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Title: The yellow fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : New York : Longmans, Green, And Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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d man following him. He did not overtakethe dog, but found himself above a staircase, which he descended.Then he saw before him a stately palace, and, entering, he found ina large hall a table set for twelve persons. He hid himself in thehall behind a great picture, that he might see what would happen.At noon he heard a great noise, so that he trembled with fear.When he took courage to look out from behind the picture, he sawtwelve eagles flying in. At this sight his fear became still greater.The eagles flew to the basin of a fountain that was there and bathedthemselves, when suddenly they were changed into twelve handsomeyouths. Now they seated themselves at the table, and one of themtook up a goblet filled with wine, and said, A health to myfather ! And another said, A health to my mother ! and so thehealths went round. Then one of them said : A health to my dearest lady, Long may she live amd well!But a curse on the cruel motherThat burnt my golden shell! rhe/ PrinceH throws thenOa
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32 THE IEON STOVE ONCE upon a time when wishes came true there was a kingsson who was enchanted by an old witch, so that he wasobliged to sit in a large iron stove in a wood. There he lived formany years, and no one could free him. At last a kings daughtercame into the wood; she had lost her way, and could not find herfathers kingdom again. She had been wandering round andround for nine days, and she came at last to the iron case. Avoice came from within and asked her, Where do you come from,and where do you want to go ? She answered, I have lost myway to my fathers kingdom, and I shall never get home again.Then the voice from the iron stove said, I will help you to findyour home again, and that in a very short time, if yon will promiseto do what I ask you. I am a greater prince tha,n you are aprincess, and I will marry you. Then she grew frightened, andthought, What can a young lassie do with an iron stove ? Butas she wanted very much to go home to her father, she promisedto do what

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