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diff --git a/15145-h/15145-h.htm b/15145-h/15145-h.htm new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2d0e727 --- /dev/null +++ b/15145-h/15145-h.htm @@ -0,0 +1,6123 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> + +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" + content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> + + <title>The Project Gutenberg eBook of My Book of Favorite Fairy + Tales edited by Capt. Edric Vredenburg</title> + <style type="text/css"> + /*<![CDATA[*/ + + <!-- + body {margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; background-color: white;} + p {text-align: justify;} + blockquote {text-align: justify;} + h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 {text-align: center;} + h1 {margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em} + h2 {margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em} + h3 {margin-top: 2em; margin-bottom: 2em} + + pre {font-size: 0.7em;} + + hr {text-align: center; width: 50%;} + html>body hr {margin-right: 25%; margin-left: 25%; width: 50%;} + hr.full {width: 100%;} + html>body hr.full {margin-right: 0%; margin-left: 0%; width: 100%;} + hr.short {text-align: center; width: 20%;} + html>body hr.short {margin-right: 40%; margin-left: 40%; width: 20%;} + + .note {margin-left: 10%; margin-right: 10%; font-size: 0.9em;} + + span.pagenum {position: absolute; left: 1%; right: 91%; font-size: 8pt;} + + .poem {margin-left:10%; margin-right:10%; margin-bottom: 1em; + text-align: left;} + .poem .stanza {margin: 1em 0em 1em 0em;} + .poem p {margin: 0; padding-left: 3em; text-indent: -3em;} + .poem p.i2 {margin-left: 1em;} + .poem p.i4 {margin-left: 2em;} + .poem p.i6 {margin-left: 3em;} + .poem p.i8 {margin-left: 4em;} + .poem p.i10 {margin-left: 5em;} + + .figure, .figcenter, .figright, .figleft + {padding: 1em; margin: 0; text-align: center; font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: bold;} + .figure img, .figcenter img, .figright img, .figleft img + {border: none;} + .figure p, .figcenter p, .figright p, .figleft p + {margin: 0; text-indent: 8em; font-weight: normal;} + .figcenter {margin: auto;} + .figright {float: right;} + .figleft {float: left;} + + .inline {border: none; vertical-align: middle;} + + .footnote {font-size: 0.9em; margin-right: 10%; margin-left: 10%;} + + div.trans-note {border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; + text-align: center; margin: 3em 15%; padding: 1em; font-size: .9em;} + + .toc {font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 1.1em;} + .illustrations {font-variant: small-caps; font-size: 1.1em; margin-left: 50%; margin-right: 0%;} + p.author {text-align: right;} + p.ctr {text-align: center;} + a:link {color: blue; text-decoration: none;} + link {color: blue; text-decoration: none;} + a:visited {color: blue; text-decoration: none;} + a:hover {color: red;} + --> + /*]]>*/ + </style> +</head> + +<body> + + +<pre> + +Project Gutenberg's My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales, by Edric Vredenburg + +This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with +almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: My Book of Favorite Fairy Tales + +Author: Edric Vredenburg + +Release Date: February 22, 2005 [EBook #15145] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MY BOOK OF FAVORITE FAIRY TALES *** + + + + +Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Sandra Brown and the PG Online +Distributed Proofreading Team. + + + + + + +</pre> + + <div class="trans-note"> + Transcriber's note: Larger versions of the color plates may + be viewed by clicking on the images. + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page1" + id="page1"></a>[pg 1]</span> + <hr /> + + <h2>MY BOOK OF</h2> + + <h1>FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES</h1> + + <h3>ILLUSTRATED BY JENNIE HARBOUR.</h3> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/157.jpg" + name="fig157s" + id="fig157s"><img width="488" + src="images/157s.jpg" + alt="THE GOOSE GIRL" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>THE GOOSE GIRL + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page2" + id="page2"></a>[pg 2]</span> + + <h2>MY BOOK OF</h2> + + <h1>FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES</h1> + + <h3>RETOLD BY THE EDITOR</h3> + + <h3>& OTHERS</h3> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:25%;"> + <a name="fig009" + id="fig009"><img width="100%" + src="images/009.png" + alt="page decoration" /></a> + </div> + + <h3>ILLUSTRATED BY JENNIE HARBOUR</h3> + + <h4>EDITED BY CAPT. EDRIC VREDENBURG</h4> + + <h5>RAPHAEL TUCK &. SONS. LTP</h5> + + <h5><i>Publishers in Their Majesties the King & + Queen</i></h5> + + <h5>LONDON & PARIS</h5> + + <h5>DESIGNED & PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN</h5> + + <h5>PHILADELPHIA<br /> + DAVID MCKAY COMPANY<br /> + WASHINGTON SQUARE</h5><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page3" + id="page3"></a>[pg 3]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/002.png" + alt="From 'THE GOOSE GIRL'" /><br /> + From "THE GOOSE GIRL" + </div><br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page4" + id="page4"></a>[pg 4]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a name="fig004" + id="fig004"><img width="600" + src="images/004.png" + alt="From 'THE SLEEPING BEAUTY'" /></a><br /> + <br /> + From "THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page5" + id="page5"></a>[pg 5]</span> + + <h2>CONTENTS</h2> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:30%;"> + <img width="300" + src="images/005.png" + alt="From 'THE WHITE FAWN'" /><br /> + <br /> + From "THE WHITE FAWN" + </div> + + <div class="toc"> + <p>The Old, Old Stories + <a href="#page7">7</a></p> + + <p>The Goose Girl <a href="#page9">9</a></p> + + <p>Little Snow-White + <a href="#page17">17</a></p> + + <p>Cinderella <a href="#page25">25</a></p> + + <p>Princess Goldenhair + <a href="#page34">34</a></p> + + <p>Little Red Riding Hood + <a href="#page42">42</a></p> + + <p>The White Fawn <a href="#page48">48</a></p> + + <p>Hansel and Grethel + <a href="#page60">60</a></p> + + <p>Snow-White and Rose-Red + <a href="#page69">69</a></p> + + <p>The Sleeping Beauty + <a href="#page79">79</a></p> + + <p>Prince Chéri <a href="#page85">85</a></p> + + <p>The White Cat <a href="#page93">93</a></p> + + <p>Bluebeard <a href="#page103">103</a></p> + + <p>Beauty and the Beast + <a href="#page109">109</a></p> + + <p>Tufty Riquet <a href="#page117">117</a></p> + + <p>Thumbling <a href="#page125">125</a></p> + </div> + <hr /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page6" + id="page6"></a>[pg 6]</span> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:30%;"> + <img width="300" + src="images/006.png" + alt="From PRINCESS GOLDENHAIR" /><br /> + <br /> + From "PRINCESS GOLDENHAIR" + </div><br clear="right" /> + + + <h2>LIST OF COLOUR PLATES</h2> + + <div class="illustrations"> + <p>The Goose + Girl <a href="#fig157s"><i>Frontispiece</i></a></p> + + <p>The Magic + Mirror <a href="#fig158s">18</a></p> + + <p>Cinderella <a href="#fig159s">28</a></p> + + <p>Little Red Riding + Hood <a href="#fig160s">42</a></p> + + <p>The White Fawn <a href="#fig161s">54</a></p> + + <p>Hansel and + Grethel <a href="#fig162s">64</a></p> + + <p>Snow-White and + Rose-Red <a href="#fig163s">76</a></p> + + <p>The Sleeping + Beauty <a href="#fig164s">84</a></p> + + <p>Zélie and the Fairy + Candide <a href="#fig165s">88</a></p> + + <p>Bluebeard <a href="#fig166s">106</a></p> + + <p>Beauty and the + Beast <a href="#fig167s">114</a></p> + + <p>The Beautiful + Princess <a href="#fig168s">124</a></p> + </div><br clear="all" /> + + <hr /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page7" + id="page7"></a>[pg 7]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/007.png" + alt="From CINDERELLA" /><br /> + <br /> + From "CINDERELLA" + </div><br /> + <br /> + + + <h2>THE OLD, OLD STORIES</h2> + + <p>Here they are again, the old, old stories, the very best; + dear Cinderella, wicked old Bluebeard, tiny Thumbling, + beautiful Beauty and the ugly Beast, and a host of others. But + the old stories, I may tell you, are always new, and always + must be so, because there are new children to read them every + day, and to these, of course, these old tales might have been + written yesterday.</p> + + <p>But the stories in this book are new in another way. Look + how they are clothed, look at their beautiful setting, the + wonderful <span class="pagenum"><a name="page8" + id="page8"></a>[pg 8]</span> pictures! Have you ever seen + such charming princes and lovely princesses, such dainty + grace and delicate feeling?</p> + + <p>What would our grandfathers and grandmothers have said of + such a book! They would have thought there was magic in the + brush and pencil.</p> + + <p>Surely we are favoured in this generation when we see before + us, the old, old fairy tales, which are ever new, dressed in + such a beautiful and splendid fashion!</p> + + <p class="author"><i>EDRIC VREDENBURG.</i></p><br /> + <br /> + + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/008.png" + alt="From HANSEL AND GRETHEL" /><br /> + From "HANSEL AND GRETHEL" + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page9" + id="page9"></a>[pg 9]</span> <br /> + <br /> + <br /> + <br /> + + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/009.png" + alt="The Goose Girl" /> + </div> + + <h2>THE GOOSE GIRL</h2> + + <p>An old queen, whose husband had been dead some years, had a + beautiful daughter. When she grew up, she was betrothed to a + prince who lived a great way off; and as the time drew near for + her to be married, she got ready to set off on her journey to + his country. Then the queen, her mother, packed up a great many + costly things—jewels, and gold, and silver; trinkets, + fine dresses, and, in short, everything that became a royal + bride; for she loved her child very dearly: and she gave her a + waiting-maid to ride with her, and give + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page10" + id="page10"></a>[pg 10]</span> her into the bridegroom's + hands; and each had a horse for the journey. Now the + princess's horse was called Falada, and could speak.</p> + + <p>When the time came for them to set out, the old queen went + into her bed-chamber, and took a little knife, and cut off a + lock of her hair, and gave it to her daughter, and said, "Take + care of it, dear child; for it is a charm that may be of use to + you on the road." Then they took a sorrowful leave of each + other, and the princess put the lock of her mother's hair into + her bosom, got upon her horse, and set off on her journey to + her bridegroom's kingdom. One day, as they were riding along by + the side of a brook, the princess began to feel very thirsty, + and said to her maid, "Pray get down and fetch me some water, + in my golden cup, out of yonder brook, for I want to drink." + "Nay," said the maid, "if you are thirsty, get down yourself, + and lie down by the water and drink; I shall not be your + waiting-maid any longer." Then the princess was so thirsty that + she got down, and knelt over the brook and drank, for she was + frightened, and dared not bring out her golden cup; and then + she wept, and said "Alas! what will become of me?" And the lock + of hair answered her, and said—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it,</p> + + <p>Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>But the princess was very humble and meek, so she said + nothing to her maid's ill behaviour, but got upon her horse + again.</p> + + <p>Then all rode further on their journey, till the day grew so + warm, and the sun so scorching, that the bride began to feel + very thirsty again; and at last, when they came to a river, she + forgot her maid's rude speech, and said, "Pray get down and + fetch me some water to drink in my golden cup." But the maid + answered her, and even spoke more haughtily than before, + "Drink, if you will, but I shall not be your waiting-maid." + Then the princess was so thirsty that she got off her horse and + lay down, and held her head over the running stream, and cried, + and said, "What will become of me?" And the lock of hair + answered her again—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it,</p> + + <p>Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it."</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page11" + id="page11"></a>[pg 11]</span> + + <p>And as she leaned down to drink, the lock of hair fell from + her bosom and floated away with the water, without her seeing + it, she was so frightened. But her maid saw it, and was very + glad, for she knew the charm, and saw that the poor bride would + be in her power now that she had lost the hair. So when the + bride had drunk, and would have got upon Falada again, the maid + said, "I shall ride upon Falada and you may have my horse + instead;" so she was forced to give up her horse, and soon + afterwards to take off her royal clothes, and put on her maid's + shabby ones.</p> + + <p>At last, as they drew near the end of the journey, this + treacherous servant threatened to kill her mistress if she ever + told anyone what had happened. But Falada saw it all, and + marked it well. Then the waiting-maid got upon Falada, and the + real bride was set upon the other horse, and they went on in + this way till at last they came to the royal court. There was + great joy at their coming, the prince hurried to meet them, and + lifted the maid from her horse, thinking she was the one who + was to be his wife; and she was led upstairs to the royal + chamber, but the true princess was told to stay in the court + below.</p> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:60%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/011.png" + alt="Kneeling girl" /> + </div> + + <p>But the old king happened to be looking out of the window, + and saw her in the yard below; and as she looked very pretty, + and too delicate for a waiting-maid, he went into the royal + chamber to ask the bride who it was she had brought with her, + that was thus left standing in the court below. "I brought her + with me for the sake of her company on the road," said she. + "Pray give the girl some work to do, that she may not be idle." + The old king could not for some + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page12" + id="page12"></a>[pg 12]</span> time think of any work for + her to do, but at last he said, "I have a lad who takes care + of my geese; she may go and help him." Now the name of this + lad, that the real bride was to help in watching the king's + geese, was Curdken.</p> + + <p>Soon after, the false bride said to the prince, "Dear + husband pray do me one piece of kindness." "That I will," said + the prince. "Then tell one of your slaughterers to cut off the + head of the horse I rode upon, for it was very unruly, and + plagued me sadly on the road." But the truth was, she was very + much afraid lest Falada should speak, and tell all she had done + to the princess. She carried her point, and the faithful Falada + was killed; but when the true princess heard of it she wept, + and begged the man to nail up Falada's head against a large + dark gate in the city through which she had to pass every + morning and evening, that there she might still see him + sometimes. Then the slaughterer said he would do as she wished; + cut off the head, and nailed it fast under the dark gate.</p> + + <p>Early the next morning, as she and Curdken went out through + the gate, she said sorrowfully—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Falada, Falada, there thou art hanging!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>and the head answered—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Bride, bride, there thou art ganging!</p> + + <p>Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it,</p> + + <p>Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>Then they went out of the city, and drove the geese in. And + when she came to the meadow, she sat down upon a bank here, and + let down her waving locks of hair, which were all of pure gold; + and when Curdken saw it glitter in the sun, he ran up, and + would have pulled some of the locks out; but she + cried—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Blow, breezes, blow!