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Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore

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A wonderful horse appearedFrontispiece

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At the sound of the voice, the Stone-cutter looked around2

The Bodhisatta saw this headlong flight of the animals18

The Mouse and the Bum-clock stood up38

When, behold, they found no less than six brace of live partridges42

Hardly had she spoken these words, when raging winds came blowing and whistling48

"Pass it on," piped the bats60

"Going up to a little house, she found an old hag"74

"The mother sewed him up so quickly"86

"I took one of my pistols"90

All the princesses were there104

He jumped so high that nobody could see where he went to120

Up went the lid of the tank144

The bird tells the others160

"We both arrived in full career"165

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