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THE RUSSIAN GRANDMOTHER’S WONDER TALES

The old woman stole out to the tree, crept under the bed, and there hid herself

The Russian Grandmother’s Wonder Tales
BY Louise Seymour Houghton ILLUSTRATED BY W. T. BENDA
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS NEW YORK
Copyright, 1906, by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
Printed in the United States of America
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons

TO
THE FIVE GRANDCHILDREN
PHILLIPS, SHERRILL, MARGARET, RUSSELL, AND CAROLINE