</p> + + <p>Let Curdken's hat go!</p> + + <p>Blow, breezes, blow!</p> + + <p>Let him after it go!</p> + + <p>O'er hills, dales, and rocks.</p> + + <p>Away be it whirl'd,</p> + + <p>Till the golden locks</p> + + <p>Are all comb'd and curl'd!"</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page13" + id="page13"></a>[pg 13]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/013.png" + alt="Riders on horses" /> + </div> + + <p>Then there came a wind, so strong that it blew off Curdken's + hat, and away it flew over the hills, and he after it; till, by + the time he came back, she had done combing and curling her + hair, and put it up again safe. Then he was very angry and + sulky, and would not speak to her at all; but they watched the + geese until it grew dark in the evening, and then drove them + homewards.</p> + + <p>The next morning, as they were going through the dark gate, + the poor girl looked up at Falada's head, and cried—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Falada, Falada, there thou art hanging!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>and it answered—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Bride, bride, there thou art ganging!</p> + + <p>Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it,</p> + + <p>Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>Then she drove on the geese and sat down again in the + meadow, and began to comb out her hair as before, and Curdken + ran up to her, and wanted to take hold of it; but she cried out + quickly—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Blow, breezes, blow!</p> + + <p>Let Curdken's hat go,</p> + + <p>Blow, breezes, blow!</p> + + <p>Let him after it go!</p> + + <p>O'er hills, dales, and rocks,</p> + + <p>Away be it whirl'd,</p> + + <p>Till the golden locks</p> + + <p>Are all comb'd and curl'd!"</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page14" + id="page14"></a>[pg 14]</span> + + <p>Then the wind came and blew his hat, and off it flew a great + way, over the hills and far away, so that he had to run after + it; and when he came back, she had done up her hair again, and + all was safe. So they watched the geese till it grew dark.</p> + + <p>In the evening, after they came home, Curdken went to the + old king, and said, "I cannot have that strange girl to help me + to keep the geese any longer."</p> + + <p>"Why?" said the king.</p> + + <p>"Because she does nothing but tease me all day long."</p> + + <p>Then the king made him tell all that had passed.</p> + + <p>And Curdken said, "When we go in the morning through the + dark gate with our flock of geese, she weeps, and talks with + the head of a horse that hangs upon the wall, and + says—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"'Falada, Falada, there thou art hanging!'"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>and the head answers—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"'Bride, bride, there thou art ganging!</p> + + <p>Alas! alas! if thy mother knew it,</p> + + <p>Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it.'"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>And Curdken went on telling the king what had happened upon + the meadow where the geese fed; and how his hat was blown away, + and he was forced to run after it, and leave his flock. But the + old king told him to go out again as usual the next day, and + when morning came, the king placed himself behind the gate, and + heard how she spoke to Falada, and how Falada answered; and + then he went into the field and hid himself in a bush by the + meadow's side, and soon saw with his own eyes how they drove + the flock of geese, and how, after a little time, she let down + her hair that glittered in the sun; and then he heard her + say—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Blow, breezes, blow!</p> + + <p>Let Curdken's hat go!</p> + + <p>Blow, breezes, blow!</p> + + <p>Let him after it go!</p> + + <p>O'er hills, dales, and rocks,</p> + + <p>Away be it whirl'd,</p> + + <p>Till the golden locks,</p> + + <p>Are all comb'd and curl'd!"</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page15" + id="page15"></a>[pg 15]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="478" + src="images/015.png" + alt="THEN THERE CAME A WIND SO STRONG THAT IT BLEW OFF CURDKEN'S HAT." /> + <br /> + <br /> + "THEN THERE CAME A WIND SO STRONG THAT IT BLEW OFF + CURDKEN'S HAT." + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page16" + id="page16"></a>[pg 16]</span> + + <p>And soon came a gale of wind, and carried away Curdken's + hat, while the girl went on combing and curling her hair.</p> + + <p>All this the old king saw: so he went home without being + seen; and when the little goose girl came back in the evening, + he called her aside, and asked her why she did so: but she + burst into tears, and said, "That I must not tell you or any + man, or I shall lose my life."</p> + + <p>But the old king begged so hard that she had no peace till + she had told him all, word for word: and it was very lucky for + her that she did so, for the king ordered royal clothes to be + put upon her, and gazed on her with wonder, she was so + beautiful.</p> + + <p>Then he called his son, and told him that he had only the + false bride, for that she was merely a waiting-maid, while the + true one stood by.</p> + + <p>And the young king rejoiced when he saw her beauty, and + heard how meek and patient she had been; and without saying + anything, ordered a great feast to be got ready for all his + court.</p> + + <p>The bridegroom sat at the top, with the false princess on + one side, and the true one on the other; but nobody knew her, + for she was quite dazzling to their eyes, and was not at all + like the little goose-girl, now that she had her brilliant + dress.</p> + + <p>When they had eaten and drunk, and were very merry, the old + king told all the story, as one that he had once heard of, and + asked the true waiting-maid what she thought ought to be done + to anyone who would behave thus.</p> + + <p>"Nothing better," said this false bride, "than that she + should be thrown into a cask stuck round with sharp nails, and + that two white horses should be put to it, and should drag it + from street to street till she is dead."</p> + + <p>"Thou art she!" said the old king; "and since thou hast + judged thyself, it shall be so done to thee."</p> + + <p>And the young king was married to his true wife, and they + reigned over the kingdom in peace and happiness all their + lives.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page17" + id="page17"></a>[pg 17]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/017.png" + alt="The Dwarfs" /> + </div> + + <h2>LITTLE SNOW-WHITE</h2> + + <p>It was in the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of + snow were falling around, that a certain queen sat working at + the window, the frame of which was made of fine black ebony; + and as she was looking out upon the snow, she pricked her + finger, and three drops of blood fell upon it. Then she gazed + thoughtfully upon the red drops which sprinkled the white snow, + and said, "Would that my little daughter may be as white as + that snow, as red as the blood, and as black as the ebony + window-frame!" And so the little girl grew up: her skin was as + white as snow, her cheeks as rosy as blood, and her hair as + black as ebony; and she was called Snow-White.</p> + + <p>But this queen died; and the king soon married another wife, + who was very beautiful, but so proud that she could not bear to + think that any one could surpass her. She had a magical + looking-glass, to which she used to go and gaze upon herself in + it, and say,</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Tell me, glass, tell me true!</p> + + <p>Of all the ladies in the land.</p> + + <p>Who is fairest? Tell me who?"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>And the glass answered, "Thou, Queen, art fairest in the + land."</p> + + <p>But Snow-White grew more and more beautiful; and when she + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page18" + id="page18"></a>[pg 18]</span> was seven years old, she was + as bright as the day, and fairer than the queen herself. + Then the glass one day answered the queen, when she went to + consult it as usual:</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Thou, Queen, may'st fair and beauteous be,</p> + + <p>But Snow-White is lovelier far than thee!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>When she heard this she turned pale with rage and envy; and + calling to one of her servants said, "Take Snow-White away into + the wide wood, that I may never see her more." Then the servant + led her away; but his heart melted when she begged him to spare + her life, and he said, "I will not hurt thee, thou pretty + child." So he left her by herself, and though he thought it + most likely that the wild beasts would tear her to pieces, he + felt as if a great weight were taken off his heart when he had + made up his mind not to kill her, but leave her to her + fate.</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:50%;"> + <img width="300" + src="images/018.png" + alt="Snow-White with Servant" /> + </div> + + <p>Then poor Snow-White wandered along through the wood in + great fear; and the wild beasts roared about her, but none did + her any harm. In the evening she came to a little cottage, and + went in there to rest herself, for her weary feet would carry + her no further. Everything was spruce and neat in the cottage: + on the table was spread a white cloth, and there were seven + little plates with seven little loaves and seven little glasses + with wine in them; and knives and forks laid in order, and by + the wall stood seven little beds. Then, as she was very hungry, + she picked a little piece off each loaf, and + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page19" + id="page19"></a>[pg 19]</span> drank a very little wine out + of each glass; and after that she thought she would lie down + and rest. So she tried all the little beds; and one was too + long, and another was too short, till at last the seventh + suited her; and there she laid herself down and went to + sleep. Presently in came the masters of the cottage, who + were seven little dwarfs that lived among the mountains, and + dug and searched about for gold. They lighted up their seven + lamps, and saw directly that all was not right. The first + said, "Who has been sitting on my stool?" The second, "Who + has been eating off my plate?" The third, "Who has been + picking at my bread?" the fourth, "Who has been meddling + with my spoon?" The fifth, "Who has been handling my fork?" + The sixth, "Who has been cutting with my knife?" The + seventh, "Who has been drinking my wine?" Then the first + looked round and said. "Who has been lying on my bed?" And + the rest came running to him, and every one cried out that + somebody had been upon his bed. But the seventh saw + Snow-White, and called upon his brethren to come and see + her; and they cried out with wonder and astonishment, and + brought their lamps to look at her, and said, "Good heavens! + What a lovely child she is!" and they were delighted to see + her, and took care not to waken her; and the seventh dwarf + slept an hour with each of the other dwarfs in turn, till + the night was gone.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/158.jpg" + name="fig158s" + id="fig158s"><img width="475" + src="images/158s.jpg" + alt="THE MAGIC MIRROR—LITTLE SNOW-WHITE" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>THE MAGIC + MIRROR—"LITTLE SNOW-WHITE" + </div> + + <p>In the morning Snow-White told them all her story; and they + pitied her, and said if she would keep all things in order, and + cook and wash, and knit and spin for them, she might stay where + she was, and they would take good care of her. Then they went + out all day long to their work, seeking for gold and silver in + the mountains; and Snow-White remained at home: and they warned + her, and said, "The queen will soon find out where you are, so + take care and let no one in." But the queen, now that she + thought Snow-White was dead, believed that she was certainly + the handsomest lady in the land; and she went to her glass, and + the glass answered,</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Thou, Queen, thou art fairest in all this land;</p> + + <p>But over the hills, in the greenwood shade.</p> + + <p>Where the seven dwarfs their dwelling have made.</p> + + <p>There Snow-White is hiding her head; and she</p> + + <p>Is lovelier far, O Queen, than thee."</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page20" + id="page20"></a>[pg 20]</span> + + <p>Then the queen was very much alarmed; for she knew that the + glass always spoke the truth, and was sure that the servant had + betrayed her. And she could not bear to think that anyone lived + who was more beautiful than she was; so she disguised herself + as a pedlar and went her way over the hills to the place where + the dwarfs dwelt. Then she knocked at the door, and cried, + "Fine wares to sell!" Snow-White looked out of the window, and + cried, "Good-day, good woman; what have you to sell?" "Good + wares, fine wares," said she; "laces and bobbins of all + colours." "I will let the old lady in; she seems to be a very + good sort of a body," thought Snow-White; so she ran down, and + unbolted the door. "Bless me!" said the woman, "how badly your + stays are laced. Let me lace them up with one of my nice new + laces." Snow-White did not dream of any mischief; so she stood + up before the old woman; but she set to work so nimbly, and + pulled the lace so tight, that Snow-White lost her breath, and + fell down as if she were dead. "There's an end of all thy + beauty," said the spiteful queen, and went away home.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="449" + src="images/020.png" + alt="THERE'S AN END TO ALL THY BEAUTY' SAID THE SPITEFUL QUEEN" /> + <br /> + "'THERE'S AN END TO ALL THY BEAUTY' SAID THE SPITEFUL + QUEEN,<br /> + AND SHE WENT AWAY HOME." + </div> + + <p>In the evening the seven dwarfs returned; and I need not say + how grieved they were to see their faithful Snow-White + stretched upon the ground motionless, as if she were quite + dead. However, they lifted her up, and when they found what was + the matter, they cut the lace; and in a little time she began + to breathe, and soon came to life again. Then they said, "The + old woman was the queen herself; take care another time, and + let no one in when we are away."</p> + + <p>When the queen got home, she went to her glass, and spoke to + it, but to her surprise it said the same words as before.</p> + + <p>Then the blood ran cold in her heart with spite and malice + to see that Snow-White still lived; and she dressed herself up + again in a disguise, but very different from the one she wore + before, and took with her a poisoned comb, When she reached the + dwarf's cottage, she knocked at the door, and cried, "Fine + wares to sell!" but Snow-White said, "I dare not let anyone + in." Then the queen begged, "Only look at my beautiful combs;" + and gave her the poisoned <!--page 21 had illustration--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page22" + id="page22"></a>[pg 22]</span> one. And it looked so pretty + that she took it up and put it into her hair to try it; but + the moment it touched her head the poison was so powerful + that she fell down senseless.</p> + + <p>"There you may lie," said the queen, and went her way. But + by good luck the dwarfs returned very early that evening; and + when they saw Snow-White lying on the ground, they thought what + had happened, and soon found the poisoned comb. And when they + took it away, she recovered, and told them all that had passed; + and they warned her once more not to open the door to + anyone.