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Old French Fairy Tales

THE STORIES

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BLONDINE, BONNE-BICHE, AND BEAU-MINON

Blondine9

Blondine Lost15

The Forest of Lilacs23

Blondine's Awakening—Beau-Minon25

Bonne-Biche28

Blondine's Second Awakening33

The Parrot40

Repentance49

The Tortoise56

The Journey and Arrival59

GOOD LITTLE HENRY

The Poor Sick Mother69

The Crow, the Cock, and the Frog73

The Harvest78

The Vintage81

The Chase84

The Fishing89

The Plant of Life94

PRINCESS ROSETTE

The Farm103

Rosette at the Court of the King Her Father109

Family Council116

Second Day of the Festival119

Third and Last Day of the Festival129

THE LITTLE GREY MOUSE

The Little House143

The Fairy Detestable150

The Prince Gracious162

The Tree in the Rotunda168

The Casket174

OURSON

The Lark and the Toad182

Birth and Infancy of Ourson189

Violette192

The Dream204

The Toad Again210

Violette's Sacrifice218

The Wild Boar223

The Conflagration232

The Well243

The Farm—The Castle—The Forge252

The Sacrifice258

The Combat263

The Recompense272

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