a barrel,fastened the lid tight down, and threw it into the sea.The barrel floated away to a great distance, and at last itfloated close up to a monastery. The monks were justspreading out their nets to dry on the shore, when theyheard the sound of cr

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