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/022.png" + alt=" The Queen and senseless Snow-White" /> + </div> + + <p>Meantime the queen went home to her glass, and trembled with + rage when she received exactly the same answer as before; and + she said "Snow-White shall die, if it costs me my life." So she + went secretly into a chamber, and prepared a poisoned apple; + the outside looked very rosy and tempting, but whosoever tasted + it was sure to die. Then she dressed herself up as a peasant's + wife, and travelled over the hills to the dwarfs' cottage, and + knocked at the door; but Snow-White put her head out of the + window, and said, "I dare not let anyone in, for the dwarfs + have told me not to." "Do as you please," said the old woman, + "but at any rate take this pretty apple; I will make you a + present of it." "No," said Snow-White, "I dare not take it." + "You silly girl!" answered the other, "what are you afraid of? + Do you think it <span class="pagenum"><a name="page23" + id="page23"></a>[pg 23]</span> is poisoned? Come! do you eat + one part, and I will eat the other." Now the apple was so + prepared that one side was good, though the other side was + poisoned. Then Snow-White was very much tempted to taste, + for the apple looked exceedingly nice; and when she saw the + old woman eat, she could refrain no longer. But she had + scarcely put the piece into her mouth, when she fell down + dead upon the ground. "This time nothing will save thee," + said the queen; and she went home to her glass, and at last + it said,</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Thou, Queen, art the fairest of all the fair."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>And then her envious heart was glad, and as happy as such a + heart could be.</p> + + <p>When evening came, and the dwarfs returned home, they found + Snow-White lying on the ground; no breath passed her lips, and + they were afraid that she was quite dead. They lifted her up, + and combed her hair, and washed her face with wine and water; + but all was in vain, for the little girl seemed quite dead. So + they laid her down upon a bier, and all seven watched and + bewailed her three whole days; and then they proposed to bury + her; but her cheeks were still rosy, and her face looked just + as it did while she was alive; so they said, "We will never + bury her in the cold ground." And they made a coffin of glass + so that they might still look at her, and wrote her name upon + it in golden letters, and that she was a king's daughter. And + the coffin was placed upon the hill, and one of the dwarfs + always sat by it and watched. And the birds of the air came + too, and bemoaned Snow-White. First of all came an owl, and + then a raven, but at last came a dove.</p> + + <p>And thus Snow-White lay for a long, long time, and still + only looked as though she were asleep; for she was even now as + white as snow, and as red as blood, and as black as ebony. At + last a prince came and called at the dwarfs' house; and he saw + Snow-White, and read what was written in gold letters. Then he + offered the dwarfs money, and earnestly prayed them to let him + take her away; but they said, "We will not part with her for + all the gold in the world." At last, however, they had pity on + him, and gave him the coffin; but the moment he lifted it up to + carry it home with him, <span class="pagenum"><a name="page24" + id="page24"></a>[pg 24]</span> the piece of apple fell from + between her lips, and Snow-White awoke, and said, "Where am + I?" And the prince answered, "Thou art safe with me." Then + he told her all that had happened, and said, "I love you + better than all the world; come with me to my father's + palace, and you shall be my wife." And Snow-White consented, + and went home with the prince; and everything was prepared + with great pomp and splendour for their wedding.</p> + + <p>To the feast was invited, among the rest, Snow-White's old + enemy, the queen; and as she was dressing herself in fine, rich + clothes, she looked, in the glass, and the glass answered,</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Thou, lady, art the loveliest <i>here</i>, I + ween;</p> + + <p>But lovelier far is the new-made queen."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>When she heard this, she started with rage; but her envy and + curiosity were so great, that she could not help setting out to + see the bride. And when she arrived, and saw that it was none + other than Snow-White, who she thought had been dead a long + while, she choked with passion, and fell ill and died; but + Snow-White and the prince lived and reigned happily over that + land many, many years.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/024.png" + alt=" The Royals" /> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page25" + id="page25"></a>[pg 25]</span> <br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/025.png" + alt="Step Sisters and Cinderella" /> + </div> + + <h2>CINDERELLA</h2> + + <p>The wife of a rich man fell sick: and when she felt that her + end drew nigh, she called her only daughter to her bedside, and + said, "Always be a good girl, and I will look down from heaven + and watch over you." Soon afterwards she shut her eyes and + died, and was buried in the garden; and the little girl went + every day to her grave and wept, and was always good and kind + to all about her. And the snow spread a beautiful white + covering over the grave: but by the time the sun had melted it + away again, her father had married another wife. This new wife + had two daughters of her own, that she brought home with her: + they were fair in face but foul at heart, and it was now a + sorry time for the poor little girl. "What does the + good-for-nothing thing want in the parlour?" said they; "they + who would eat bread should first earn it; away with the kitchen + maid!" Then they took away her fine clothes, and gave her an + old frock to put on, and laughed at her and turned her into the + kitchen.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page26" + id="page26"></a>[pg 26]</span> + + <p>Then she was forced to do hard work; to rise early, before + daylight, to bring the water, to make the fire, to cook and to + wash. Besides that, the sisters plagued her in all sorts of + ways and laughed at her. In the evening, when she was tired, + she had no bed to lie down on, but was made to sleep by the + hearth among the ashes; and then, as she was of course always + dusty and dirty, they called her Cinderella.</p> + + <p>It happened once that the father was going to the fair, and + asked his wife's daughters what he should bring them. "Fine + clothes," said the first: "Pearls and diamonds," said the + second. "Now, child," said he to his own daughter, "what will + you have?" "The first sprig, dear father, that rubs against + your hat on your way home," said she. Then he bought for the + two first the fine clothes and pearls and diamonds they had + asked for: and on his way home as he rode through a green + copse, a sprig of hazel brushed against him, and almost pushed + off his hat; so he broke it off and brought it away; and when + he got home he gave it to his daughter. Then she took it and + went to her mother's grave and planted it there, and cried so + much that it was watered with her tears; and there it grew and + became a fine tree. Three times every day she went to it and + wept; and soon a little bird came and built its nest upon the + tree, and talked with her and watched over her, and brought her + whatever she wished for.</p> + + <p>Now it happened that the king of the land held a feast which + was to last three days, and out of those who came to it his son + was to choose a bride for himself; and Cinderella's two sisters + were asked to come. So they called her up and said, "Now, comb + our hair, brush our shoes, and tie our sashes for us, for we + are going to dance at the king's feast." Then she did as she + was told, but when all was done she could not help crying, for + she thought to herself, she would have liked to go to the dance + too; and at last she begged her mother very hard to let her go. + "You! Cinderella?" said she; "you who have nothing to wear, no + clothes at all, and who cannot even dance—you want to go + to the ball?" And when she kept on begging—to get rid of + her, she said at last, "I will throw this basinful of peas into + the ash heap, and if you have picked them all out in two + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page27" + id="page27"></a>[pg 27]</span> hours' time you shall go to + the feast too." Then she threw the peas into the ashes; but + the little maiden ran out at the back door into the garden, + and cried out—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Hither, hither, through the sky.</p> + + <p>Turtle-doves and linnets, fly!</p> + + <p>Blackbird, thrush, and chaffinch gay,</p> + + <p>Hither, hither, haste away!</p> + + <p class="i2">One and all, come help me quick,</p> + + <p>Haste ye, haste ye—pick, pick, pick!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:50%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/027.png" + alt="Woman sweeping" /> + </div> + + <p>Then first came two white doves flying in at the kitchen + window; and next came two turtle-doves; and after them all the + little birds under heaven came chirping and fluttering in, and + flew down into the ashes; and the little doves stooped their + heads down and set to work, pick, pick, pick; and then the + others began to pick, pick, pick; and picked out all the good + grain and put it in a dish, and left the ashes. At the end of + one hour the work was done, and all flew out again at the + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page28" + id="page28"></a>[pg 28]</span> windows. Then Cinderella + brought the dish to her mother, overjoyed at the thought + that now she should go to the feast. But she said, "No, no! + Girl, you have no clothes and cannot dance, you shall not + go." And when Cinderella begged very hard to go, she said, + "If you can in one hour's time pick two of these dishes of + peas out of the ashes, you shall go too." And thus she + thought she should at last get rid of her. So she shook two + dishes of peas into the ashes; but the little maiden went + out into the garden at the back of the house, and cried as + before—</p><br clear="all" /> + + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Hither, hither, through the sky.</p> + + <p>Turtle-doves and linnets, fly!</p> + + <p>Blackbird, thrush, and chaffinch gay,</p> + + <p>Hither, hither, haste away!</p> + + <p>One and all, come help me quick,</p> + + <p>Haste ye, haste ye—pick, pick, pick!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>Then first came two white doves in at the kitchen window; + and next came the turtle-doves; and after them all the little + birds under heaven came chirping and hopping about, and flew + down about the ashes; and the little doves put their heads down + and set to work, pick, pick, pick; and then the others began to + pick, pick, pick; and they put all the good grain into the + dishes, and left all the ashes, Before half-an-hour's time all + was done, and out they flew again. And then Cinderella took the + dishes to her mother, rejoicing to think that she should now go + to the ball. But her mother said, "It is all of no use, you + cannot go, you have no clothes, and cannot dance, and you would + only put us to shame:" and off she went with her two daughters + to the feast.</p> + + <p>Now when all were gone, and nobody left at home, Cinderella + went sorrowfully and sat down under the hazel-tree, and cried + out—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Shake, shake, hazel tree,</p> + + <p>Gold and silver over me!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>Then her friend the bird flew out of the tree and brought a + gold and silver dress for her, and slippers of spangled silk; + and she put them on, and followed her sisters to the feast. But + they did not know her, and thought it must be some strange + princess, she looked so fine and beautiful in her rich clothes; + and they never once thought of Cinderella, but took for granted + that she was safe at home in the dirt.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/159.jpg" + name="fig159s" + id="fig159s"><img width="479" + src="images/159s.jpg" + alt="CINDERELLA" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>CINDERELLA + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page29" + id="page29"></a>[pg 29]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/029.png" + alt="Cinderella and Clock" /> + </div> + + <p>The king's son soon came up to her, and took her by the hand + and danced with her and no one else; and he never left her + hand; but when any one else came to ask her to dance, he said, + "This lady is dancing with me." Thus they danced till a late + hour of the night, and then she wanted to go home: and the + king's son said, "I shall go and take care of you to your + home;" for he wanted to see where the beautiful maid lived. But + she slipped away from him unawares, and ran off towards home, + and the prince followed her; but she jumped up into the + pigeon-house and shut the door. Then he waited till her father + came home, and told him that the unknown maiden who had been at + the feast had hidden herself in the pigeon-house. But when they + had broken open the door they found no one within; and as they + came back into the house, + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page30" + id="page30"></a>[pg 30]</span> Cinderella lay as she always + did, in her dirty frock by the ashes, and her dim little + lamp burnt in the chimney; for she had run as quickly as she + could through the pigeon-house and on to the hazel-tree, and + had there taken off her beautiful clothes, and laid them + beneath the tree, that the bird might carry them away, and + had seated herself amid the ashes again in her little old + frock.</p> + + <p>The next day, when the feast was again held, and her father, + mother, and sisters were gone, Cinderella went to the hazel + tree, and said—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Shake, shake, hazel tree,</p> + + <p>Gold and silver over me!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>And the bird came and brought a still finer dress than the + one she had worn the day before. And when she came in it to the + ball, every one wondered at her beauty; but the king's son, who + was waiting for her, took her by the hand, and danced with her; + and when any one asked her to dance, he said as before, "This + lady is dancing with me." When night came she wanted to go + home; and the king's son followed her as before, that he might + see into what house she went; but she sprang away from him, all + at once, into the garden behind her father's house. In this + garden stood a fine large pear tree full of ripe fruit; and + Cinderella, not knowing where to hide herself, jumped up into + it without being seen. Then the king's son could not find out + where she was gone, but waited till her father came home, and + said to him, "The unknown lady who danced with me has slipped + away, and I think she must have sprung into the pear tree." The + father thought to himself, "Can it be Cinderella?" So he + ordered an axe to be brought; and they cut down the tree, but + found no one upon it. And when they came back into the kitchen, + there lay Cinderella in the ashes as usual; for she had slipped + down on the other side of the tree, and carried her beautiful + clothes back to the bird at the hazel tree, and then put on her + little old frock.</p> + + <p>The third day, when her father and mother and sisters were + gone she went again into the garden, and said—-</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Shake, shake, hazel tree,</p> + + <p>Gold and silver over me!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>Then her kind friend the bird brought a dress still finer + than the former ones, and slippers which were all of gold; so + that when she <!--page 31 contained image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page32" + id="page32"></a>[pg 32]</span> came to the feast no one knew + what to say for wonder at her beauty; and the king's son + danced with her alone; and when any one else asked her to + dance he said, "This lady is my partner." Now when night + came she wanted to go home; and the king's son would go with + her, and said to himself, "I will not lose her this time;" + but, however, she managed to slip away from him, though in + such a hurry that she dropped her left golden slipper upon + the stairs.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="450" + src="images/031.png" + alt="SHE SPRANG AWAY FROM HIM, ALL AT ONCE, INTO THE GARDEN" /> + <br /> + "SHE SPRANG AWAY FROM HIM, ALL AT ONCE,<br /> + INTO THE GARDEN BEHIND HER FATHER'S HOUSE." + </div> + + <p>So the prince took the shoe, and went the next day to the + king his father, and said, "I will take for my wife the lady + that this golden shoe fits." Then both the sisters were + overjoyed to hear this; for they had beautiful feet, and had no + doubt that they could wear the golden slipper. The eldest went + first into the room where the slipper was, and wanted to try it + on, and the mother stood by. But her great toe could not go + into it, and the shoe was altogether much too small for her. + Then the mother gave her a knife, and said, "Never mind, cut it + off; when you are queen you will not care about toes, you will + not want to go on foot." So the silly girl cut her great toe + off, and squeezed the shoe on, and went to the king's son. Then + he took her for his bride, and set her beside him on his horse + and rode away with her. But on their way home they had to pass + by the hazel tree that Cinderella had planted and there sat a + little dove on the branch singing—-</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Back again! back again! look to the shoe!</p> + + <p>The shoe is too small, and not made for you!</p> + + <p>Prince! prince! look again for thy bride,</p> + + <p>For she's not the true one that sits by thy + side."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>Then the prince got down and looked at her foot, and saw by + the blood that streamed from it what a trick she had played + him. So he turned his horse round and brought the false bride + back to her home, and said, "This is not the right bride; let + the other sister try and put on the slipper." Then she went + into the room and got her foot into the shoe, all but the heel, + which was too large. But her mother squeezed it in till the + blood came, and took her to the king's son; and he set her as + his bride beside him on his horse, and rode away with her. But + when they came to the hazel tree the little dove sat there + still, and sang—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Back again! back again! look to the shoe!</p> + + <p>The shoe is too small, and not made for you!</p> + + <p>Prince! prince! look again for thy bride,</p> + + <p>For she's not the true one that sits by thy + side."</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page33" + id="page33"></a>[pg 33]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/033.png" + alt="Trying on the Shoe" /> + </div> + + <p>Then he looked down and saw that the blood streamed so from + the shoe that her white stockings were quite red. So he turned + his horse and brought her back again also. "This is not the + true bride," said he to the father; "have you no other + daughters?" "No," said he; "there is only a little dirty + Cinderella here, the child of my first wife; I am sure she + cannot be the bride." However, the prince told him to send her. + But the mother said, "No, no, she is much too dirty, she will + not dare to show herself;" still the prince would have her + come. And she first washed her face and hands, and then went in + and curtsied to him, and he handed to her the golden + slipper.</p> + + <p>Then she took her clumsy shoe off her left foot and put on + the golden slipper; and it fitted her as if it had been made + for her. And when the Prince drew near and looked at her face + he knew her, and said, "This is the right bride."</p> + + <p>But the mother and both the sisters were frightened and + turned pale with anger as he took Cinderella on his horse, and + rode away with her. And when they came to the hazel tree, the + white dove sang—</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Home! home! look at the shoe!</p> + + <p>Princess! the shoe was made for you!</p> + + <p>Prince! prince! take home thy bride.</p> + + <p>For she is the true one that sits by thy side!"</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>And when the dove had done its song, it came flying and + perched upon her shoulder, and so went home with + her.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page34" + id="page34"></a>[pg 34]</span> + + <h2>PRINCESS GOLDENHAIR</h2> + + <p>There was once a King's daughter who was the most beautiful + thing in the world, and as her hair was fair and reached to her + feet she was called the Princess Goldenhair.</p> + + <p>A handsome young King in the neighbourhood, although he had + never seen this Princess, fell so deeply in love with her from + what he had heard, that he could neither eat nor sleep.</p> + + <p>So an ambassador was sent with a magnificent chariot, more + than a hundred horses, and fifty pages, to bring the Princess + to the King, and great preparations were made for her + reception.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="474" + src="images/037.png" + alt="AN AMBASSADOR WAS SENT WITH MORE THAN A HUNDRED HORSES," /> + <br /> + "AN AMBASSADOR WAS SENT WITH MORE THAN A HUNDRED + HORSES,<br /> + AND FIFTY PAGES TO BRING THE PRINCESS TO THE KING." + </div> + + <p>But whether the Princess Goldenhair was in an ill humour + when the ambassador arrived at her Court, or whatever was the + reason, certain it is that she sent a message to the young King + thanking him but saying that she did not wish to marry.</p> + + <p>When the King heard of her refusal he wept like a child.</p> + + <p>Now at his Court there was a young man called Avenant. He + was as beautiful as the sun, and a more finely made fellow than + any in the kingdom; everybody loved him except a few envious + people, who were angry because the King favoured and confided + in him, and in the presence of these, one day, Avenant + incautiously remarked,</p> + + <p>"If the King had sent me to fetch the Princess Goldenhair, I + am certain she would have come," and these words were repeated + to the King in such a manner that they made him very angry, and + he ordered Avenant to be shut up in a high tower, to die of + hunger.</p> + + <p>In this sad plight, Avenant exclaimed one day, "How have I + offended his Majesty? He has no more faithful subject than + I."</p> + + <p>The King who happened to be passing by the tower, heard + this; he called for Avenant to be brought forth who, throwing + himself on his knees, begged to know in what way he had + offended his royal master.</p> + + <p>"You mocked me," said the King, "you said that you would + have succeeded with the Princess Goldenhair where I have + failed."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page35" + id="page35"></a>[pg 35]</span> + + <p>"It is true, sir," replied Avenant, "I did say so, for I + would have represented your noble qualities in such a way, that + she could not help being persuaded."</p> + + <p>The King was convinced of the young man's sincerity, and + with a letter of introduction, Avenant set out for the Court of + the goldenhaired beauty, riding alone, according to his wish, + and thinking as he went how he best could woo the Princess for + his beloved master.</p> + + <p>One day, alighting from his horse to write down some + suitable words that had come into his mind, he saw a golden + carp who, leaping from the water to catch flies, had thrown + herself upon the river bank, and was now nearly dead.</p> + + <p>Avenant pitied the poor thing, and put her carefully back + into the water. Recovering directly, the carp dived to the + bottom, but returning to the edge of the river, said,</p> + + <p>"Avenant, I thank you; you have saved my life, I will repay + you;" then she swam off leaving the young man in great + astonishment.</p> + + <p>Another day as Avenant journeyed he noticed a raven who was + pursued by an eagle. "What right has that eagle to persecute + the raven? thought Avenant, and he drew his bow and shot the + fierce bird. The raven perched on a bough and cried.</p> + + <p>"Avenant you have saved my life, I will not be ungrateful, I + will repay you."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:80%;"> + <img width="450" + src="images/035.png" + alt="Avenant" /> + </div> + + <p>Not long after this, Avenant found an owl caught in a snare, + he cut the strings, and freed + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page36" + id="page36"></a>[pg 36]</span> the trembling captive. + "Avenant," said the owl, "you have saved my life, I will + repay you."</p> + + <p>These three adventures were the most important that befell + Avenant, and he went on his way, shortly before he arrived at + his destination purchasing a beautiful little dog named + Cabriole.</p> + + <p>When Avenant reached the Palace of the Princess Goldenhair, + and saw the Princess seated upon her throne, she looked so + lovely that at first all his fine speeches forsook him, and he + could not utter a word; however, taking courage, he addressed + her in exquisitely chosen language, begging her to become the + King's bride.</p> + + <p>To this the Princess replied most graciously, saying that + his petition moved her more than any other could do, "but + know," she added, "as I was walking by the river a month ago, + as I took off my glove, a ring, that I greatly value, fell into + the water, and I have vowed that I will not heed any proposal + of marriage, except from the ambassador who brings me back my + ring."</p> + + <p>Sad at heart Avenant left the Palace, but his little dog, + Cabriole, said, "My dear master, do not despair, you are too + good to be unhappy. Early to-morrow morning let us go to the + river-side." Avenant patted him, but did not answer, and, still + sad, fell asleep.</p> + + <p>As soon as it was day, Cabriole awoke him saying, "Dress + yourself, my master, and come out."</p> + + <p>They wandered down to the river, and there Avenant heard a + voice calling him, and what should he see but the golden carp, + with the Princess's ring in her mouth. "Take it, dear Avenant," + said she, "I promised to repay you for saving my life, and now + I can fulfil my promise."</p> + + <p>Thanking her a thousand times, Avenant, going at once to the + Palace, said, "Princess, your command is fulfilled; may it + please you to receive the King, my master, as your + husband."</p> + + <p>The Princess thought she must be dreaming when she saw the + ring, but she set Avenant another task.</p> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:40%;"> + <img width="300" + src="images/038.png" + alt="Princess and Avenant" /> + </div> + + <p>"Not far from here there is a prince named Galifron," said + she; "he wishes to marry me, and threatens to ravish my kingdom + if I <!--page 37 contained an image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page38" + id="page38"></a>[pg 38]</span> refuse; but how can I accept + him? He is a giant, taller than my highest tower, he eats a + man as a monkey would eat a chestnut, and when he speaks, + his voice is so loud that it deafens those who hear him. He + will not take my refusal, but kills my subjects. You must + fight and bring me his head."</p> + + <p>"Well, madam," replied Avenant, "I will fight Galifron; I + expect I shall be killed, but I shall die a brave man." And, + taking Cabriole, Avenant set out for Galifron's country, asking + news of the giant as he went along, and the more he heard the + more he feared him, but Cabriole reassured him. "My dear + master," said the little dog, "while you are fighting him I + will bite his legs, then he will stoop to chase me, and you + will kill him." Avenant admired the bravery of the little dog, + but he knew his help would not be sufficient.</p> + + <p>Presently they perceived how the roads were covered with the + bones of the men that Galifron had eaten, and soon they saw the + giant coming towards them through a wood. His head was higher + than the highest trees, and he sang in a terrific voice:</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Where are the children small, so small,</p> + + <p>With my teeth I will crush them all,</p> + + <p>On so many would I feed, feed, feed.</p> + + <p>The whole world can't supply my need."</p> + </div> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page39" + id="page39"></a>[pg 39]</span> + + <p>Using the same tune, Avenant began to sing:</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Look down, here is Avenant beneath, beneath</p> + + <p>He will draw from your head, the teeth, the + teeth</p> + + <p>Although he is not very big, 'tis true,</p> + + <p>He is able to fight with such as you."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <p>The giant put himself into a terrible passion, and would + have killed Avenant with one blow, only a raven from above flew + at his head, and pecked him straight in the eyes, so violently + that he was blinded. He began striking out on all sides, but + Avenant avoided his blows, and with his sword pierced him so + many times that at last he fell to the ground. Then Avenant cut + off his head, and the raven, who had perched on a tree, + said,</p> + + <p>"I have not forgotten how you rescued me from the eagle; I + promised to repay you, I think I have done so to-day."</p> + + <p>"I owe everything to you, Mr. Raven," responded Avenant, as, + holding Galifron's head, he rode off.</p> + + <p>When he entered the town, crowds followed him crying, "Here + is the brave Avenant who has slain the monster."</p> + + <p>Avenant advanced to the Princess, and said, "Madam, your + enemy is dead. I hope you will no more refuse the King, my + master."</p> + + <p>"Although it is so," answered the Princess, "I shall refuse + him unless you will bring me some water from the Grotto of + Darkness. At the entrance there are two dragons, with fire in + their eyes and mouths; inside the grotto there is a deep pit + into which you must descend, it is full of toads, scorpions, + and serpents. At the bottom of this pit there is a little cave + where flows the fountain of beauty and health. Positively I + must possess the water; all who wash in it, if they are + beautiful, continue so always, if they are ugly they become + beautiful; if they are young they remain young, if they are old + they regain their youth. You cannot wonder, Avenant, that I + will not leave my kingdom without taking it with me."</p> + + <p>So once more Avenant and Cabriole set out; they journeyed on + until they came to a rock, black as ink, from which smoke was + issuing, and a moment later there appeared one of the dragons + belching forth fire from his eyes and mouth. He was a frightful + looking creature with a green and yellow body, and his tail was + so long that it went into a hundred curves. Avenant saw all + this, but <span class="pagenum"><a name="page40" + id="page40"></a>[pg 40]</span> resolved to die, he drew his + sword, and, carrying the flask the Princess had given to him + to hold the water, he said to Cabriole:</p> + + <p>"My days are ended, I can never obtain that water the + dragons are guarding; when I am dead, fill this flask with my + blood and carry it to the Princess, that she may know what it + has cost me, then go to the King, my master, and tell him of my + misfortune."</p> + + <p>As he was speaking, a voice called, "Avenant, Avenant," and + looking around he saw an owl. "You saved my life from the + fowlers," said the owl. "I promised to repay you, the time has + now come. Give me your flask. I will bring you the water of + beauty."</p> + + <p>And carrying the flask, the owl entered the grotto, + unhindered, returning in less than a quarter of an hour with it + full to the brim. Avenant thanked the owl heartily, and + joyously started for the town, where he presented the flask to + the Princess, who immediately gave orders to prepare for her + departure.</p> + + <p>But as she considered Avenant altogether charming, before + she set out, she several times said to him: "If you wish, we + need not go, for I will make you king of my country." But + Avenant made reply:</p> + + <p>"I would not displease my master for all the kingdoms of + earth, although your beauty I consider greater than that of the + sun."</p> + + <p>Thus they arrived at the King's capital, and the wedding + took place amidst great rejoicings; but Princess Goldenhair, + who loved Avenant from the depths of her heart, was not happy + unless she could see him, and was for ever singing his praises. + "I should not have come, had it not been for Avenant," she told + the King, "you ought to be very much obliged to him." Then the + envious courtiers counselled the King, and Avenant was cast + once more into the tower, chained hand and foot. When Princess + Goldenhair heard of this imprisonment, she fell on her knees + before the King, and begged for Avenant's release; but he would + not heed her, so that she became saddened and would speak no + more.</p> + + <p>Then the King thought: "Maybe I am not handsome enough to + please her!" so he determined to wash his face in the water of + beauty.</p> + + <p>Now it had happened that a chamber-maid had broken the flask + containing this wonderful water, so that it was all spilled; + then, <span class="pagenum"><a name="page41" + id="page41"></a>[pg 41]</span> without saying anything to + anyone, she had replaced it by a similar flask taken from + the King's apartment, but the liquid in this flask was + really that which was used when the princes or great lords + were condemned to death, for, instead of being beheaded, + their faces were washed with this water and they fell asleep + and did not wake again. And so the King using this water one + evening, thinking it to be the beauty water, and hoping and + expecting to be made more handsome, went to sleep and awoke + no more. Upon hearing what had occurred, Cabriole at once + went and told Avenant, who asked him to go to the Princess + Goldenhair and beseech her to remember the poor prisoner. + When the Princess received this message, she went straight + to the tower, and, with her own hands, struck off the chains + that bound Avenant, and placing a crown of gold upon his + head, and a royal mantle upon his shoulders, said: "Come, + dear Avenant, I will make you King, and take you for my + husband." Then there was a grand wedding, and Princess + Goldenhair and Avenant, with Cabriole, lived long, all of + them happy and contented.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/041.png" + alt="Dragon" /> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page42" + id="page42"></a>[pg 42]</span> <br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="474" + src="images/042.png" + alt="Hut in forest" /> + </div> + + <h2>LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD</h2> + + <p>Many years ago there lived a dear little girl, who was + beloved by everyone who knew her; but her grandmother was so + very fond of her that she never felt that she could think and + do enough for her.</p> + + <p>On her grand-daughter's birthday she presented her with a + red silk hood; and as it suited her very well, she would never + wear anything else; and so she was called Little Red Riding + Hood. One day her mother said to her, "Come, Red Riding Hood, + here is a nice piece of meat, and a bottle of wine: take these + to your grandmother; she is weak and ailing, and they will do + her good. Be there before she gets up; go quietly and + carefully; and do not run, or you may fall and + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page43" + id="page43"></a>[pg 43]</span> break the bottle, and then + your grandmother will have nothing. When you go into her + room, do not forget to say 'Good-morning'; and do not pry + into all the corners." "I will do just as you say," answered + Red Riding Hood, bidding good-bye to her mother.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/160.jpg" + name="fig160s" + id="fig160s"><img width="490" + src="images/160s.jpg" + alt="<i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i>" /> + </a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>LITTLE RED RIDING + HOOD + </div> + + <p>The grandmother lived far away in the wood, a long walk from + the village, and as Little Red Riding Hood came among the trees + she met a wolf; but she did not know what a wicked animal it + was, and so she was not at all frightened. "Good-morning, + Little Red Riding Hood," he said.</p> + + <p>"Thank you, Mr. Wolf," she said.</p> + + <p>"Where are you going so early, Little Red Riding Hood?"</p> + + <p>"To my grandmother's," she answered.</p> + + <p>"And what are you carrying under your apron?"</p> + + <p>"Some wine and meat," she replied. "We baked the meat + yesterday, so that grandmother, who is very weak, might have a + nice strengthening meal."</p> + + <p>"And where does your grandmother live?" asked the Wolf.</p> + + <p>"Oh, quite twenty minutes' walk further in the forest. The + cottage stands under three great oak trees; and close by are + some nut bushes, by which you will at once know it."</p> + + <p>The wolf was thinking to himself, "She is a nice tender + thing, and will taste better than the old woman; I must act + cleverly, that I may make a meal of both."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="474" + src="images/044.png" + alt="WHERE ARE YOU GOING SO EARLY, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD." /> + <br /> + "WHERE ARE YOU GOING SO EARLY, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD." + </div> + + <p>Presently he came up again to Little Red Riding Hood and + said. "Just look at the beautiful flowers which grow near you; + why do you not look about you? I believe you don't hear how + sweetly the birds are singing. You walk as if you were going to + school; see how cheerful everything is around you in the + forest."</p> + + <p>And Little Red Riding Hood opened her eyes; and when she saw + how the sunbeams glanced and danced through the trees, and what + bright flowers were blooming in her path, she thought, "If I + take my grandmother a fresh nosegay she will be much pleased; + and it is so very early that I can, even then, get there in + good time:" and running into the forest she looked about for + flowers. But when she had once begun she did not know how to + leave off, and kept going <!-- page contained image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page45" + id="page45"></a>[pg 45]</span> deeper and deeper among the + trees looking for some still more beautiful flower. The + Wolf, however, ran straight to the house of the old + grandmother, and knocked at the door.</p> + + <p>"Who's that?" asked the old lady.</p> + + <p>"Only little Red Riding Hood, bringing you some meat and + wine; please open the door," answered the Wolf.</p> + + <p>"Lift up the latch," cried the grandmother; "I am much too + ill to get up myself."</p> + + <p>So the Wolf lifted the latch, and the door flew open; and + without a word he jumped on to the bed and gobbled up the poor + old lady. Then he put on her clothes, and tied her night-cap + over his head; got into the bed, and drew the blankets over + him.</p> + + <p>All this time Red Riding Hood was gathering flowers; and + when she had picked as many as she could carry, she thought of + her grandmother, and hurried to the cottage. She wondered very + much to find the door open; and when she got into the room, she + began to feel very ill, and exclaimed, "How sad I feel! I wish + I had not come to-day." Then she said, "Good morning," but + received no reply; so she went up to the bed, and drew back the + curtains, and there lay her grandmother as she imagined, with + the cap drawn half over her eyes and looking very fierce.</p> + + <p>"Oh, grandmother, what great ears you have!"</p> + + <p>"All the better to hear you with," was the reply.</p> + + <p>"And what great eyes you have!"</p> + + <p>"All the better to see you with."</p> + + <p>"And what great hands you have!"</p> + + <p>"All the better to touch you with."</p> + + <p>"But, grandmother, what very great teeth you have!"</p> + + <p>"All the better to eat you with;" and hardly were the words + spoken when the Wolf made a jump out of bed and swallowed down + poor Little Red Riding Hood also.</p> + + <p>As soon as he had thus satisfied his hunger, he laid himself + down again on the bed, and went to sleep and snored very + loudly. A huntsman passing by overheard him, and said, "How + loudly that old woman snores! I must see if anything is the + matter."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page46" + id="page46"></a>[pg 46]</span> + + <p>So he went into the cottage; and when he came to the bed, he + saw the Wolf sleeping in it.</p> + + <p>"What! are you here, you old rascal? I have been looking for + you," exclaimed he; and taking up his gun, he shot the old Wolf + through the head.</p> + + <p>But it is also said that the story ends in a different + manner; for that one day, when Red Riding Hood was taking some + presents to her grandmother, a Wolf met her, and wanted to + mislead her; but she went straight on, and told her grandmother + that she had met a Wolf, who said good-day; but he looked so + hungrily out of his great eyes, as if he would have eaten her + up had she not been on the high road.</p> + + <p>So her grandmother said, "We will shut the door, and then he + cannot get in."</p> + + <p>Soon after, up came the Wolf, who tapped, and exclaimed, "I + am Little Red Riding Hood, grandmother; I have some roast meat + for you." But they kept quite quiet, and did not open the door; + so the Wolf, after looking several times round the house, at + last jumped on to the roof, thinking to wait till Red Riding + Hood went home in the evening, and then to creep after her and + eat her in the darkness.</p> + + <p>The old woman, however, saw what the villain intended. There + stood before the door a large stone trough, and she said to + Little Red Riding Hood, "Take this bucket, dear: yesterday I + boiled some meat in this water, now pour it into the stone + trough." Then the Wolf sniffed the smell of the meat, and his + mouth watered, and he wished very much to taste.</p> + + <p>At last he stretched his neck too far over, so that he lost + his balance, and fell down from the roof, right into the great + trough below, and there he was + drowned.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page47" + id="page47"></a>[pg 47]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="464" + src="images/047.png" + alt="WITHOUT A WORD HE JUMPED ON TO THE BED AND GOBBLED UP THE POOR OLD LADY." /> + <br /> + "WITHOUT A WORD HE JUMPED ON TO THE BED AND GOBBLED UP THE + POOR OLD LADY." + </div><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page48" + id="page48"></a>[pg 48]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/048.png" + alt="Coach and horses" /> + </div> + + <h2>THE WHITE FAWN</h2> + + <p>There was once upon a time a King and Queen who were + perfectly happy, with one exception, and that was that they had + no child.</p> + + <p>One day when the Queen was staying in a watering-place, some + distance from home, she was sitting by a fountain alone, sadly + thinking of the daughter she longed to have, when she perceived + a crab coming in her direction, who, to the Queen's surprise, + addressed her thus:</p> + + <p>"Great Queen, if you will condescend to be conducted by a + humble crab, I will lead you to a Fairies' palace and your wish + shall be fulfilled."</p> + + <p>"I would certainly come with you," replied the Queen, "but I + am afraid that I cannot walk backwards."</p> + + <p>The crab smiled, and transforming herself into a beautiful + little old woman, said:</p> + + <p>"Now, madam, it is not necessary to go backwards. Come with + me, and I beg of you to look upon me as your friend." She then + escorted the Queen to the most magnificent palace that could + possibly be imagined, it was built entirely of diamonds.</p> + + <p>In this superb place dwelt six Fairies who received the + Queen with the greatest respect, and each one presented her + with a flower made of precious stones—a rose, tulip, an + anemone, a columbine, a violet, and a carnation.</p> + + <p>"Madam," they said, "we have pleasure in telling you that + soon <span class="pagenum"><a name="page49" + id="page49"></a>[pg 49]</span> you will have a daughter whom + you will name Desirée. Directly she arrives, do not fail to + call upon us, for we will bestow all sorts of good gifts + upon her. You have only to hold this bouquet, and mention + each flower, thinking of us, and be assured that we shall at + once appear in your chamber."</p> + + <p>The Queen, transported with joy, and overcome with + gratitude, threw herself upon their necks, and warmly embraced + them; she then spent several hours admiring the wonders of the + palace and its gardens, and it was not until evening that she + returned to her attendants, who were in a serious state of + anxiety at the prolonged absence of Her Majesty.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/049.png" + alt="Attending to Royalty" /> + </div> + + <p>Not very long afterwards, when the Queen was once more at + home in her Royal Palace, a baby Princess was born, whom she + named Desirée. Then taking the bouquet into her hand, the + Queen, one by one, pronounced the names of the flowers, when + there immediately appeared, flying through the air in elegant + chariots drawn by <span class="pagenum"><a name="page50" + id="page50"></a>[pg 50]</span> different kinds of birds, the + six Fairies who entered the apartment, bearing beautiful + presents for the little baby. Marvellously fine linen, but + so strong that it could be worn a hundred years without + going into holes, lace of the finest, with the history of + the world worked into its pattern, toys of all descriptions + that a child would love to play with, and a cradle + ornamented with rubies and diamonds, and supported by four + Cupids ready to rock it should the baby cry. But, best of + all, the Fairies endowed the little Princess with beauty, + and virtue, and health, and every good thing that could be + desired.</p> + + <p>The Queen was thanking the Fairies a thousand times for all + their favours, when the door opened, and a crab appeared.</p> + + <p>"Ungrateful Queen," said the crab, "you have not deigned to + remember me, the Fairy of the Fountain; and to punish your + ingratitude, if the Princess sees daylight before she is + fifteen years old, she will have cause to repent it, and it may + cost her her life. It was well I took the form of a crab, for + your friendship instead of advancing has gone backwards." Then + in spite of all the Queen and the Fairies could say, the crab + went backwards out of the door, leaving them in the saddest + consternation, and it was long before they could decide what + was best to be done.</p> + + <p>Then, with three waves of a wand, the Fairies caused a high + tower to spring up; it had neither door nor window, an + underground passage was made, through which everything + necessary could be carried, and in this tower the little + Princess was shut up and there she lived by candlelight, where + never a glimpse of the sun could come.</p> + + <p>When the Princess Desirée was fourteen years old, the Queen + had her portrait painted, and copies of it were carried to all + the Courts in the world. All the Princes admired it greatly, + but there was one Prince, named Guerrier, who loved it above + everything; he used to stand before the picture and avow his + passion, just as if it heard what he said, and at last he told + the King, his father.</p> + + <p>"You have resolved that I shall marry the Princess Noire, + but this I can never do, so great is my love for the Princess + Desirée."</p> + + <p>"But where have you seen her?" enquired the King.</p> + + <p>The Prince hastened to fetch her portrait, and the King was + so <!--page contained image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page52" + id="page52"></a>[pg 52]</span> greatly struck by Desirée's + beauty that he agreed to follow his son's wishes and break + off his engagement with the Princess Noire, that he might + wed the Princess Desirée. So the King despatched as + ambassador a rich young lord named Bécafigue.</p> + + <p>Bécafigue was devoted to Prince Guerrier, and he fitted out + a most splendid retinue to visit the Princess Desirée's Court. + Besides numerous magnificent presents, Bécafigue took with him + the Prince's portrait, which had been painted by such a clever + artist that it would speak; it could not exactly answer + questions, but could make certain remarks. It was truly a + speaking likeness of the young Prince. Desirée's father and + mother were delighted when they heard that the Prince Guerrier + was seeking their daughter's hand in marriage, for they knew + him to be a brave and noble young man. But as it still wanted + three months to the Princess's fifteenth year, warned by the + Fairy Tulip, who had taken Desirée under her special care, they + refused to let him see their daughter or to let her yet marry + the Prince Guerrier, but they showed her the Prince's portrait, + with which she was greatly pleased, and particularly when it + said, "Lovely Desirée, you cannot imagine how ardently I am + waiting for you; come soon into our Court to make it beautiful + by your presence."</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:70%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/052.png" + alt="Ugly Royalty" /> + </div> + + <p>When Prince Guerrier saw the ambassador return without + Desirée, he was so terribly disappointed that he could neither + eat nor sleep, and before long fell dangerously ill.</p> + + <p>Meanwhile Desirée had no less pleasure in looking at the + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page53" + id="page53"></a>[pg 53]</span> Prince's portrait than he had + had admiring hers, and this was soon discovered by those + around her, and among others Giroflée and Longue Epine, her + maids of honour. Giroflée loved her passionately and + faithfully, but Longue Epine was full of envy of the + Princess who was so good and beautiful, and, besides Longue + Epine, Desirée had another enemy, and that was the Princess + Noire, to whom Prince Guerrier had been betrothed. This + Princess Noire now went to the Fairy of the Fountain, who + was her best friend, and begged her to take revenge upon + Princess Desirée, and this the Fairy promised to do. + Meanwhile once more Bécafigue came to the capital where + Desirée's father lived, and throwing himself at the King's + feet, besought him in most touching words to let his + daughter go with him at once to the Prince, who would surely + die if he could not behold her.</p> + + <p>When Princess Desirée heard of the Prince's illness, she + suggested that she should set out without delay, but in a dark + carriage, that only at night should be opened to give her food. + This plan was approved of; the ambassador was told, and he + departed full of joy. So in a carriage like a large dark box, + shut up with her Lady in Waiting and her two Maids of Honour, + Giroflée and Longue Epine, Princess Desirée departed for Prince + Guerrier's Court.</p> + + <p>Perhaps you will remember that Longue Epine did not like + Princess Desirée, but she greatly admired Prince Guerrier, for + she had seen his portrait speaking, and she had told her + mother, the Lady in Waiting, that she should die if he married + Desirée.</p> + + <p>The King and Queen had begged the Lady in Waiting to take + the greatest of care of their dear daughter, and above all to + be heedful that she did not see the light of day until her + fifteenth birthday, saying that the ambassador had promised + that until then she should be placed where there was no other + light than that of candles. But now as they drew near their + destination, while it was broad daylight the wicked woman, + urged by her envious daughter, Longue Epine, all at once took a + large knife which she had brought for the purpose, and with it + cut the covering of the carriage.</p> + + <p>Then, for the first time, the Princess Desirée saw the light + of <span class="pagenum"><a name="page54" + id="page54"></a>[pg 54]</span> day!!! Hardly had she + perceived it when, uttering a deep sigh, she threw herself + from the carriage, and in the form of a white fawn fleetly + fled into a forest near by.</p> + + <p>The Fairy of the Fountain, who was the cause of this + disaster seeing that all who were accompanying the Princess + were about to hasten to the town to tell the Prince Guerrier + what had happened, called up a great thunderstorm and scattered + them in every direction. Only the Lady in Waiting, Longue Epine + and Giroflée were left, Giroflée, who ran after her mistress, + making the trees and rocks echo with her mournful calls. Then + Longue Epine clothed herself in the rich bridal robes provided + for Desirée. She placed the crown upon her head, the sceptre + and orb she carried in her hands, so that all should take her + for the Princess. With her mother bearing her train she gravely + walked in the direction of the town.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="475" + src="images/051.png" + alt="A GREAT THUNDERSTORM SCATTERED THEM IN EVERY DIRECTION." /> + <br /> + "A GREAT THUNDERSTORM SCATTERED THEM IN EVERY DIRECTION." + </div> + + <p>They had not gone far when a brilliant procession came + towards them, amongst whom was the sick Prince in a litter, and + to those in advance Longue Epine announced that she was the + Princess Desirée, with her Lady in Waiting, but that a jealous + Fairy had sent a thunderstorm which had destroyed her carriage + and scattered her other attendants. When the Prince was told of + this, he could not refrain from saying to the messengers: "Now + acknowledge, is she not truly a miracle of beauty, a Princess + beyond compare?"</p> + + <p>No one replied at first, and then one of the boldest + said,</p> + + <p>"Sir, you will see; apparently the fatigue of the journey + has somewhat changed her." The Prince was surprised, but when + he saw Longue Epine words fail to express what he felt.</p> + + <p>She was so tall that it was alarming, and the garments of + the Princess hardly came to her knees. She was frightfully + thin, and her nose, which was more hooked than a parrot's beak, + shone like a danger signal. Then her teeth were black and + uneven, and, in fact, she was as ugly as Desirée was + beautiful.</p> + + <p>At first the Prince could not speak a word, he simply gazed + at her in amazement. Then he said, turning to his father, "We + have been deceived, that portrait was painted to mislead us. It + will be the death of + me."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page55" + id="page55"></a>[pg 55]</span> + + <p>"What do I hear, they have deceived you," fiercely exclaimed + Longue Epine.</p> + + <p>"It is not to be wondered at," remarked the King, "that your + father kept such a treasure shut up for fifteen years."</p> + + <p>Then he and the Prince turned towards the town, and the + false Princess and the Lady in Waiting, without any ceremony, + were mounted each behind a soldier and taken to be shut up in a + castle.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/161.jpg" + name="fig161s" + id="fig161s"><img width="477" + src="images/161s.jpg" + alt="THE WHITE FAWN" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>THE WHITE FAWN + </div> + + <p>Soon after his terrible disappointment, Prince Guerrier, + unable to bear any longer the life at court, secretly departed + from the palace with his faithful friend Bécafigue, leaving a + letter for his father saying he would return to him as soon as + his mind was in a happier state, and begging him meanwhile to + keep the ugly Princess prisoner, and think of some revenge upon + the deceitful king, her father.</p> + + <p>After three or four days' journeying, the wanderers found + themselves in a thick forest. Quite wearied out, the Prince + threw himself upon the ground, while Bécafigue went on further + in search of fruit wherewith to refresh his royal master.</p> + + <p>It is a long time since we left the White Fawn, that is to + say the charming Princess.</p> + + <p>Very desolately she wept when in a stream she saw her figure + reflected, and when night came she was in great fear, for she + heard wild beasts about her, and sometimes forgetting she was a + fawn she would try to climb a tree. But with morning dawn she + felt a little safer, and the sun appeared a marvellous sight to + her from which she could hardly turn her eyes. But now the + Fairy Tulip, who had always loved the Princess guided + Giroflée's feet in her direction, and when the White Fawn saw + her faithful Maid of Honour her delight was boundless.</p> + + <p>It did not take Giroflée long to discover that this was her + dearly-loved mistress, and she promised the White Fawn never to + forsake her, for she found she could hear all that was said + although she could not speak. Towards night the fear of having + no shelter made the two friends so dreadfully dismayed that the + Fairy Tulip suddenly appeared before them.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/056.png" + alt="Prince and Fawn" /> + </div> + + <p>"I am not going to scold you," she said, "although it is + through <span class="pagenum"><a name="page56" + id="page56"></a>[pg 56]</span> not following my advice that + you are in this misfortune, for it goes to my heart to see + you thus. I cannot release you altogether from this + enchantment, but I have power to shorten the time, and also + to say that during the night you may regain your rightful + form, but by day again must you run through the forest as a + Fawn." The fairy also told them where they could find a + little hut in which to pass the nights. Then she + disappeared. Giroflée and the Fawn walked in the direction + the Fairy had pointed out, and arrived at a neat little + cottage where an old woman showed them a room which they + could occupy.</p> + + <p>As soon as it was night Desirée came to her rightful form, + but when day appeared she was once more a Fawn and, escaping + into the thicket, commenced to run about in the ordinary + way.</p> + + <p>You have heard how Prince Guerrier rested in the forest + while Bécafigue searched for fruit; quite late in the evening + Bécafigue arrived at the cottage of the good woman who had + given shelter to Giroflée and the White Fawn. He addressed her + politely and asked <span class="pagenum"><a name="page57" + id="page57"></a>[pg 57]</span> for the things he required + for his master. She hastened to fill a basket, and gave it + to him, saying, "I fear that if you pass a night without + shelter some harm may come to you. I can offer you a poor + one, but at any rate it is secure from the lions."</p> + + <p>Bécafigue went back to the Prince and together they returned + to the cottage, where they were led into the room next to that + occupied by the Princess.</p> + + <p>Next morning the Prince arose early and went out; he had not + long been in the forest when he saw a beautiful little Fawn. + Hunting had ever been his favourite pastime, and now he pursued + the little creature. All day long hither and thither he chased, + but did not succeed in capturing her, and as evening fell the + Fawn slipped away and gained the little hut where Giroflée + anxiously awaited her, and on hearing her adventure the Maid of + Honour told her she must never again venture out, but the + Princess replied:</p> + + <p>"It is no use talking thus, when I am a Fawn this room is + stifling to me and I must depart from it."</p> + + <p>The next day the young Prince sought in vain for the White + Fawn, and finally tired out threw himself upon the grass and + fell asleep.</p> + + <p>While he lay there the little Fawn drew near and looking at + him quietly, to her astonishment she recognised his features as + those of the Prince Guerrier. Coming nearer and nearer she + presently touched him and he awoke.</p> + + <p>His surprise was great at seeing close by the shy little + Fawn, who stayed not an instant longer but fled away, the + Prince following.</p> + + <p>"Stay, dear little Fawn," he cried, "I would not hurt you + for the world." But the wind carried off the words before they + reached her ears. Long he chased the poor creature, till at + last worn out the Fawn sank down on the ground and the Prince + came up to her.</p> + + <p>"Beautiful Fawn," said he, "do not fear me, I shall lead you + with me everywhere." Then he covered her with roses and fed her + with the choicest leaves and grasses.</p> + + <p>But as evening drew near the Fawn longed to escape, for what + would happen should she suddenly change into a Princess there + in <span class="pagenum"><a name="page58" + id="page58"></a>[pg 58]</span> the forest. Presently the + Prince went to fetch some water for her, and while he was + gone she ran homewards. The next day for a long time she hid + from the Prince, but at last he found her, and as she dashed + off he shot an arrow which wounded her in the leg.</p> + + <p>Sad that he should have done so cruel a thing, the Prince + took herbs and laid them upon the wound, and at last he went to + fetch Bécafigue to help him carry her to the house. He tied her + to a tree.</p> + + <p>Alas! Who would have thought that the most beautiful + Princess in the world would be treated thus? While she was + straining at the ribbons trying to break them, Giroflée + arrived, and was leading her away when the Prince met them and + claimed the Fawn as his.</p> + + <p>"Sir," politely replied Giroflée, "the Fawn was mine before + it was yours," and she spoke to the Fawn, and the Fawn obeyed + her in such a way that the Prince could not doubt that what she + said was true. Giroflée then went on, and, to the surprise of + the Prince and Bécafigue, entered the old woman's house where + they themselves lodged. Then Bécafigue told the Prince that + unless he was much mistaken the owner of the Fawn had lived + with the Princess Desirée when he went there as ambassador.</p> + + <p>"I mean to see her again," said Bécafigue, "there is only a + partition between her room and ours." And soon he had made a + hole large enough to peep through, and through it he saw the + charming Princess dressed in a robe of brocaded silver, with + flowers embroidered in gold and emeralds, her hair falling in + heavy masses on the most beautiful neck in the world. Giroflée + was on her knees before her, bandaging up one arm from which + the blood was flowing. They both seemed greatly concerned about + the wound: "Let me die," the Princess was saying, "death would + be better than the life which I lead. To be a Fawn all the day, + to hear him speaking, and not to be able to tell him of my sad + fate."</p> + + <p>One can guess the astonishment of Bécafigue and of the + Prince. Guerrier would almost have died of pleasure had he not + thought that it must be some enchantment, for did he not know + that Desirée and her Lady in Waiting were shut up in the + castle.</p> + + <p>He went softly and knocked at the chamber door, which + Giroflée <span class="pagenum"><a name="page59" + id="page59"></a>[pg 59]</span> opened, thinking it was the + old woman, for she required help for the wounded arm.</p> + + <p>The Prince entered, threw himself at Desirée's feet, and + found she was indeed his Princess.</p> + + <p>Great was their joy thus at last meeting, and while they + were talking to each other the night passed, and the day + dawned, and daylight came, and the morning sun shone brightly + before Desirée had time to notice that she had not again taken + the shape of a Fawn, but was her own beautiful self.</p> + + <p>Then it was found that it was the Fairy Tulip in disguise of + the old woman who had provided that sheltering cottage in the + forest.</p> + + <p>The joy of the King upon once more seeing his son can well + be imagined, and the marriage of the Prince and Desirée, and + Bécafigue and Giroflée took place on the same day, the Fairies + giving their diamond palace as their wedding present to + Princess Desirée, and Fairy Tulip presenting four gold mines in + the Indies to Giroflée.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/059.png" + alt="Prince kneeling near Princess" /> + </div> + + <p>And, in accordance with the wish of Princess Desirée, Longue + Epine and her mother, the false Lady in Waiting, were set at + liberty.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page60" + id="page60"></a>[pg 60]</span> <br /> + <br /> + <br /> + <br /> + + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:60%;"> + <img width="350" + src="images/060.png" + alt="Hansel and Grethel" /> + </div> + + <h2>HANSEL AND GRETHEL</h2> + + <p>Once upon a time there dwelt near a large wood a poor wood + cutter, with his wife, and two children by his former marriage, + a little boy called Hansel, and a girl named Grethel. He had + little enough to break or bite; and once, when there was a + great famine in the land, he could hardly procure even his + daily bread; and as he lay thinking in his bed one night, he + sighed, and said to his wife, "What will become of us? How can + we feed our children, when we have no more than we can eat + ourselves?"</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page61" + id="page61"></a>[pg 61]</span> + + <p>"Know then, my husband," answered she, "we will lead them + away, quite early in the morning, into the thickest part of the + wood, and there make them a fire, and give them each a little + piece of bread, then we will go to our work, and leave them + alone, so they will not find the way home again, and we shall + be freed from them."</p> + + <p>"No, wife," replied he, "that I can never do; how can you + bring your heart to leave my children all alone in the wood; + for the wild beasts will soon come and tear them to + pieces?"</p> + + <p>"Oh, you simpleton!" said she, "then we must all four die of + hunger; you had better plane the coffins for us." But she left + him no peace till he consented, saying, "Ah, but I shall miss + the poor children."</p> + + <p>The two children, however, had not gone to sleep, for very + hunger, and so they overheard what the stepmother said to their + father. Grethel wept bitterly, and said to Hansel, "What will + become of us?"</p> + + <p>"Be quiet, Grethel," said he; "do not cry—I will help + you." And as soon as their parents had gone to sleep, he got + up, put on his coat, and, unbarring the back door, went out. + The moon shone brightly, and the white pebbles which lay before + the door seemed like silver pieces, they glittered so brightly. + Hansel stooped down, and put as many into his pocket as it + would hold; and then going back he said to Grethel, "Be of good + cheer, dear sister, and sleep in peace; God will not forsake + us." And so saying, he went to bed again.</p> + + <p>The next morning, before the sun arose, the wife went and + awoke the two children. "Get up, you lazy things; we are going + into the forest to chop wood." Then she gave them each a piece + of bread, saying, "There is something for your dinner; do not + eat it before the time, for you will get nothing else." Grethel + took the bread in her apron, for Hansel's pocket was full of + pebbles; and so they all set out upon their way. When they had + gone a little distance, Hansel stood still, and peeped back at + the house; and this he repeated several times, till his father + said, "Hansel, what are you looking at, and why do you lag + behind? Take care, and remember your + legs."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page62" + id="page62"></a>[pg 62]</span> + + <p>"Ah, father," said Hansel, "I am looking at my white cat + sitting upon the roof of the house, and trying to say + good-bye."</p> + + <p>"You simpleton!" said the wife, "that is not a cat; it is + only the sun shining on the white chimney." But in reality + Hansel was not looking at a cat; but every time he stopped, he + dropped a pebble out of his pocket upon the path.</p> + + <p>When they came to the middle of the forest, the father told + the children to collect wood, and he would make them a fire, so + that they should not be cold. So Hansel and Grethel gathered + together quite a little mount of twigs. Then they set fire to + them; and as the flame burnt up high, the wife said, "Now, you + children, lie down near the fire, and rest yourselves, whilst + we go into the forest and chop more wood; when we are ready we + will come and call you."</p> + + <p>Hansel and Grethel sat down by the fire, and when it was + noon, each ate the piece of bread; and because they could hear + the blows of an axe they thought their father was near; but it + was not an axe, but a branch which he had bound to an old tree, + so as to be blown to and fro by the wind. They waited so long, + that at last their eyes closed from weariness, and they fell + fast asleep. When they awoke, it was quite dark, and Grethel + began to cry. "How shall we get out of the wood?" But Hansel + tried to comfort her by saying, "Wait a little while till the + moon rises, and then we will quickly find the way." The moon + shone forth, and Hansel, taking his sister's hand, followed the + pebbles, which glittered like new-coined silver pieces, and + showed them the way. All night long they walked on, and as day + broke they came to their father's house. They knocked at the + door, and when the wife opened it, and saw Hansel and Grethel, + she exclaimed, "You wicked children! Why did you sleep so long + in the wood? We thought you were never coming home again." But + their father was extremely glad, for it had grieved his heart + to leave them all alone.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="477" + src="images/063.png" + alt="HANSEL AND GRETHEL SAT DOWN BY THE FIRE." /><br /> + "HANSEL AND GRETHEL SAT DOWN BY THE FIRE." + </div> + + <p>Not long afterwards there was again great scarcity in every + corner of the land; and one night the children overheard their + mother saying to their father, "Everything is once more + consumed; we have only half a loaf left, and then the song is + ended: the children <!--page 63 contained image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page64" + id="page64"></a>[pg 64]</span> must be sent away. We will + take them deeper into the wood, so that they may not find + the way out again; it is the only means of escape for + us."</p> + + <p>But her husband felt heavy at heart, and thought, "It were + better to share the last crust with the children." His wife, + however, would listen to nothing that he said, and scolded and + reproached him without end.</p> + + <p>He who says A must say B too; and he who consents the first + time must also the second.</p> + + <p>The children, however, had heard the conversation as they + lay awake, and as soon as their parents went to sleep Hansel + got up, intending to pick up some pebbles as before; but the + wife had locked the door, so that he could not get out. + Nevertheless he comforted Grethel, saying, "Do not weep; sleep + in quiet; the good God will not forsake us."</p> + + <p>Early in the morning the stepmother came and pulled them out + of bed, and gave them each a slice of bread, which was still + smaller than the former piece. On the way Hansel broke his in + his pocket, and stopping every now and then, dropped a crumb + upon the path. "Hansel, why do you stop and look about?" said + the father, "keep in the path." "I am looking at my little + dove," answered Hansel, "nodding a good-bye to me." + "Simpleton!" said the wife, "that is no dove, but only the sun + shining on the chimney." But Hansel kept still dropping crumbs + as he went along.</p> + + <p>The mother led the children deep into the wood, where they + had never been before, and there making a gigantic fire, she + said to them, "Sit down here and rest, and when you feel tired + you can sleep for a little while. We are going into the forest + to hew wood, and in the evening, when we are ready, we will + come and fetch you again."</p> + + <p>When noon came, Grethel shared her bread with Hansel, who + had strewn his on the path. They then went to sleep; but the + evening arrived and no one came to visit the poor children, and + in the dark night they awoke, and Hansel comforted his sister + by saying, "Only wait, Grethel, till the moon comes out, then + we shall see <span class="pagenum"><a name="page65" + id="page65"></a>[pg 65]</span> the crumbs of bread which I + have dropped, and they will show us the way home." The moon + shone and they got up, but they could not see any crumbs, + for the thousands of birds which had been flying about in + the woods and fields had picked them all up. Hansel kept + saying to Grethel, "We will soon find the way;" but they did + not, and they walked the whole night long and the next day, + but still they did not come out of the wood; and they got + very hungry, for they had nothing to eat but the berries + which they found upon the bushes. Soon they were so tired + that they could not drag themselves along, then they lay + down under a tree and again went to sleep.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/162.jpg" + name="fig162s" + id="fig162s"><img width="480" + src="images/162s.jpg" + alt="HANSEL AND GRETHEL" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>HANSEL AND GRETHEL + </div> + + <p>It was now the third morning since they had left their + father's house, and they still walked on; but they only got + deeper, and deeper, and deeper into the wood, and Hansel felt + that if help did not come very soon they must die of hunger. As + soon as it was noon they saw a beautiful, snow-white bird + sitting upon a bough, singing so sweetly that they stood still + and listened to it. It soon ceased, and spreading its wings + flew off; and they followed it until it arrived at a cottage, + upon the roof of which it perched; and when they went close up + to it they saw that the cottage was made of bread and cakes, + and the window-panes were of clear sugar.</p> + + <p>"We will go in here," said Hansel, "and have a glorious + feast. I will eat a piece of the roof, and you can eat the + window. Will they not be sweet?" So Hansel reached up and broke + a piece off the roof, in order to see how it tasted; while + Grethel stepped up to the window and began to bite it. Then a + sweet voice called out in the room, "Tip-tap, tip-tap, who + knocks at my door?" and the children answered, "The wind, the + wind, the child of heaven;" and they went on eating without + interruption. Hansel thought the roof tasted very nice, and so + he tore off a great piece; while Grethel broke a large round + pane out of the window, and sat down quite contentedly. Just + then the door opened, and a very old woman, walking upon + crutches, came out. Hansel and Grethel were so much frightened + that they let fall what they had in their hands; but the old + woman nodding her head, said, "Ah, you dear children, what has + brought you here? Come in and stop with me, and no harm + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page66" + id="page66"></a>[pg 66]</span> shall come to you;" and so + saying she took them both by the hand, and led them into her + cottage. A good meal of milk and pancakes, with sugar, + apples and nuts, was spread on the table, and in the back + room were two nice little beds, covered with white, where + Hansel and Grethel laid themselves down, and were happy as + could be. The old woman behaved very kindly to them, but in + reality she was a wicked old witch who way-laid children, + and built the breadhouse in order to entice them in; but as + soon as they were in her power she killed them, cooked and + ate them, and made a great festival of the day. Witches have + red eyes, and cannot see very far; but they have a fine + sense of smelling, like wild beasts, so that they know when + children approach them. When Hansel and Grethel came near + the witch's house she laughed wickedly, saying, "Here come + two who shall not escape me." And early in the morning, + before they awoke, she went up to them, and saw how lovingly + they lay sleeping, with their chubby red cheeks; and she + mumbled to herself, "That will be a good bite." Then she + took up Hansel with her rough hand, and shut him up in a + little cage with a lattice-door; and although he screamed + loudly it was of no use. Grethel came next, and shaking her + till she awoke, she said, "Get up, you lazy brat, and fetch + some water to cook something good for your brother, who must + remain in that stall and get fat; and when he is fat enough + I shall eat him." Grethel began to cry, but it was all + useless, for the old witch made her do as she wanted. So a + nice meal was cooked for Hansel, but Grethel got nothing + else but a crab's claw.</p> + + <p>Every morning the old witch came to the cage and said, + "Hansel, stretch out your finger that I may feel whether you + are getting fat." But Hansel used to stretch out a bone, and + the old woman, having very bad sight, thought it was his + finger, and wondered very much why he did not get fat. When + four weeks had passed, and Hansel still kept quite lean, she + lost all her patience, and would not wait any longer. + "Grethel," she cried in a passion, "get some water quickly; be + Hansel fat or lean, this morning I will kill and cook him." Oh, + how the poor little sister grieved, as she was forced to fetch + the water, and fast the tears ran down her cheeks! "Dear good + God, <span class="pagenum"><a name="page67" + id="page67"></a>[pg 67]</span> help us now!" she prayed. + "Had we only been eaten by the wild beasts in the wood, then + we should have died together." But the old witch called out, + "Leave off that noise; it will not help you a bit."</p> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:50%;"> + <img width="350" + src="images/067.png" + alt="The witch" /> + </div> + + <p>So early in the morning Grethel was compelled to go out and + fill the kettle, and make a fire. "First, we will bake, + however," said the old woman; "I have already heated the oven + and kneaded the dough;" and so saying, she pushed poor Grethel + up to the oven, out of which the flames were burning fiercely. + "Creep in," said the witch, "and see if it is hot enough, and + then we will put in the bread," but she intended when Grethel + got in, to shut up the oven and let her bake, so that she might + eat her as well as Hansel. Grethel perceived her wicked + thoughts and said, "I do not know how to do it; how shall I get + in?" "You stupid goose," said she, "the opening is big enough. + See, I could even get in myself!" and she got up, and put her + head into the oven. Then Grethel gave her a push, so that she + fell right in, and shutting the iron door bolted it. Oh! how + horribly the witch howled; but Grethel ran away, and left her + to burn to ashes.</p> + + <p>Now she ran to Hansel, and, opening the door, called out, + "Hansel we are saved; the old witch is dead?"</p> + + <p>So he sprang out, like a bird from his cage when the door + was opened; and they were so glad that they fell upon each + other's neck, and kissed each other over and over again. And + now, as there was nothing to fear, they went back to the + witch's <span class="pagenum"><a name="page68" + id="page68"></a>[pg 68]</span> house, where in every corner + were caskets full of pearls and precious stones. "These are + better than pebbles," said Hansel, putting as many into his + pocket as it would hold; while Grethel thought, "I will take + some home too," and filled her apron full.</p> + + <p>"We must be off now," said Hansel, "and get out of this + enchanted forest;" but when they had walked for two hours they + came to a large piece of water.</p> + + <p>"We cannot get over," said Hansel; "I can see no bridge at + all." "And there is no boat either," said Grethel, "but there + swims a white duck, I will ask her to help us over;" and she + sang,</p> + + <div class="poem"> + <div class="stanza"> + <p>"Little Duck, good little Duck,</p> + + <p class="i2">Grethel and Hansel, together we + stand;</p> + + <p>There is neither stile nor bridge,</p> + + <p class="i2">Take us on your back to land."</p> + </div> + </div> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:70%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/068.png" + alt="Duck ferrying Grethel" /> + </div> + + <p>So the Duck came to them, and Hansel sat himself on, and + bade his sister sit beside him. "No," replied Grethel, "that + will be too much for the Duck, she shall take us over one at a + time." This the good little bird did, and when both were + happily arrived on the other side, and had gone a little way, + they came to a well-known wood, which they knew the better + every step they went, and at last they perceived their father's + house. Then they began to run, and rushing into the house, they + fell upon their father's neck. He had not had one happy hour + since he had left the children in the forest; and his wife was + dead. Grethel shook her apron, and the pearls and precious + stones rolled out upon the floor, and Hansel threw down one + handful after the other out of his pocket. Then all their + sorrows were ended, and they lived together in great + happiness.</p><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page69" + id="page69"></a>[pg 69]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/069.png" + alt="Reading to the children" /> + </div> + + <h2>SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED</h2> + + <p>A poor widow once lived in a little cottage. In front of the + cottage was a garden, in which were growing two rose trees; one + of these bore white roses, and the other red.</p> + + <p>She had two children, who resembled the rose trees. One was + called Snow-White, and the other Rose-Red; and they were as + religious and loving, busy and untiring, as any two children + ever were.</p> + + <p>Snow-White was more gentle, and quieter than her sister, who + liked better skipping about the fields, seeking flowers, and + catching summer birds; while Snow-White stayed at home with her + mother, either helping her in her work, or, when that was done, + reading aloud.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page70" + id="page70"></a>[pg 70]</span> + + <p>The two children had the greatest affection the one for the + other. They were always seen hand in hand; and should + Snow-White say to her sister, "We will never separate," the + other would reply, "Not while we live," the mother adding, + "That which one has, let her always share with the other."</p> + + <p>They constantly ran together in the woods, collecting ripe + berries; but not a single animal would have injured them; quite + the reverse, they all felt the greatest esteem for the young + creatures. The hare came to eat parsley from their hands, the + deer grazed by their side, the stag bounded past them + unheeding; the birds, likewise, did not stir from the bough, + but sang in entire security. No mischance befell them; if + benighted in the wood, they lay down on the moss to repose and + sleep till the morning; and their mother was satisfied as to + their safety, and felt no fear about them.</p> + + <p>Once, when they had spent the night in the wood, and the + bright sunrise awoke them, they saw a beautiful child, in a + snow-white robe, shining like diamonds, sitting close to the + spot where they had reposed. She arose when they opened their + eyes, and looked kindly at them; but said no word, and passed + from their sight into the wood. When the children looked around + they saw they had been sleeping on the edge of a precipice, and + would surely have fallen over if they had gone forward two + steps further in the darkness. Their mother said the beautiful + child must have been the angel who watches over good + children.</p> + + <p>Snow-White and Rose-Red kept their mother's cottage so clean + that it gave pleasure only to look in. In summer-time Rose-Red + attended to the house, and every morning, before her mother + awoke, placed by her bed a bouquet which had in it a rose from + each of the rose-trees. In winter-time Snow-White set light to + the fire, and put on the kettle, after polishing it until it + was like gold for brightness. In the evening, when snow was + falling, her mother would bid her bolt the door, and then, + sitting by the hearth, the good widow would read aloud to them + from a big book while the little girls were spinning. Close by + them lay a lamb, and a white pigeon, with its head tucked under + its wing, was on a perch + behind.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page71" + id="page71"></a>[pg 71]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/071.png" + alt="Facing the Bear" /> + </div> + + <p>One evening, as they were all sitting cosily together like + this, there was a knock at the door, as if someone wished to + come in.</p> + + <p>"Make haste, Rose-Red!" said her mother; "open the door; it + is surely some traveller seeking shelter." Rose-Red accordingly + pulled back the bolt, expecting to see some poor man. But it + was nothing of the kind; it was a bear, that thrust his big + head in at the open door. Rose-Red cried out and sprang back, + the lamb bleated, the dove fluttered her wings and Snow-White + hid herself behind her mother's bed. The bear began speaking, + and said, "Do not be afraid: I will not do you any harm; I am + half-frozen, and would like to warm myself a little at your + fire."</p> + + <p>"Poor bear!" the mother replied; "come in and lie by the + fire; only be careful that your hair is not burnt." Then she + called Snow-White and Rose-Red, telling them that the bear was + kind, and would not harm them. They came, as she bade them, and + presently the lamb and the dove drew near also without + fear.</p> + + <p>"Children," begged the bear; "knock some of the snow off my + coat." So they brought the broom and brushed the bear's coat + quite clean.</p> + + <p>After that he stretched himself out in front of the fire, + and pleased himself by growling a little, only to show that he + was happy and comfortable. Before long they were all quite good + friends, and the children began to play with their unlooked for + visitor, pulling his <span class="pagenum"><a name="page72" + id="page72"></a>[pg 72]</span> thick fur, or placing their + feet on his back, or rolling him over and over. Then they + took a slender hazel twig, using it upon his thick coat, and + they laughed when he growled. The bear permitted them to + amuse themselves in this way, only occasionally calling out, + when it went a little too far, "Children, spare me an inch + of life!"</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:60%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/072.png" + alt="The bird above" /> + </div> + + <p>When it was night, and all were making ready to go to bed, + the widow told the bear, "You may stay here and lie by the + hearth, if you like, so that you will be sheltered from the + cold and from the bad weather."</p> + + <p>The offer was accepted, but when morning came, as the day + broke in the east, the two children let him out, and over the + snow he went back into the wood.</p> + + <p>After this, every evening at the same time the bear came, + lay by the fire, and allowed the children to play with him; so + they became quite fond of their curious playmate, and the door + was not ever bolted in the evening until he had appeared.</p> + + <p>When springtime came, and all around began to look green and + bright, one morning the bear said to Snow-White, "Now I must + leave you, and all the summer long I shall not be able to come + back."</p> + + <p>"Where, then, are you going, dear bear?" asked Snow-White. + "I have to go to the woods to protect my treasure from the bad + dwarfs. In winter time when the earth is frozen hard, they must + remain underground, <span class="pagenum"><a name="page73" + id="page73"></a>[pg 73]</span> and cannot make their way + through; but now that the sunshine has thawed the earth they + can come to the surface, and whatever gets into their hands, + or is brought to their caves, seldom, if ever, again sees + daylight."</p> + + <p>Snow-White was very sad when she said good-bye to the + good-natured beast, and unfastened the door, that he might go; + but in going out he was caught by a hook in the lintel, and a + scrap of his fur being torn, Snow-White thought there was + something shining like gold through the rent; but he went out + so quickly that she could not feel certain what it was, and + soon he was hidden among the trees.</p> + + <p>One day the mother sent her children into the wood to pick + up sticks. They found a big tree lying on the ground. It had + been felled, and towards the roots they noticed something + skipping and springing, which they could not make out, as it + was sometimes hidden in the grasses. As they came nearer they + could see it was a dwarf, with a shrivelled up face and a + snow-white beard an ell long. The beard was fixed in a gash in + the tree trunk, and the tiny fellow was hopping to and fro, + like a dog at the end of a string, but he could not manage to + free himself. He stared at the children, with his red, fiery + eyes, and called out, "Why are you standing there? Can't you + come and try to help me?"</p> + + <p>"What were you doing, little fellow?" enquired Rose-Red.</p> + + <p>"Stupid, inquisitive goose!" replied the dwarf; "I meant to + split the trunk, so that I could chop it up for kitchen sticks; + big logs would burn up the small quantity of food we cook, for + people like us do not consume great heaps of food, as you + heavy, greedy folk do. The bill-hook I had driven in, and soon + I should have done what I required; but the tool suddenly + sprang from the cleft, which so quickly shut up again that it + caught my handsome white beard; and here I must stop, for I + cannot set myself free. You stupid, pale-faced creatures! You + laugh, do you?"</p> + + <p>In spite of the dwarf's bad temper, the girls took all + possible pains to release the little man, but without avail; + the beard could not be moved, it was wedged too + tightly.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page74" + id="page74"></a>[pg 74]</span> + + <p>"I will run and get someone else," said Rose-Red.</p> + + <p>"Idiot!" cried the dwarf. "Who would go and get more people? + Already there are two too many. Can't you think of something + better?"</p> + + <p>"Don't be so impatient," said Snow-White. "I will try to + think." She clapped her hands as if she had discovered a + remedy, took out her scissors, and in a moment set the dwarf + free by cutting off the end of his beard.</p> + + <p>Immediately the dwarf felt that he was free he seized a + sackful of gold that was hidden among the tree roots, and, + lifting it up, grumbled out, "Clumsy creatures, to cut off a + bit of my beautiful beard, of which I am so proud! I leave the + cuckoos to pay you for what you did." Saying this, he swung the + sack across his shoulder and went off without even casting a + glance at the children.</p> + + <p>Not long afterwards the two sisters went to angle in the + brook, meaning to catch fish for dinner. As they were drawing + near the water they perceived something, looking like a large + grasshopper, springing towards the stream, as if it were going + in. They hurried up to see what it might be, and found that it + was the dwarf. "Where are you going?" said Rose-Red. "Surely + you will not jump into the water?"</p> + + <p>"I'm not such a simpleton as that!" yelled the little man. + "Don't you see that a wretch of a fish is pulling me in?"</p> + + <p>The dwarf had been sitting angling from the side of the + stream when, by ill-luck, the wind had entangled his beard in + his line, and just afterwards a big fish taking the bait, the + unamiable little fellow had not sufficient strength to pull it + out; so the fish had the advantage, and was dragging the dwarf + after it. Certainly he caught at every stalk and spray near + him, but that did not assist him greatly; he was forced to + follow all the twistings of the fish, and was perpetually in + danger of being drawn into the brook.</p> + + <p>The girls arrived just in time. They caught hold of him + firmly, and endeavoured to untwist his beard from the line, but + in vain; it was too tightly entangled. There was nothing left + but again to make use of the scissors; so they were taken out, + and the tangled portion was cut off. + <!--page contained image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page76" + id="page76"></a>[pg 76]</span></p> + + <p>When the dwarf noticed what they were about, he exclaimed, + in a great rage, "Is this how you damage my beard? Not content + with making it shorter before, you are now making it still + smaller, and completely spoiling it. I shall not ever dare to + show my face to my friends. I wish you had missed your way + before you took this road." Then he fetched a sack of pearls + that lay among the rushes, and saying not another word, hobbled + off and disappeared behind a large stone.</p> + + <p>Soon after this it chanced that the poor widow sent her + children to the town to purchase cotton, needles, ribbon and + tape. The way to the town ran over a common on which in every + direction large masses of rocks were scattered about. The + children's attention was soon attracted to a big bird that + hovered in the air. They remarked that after circling slowly + for a time, and gradually getting nearer to the ground, it all + of a sudden pounced down amongst a mass of rock. Instantly a + heart-rending cry reached their ears, and, running quickly to + the place, they saw, with horror, that the eagle had seized + their former acquaintance, the dwarf, and was just about to + carry him off. The kind children did not hesitate for an + instant. They took a firm hold of the little man, they strove + so stoutly with the eagle for possession of his contemplated + prey, that, after much rough treatment on both sides, the dwarf + was left in the hands of his brave little friends, and the + eagle took to flight.</p> + + <p>As soon as the little man had in some measure recovered from + his alarm, his small, squeaky, cracked voice was heard saying, + "Couldn't you have held me more gently? See my little coat; you + have rent and damaged it in a fine manner, you clumsy, + officious things!" Then he picked up a sack of jewels, and + slipped out of sight behind a piece of rock.</p> + + <p>The maidens by this time were quite used to his ungrateful, + ungracious ways; so they took no notice of it, but went on + their way, made their purchases, and then were ready to return + to their happy home.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/163.jpg" + name="fig163s" + id="fig163s"><img width="477" + src="images/163s.jpg" + alt="SNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>SNOW-WHITE AND + ROSE-RED + </div> + + <p>On their way back, suddenly, once more they ran across their + dwarf friend.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page77" + id="page77"></a>[pg 77]</span> + + <p>Upon a clear space he had turned out his sack of jewels, so + that he could count and admire them, for he had not imagined + that anybody would at so late an hour be coming across the + common. The setting sun was shining upon the brilliant stones, + and their changing hues and sparkling rays caused the children + to pause to admire them also.</p> + + <p>"What are you gazing at?" cried the dwarf, at the same time + becoming red with rage; "and what are you standing there for, + making ugly faces?"</p> + + <p>It is probable that he might have proceeded in the same + complimentary manner, but suddenly a great growl was heard near + by them, and a big bear joined the party. Up jumped the dwarf + in extremest terror, but could not get to his hiding-place, the + bear was too close to him; so he cried out in very evident + anguish—</p> + + <p>"Dear Mr. Bear, forgive me, I pray! I will render to you all + my treasure. Just see those precious stones lying there! Grant + me my life! What would you do with such an insignificant little + fellow? You would not notice me between your teeth. See, + though, those two children, they would be delicate morsels, and + are as plump as partridges; I beg of you to take them, good Mr. + Bear, and let me go."</p> + + <p>But the bear would not be moved by his speeches. He gave the + ill-disposed creature a blow with his paw, and he lay lifeless + on the ground. Meanwhile, the maidens were running away, making + off for home as well as they could; but all of a sudden they + were stopped by a well-known voice that called out, + "Snow-White, Rose-Red, stay! Do not fear. I will accompany + you."</p> + + <p>The bear quickly came towards them, but as he reached their + side, suddenly the bear-skin slipped to the ground, and there + before them was standing a handsome man, completely garmented + in gold, who said, "I am a king's son, who was enchanted by the + wicked dwarf lying over there. He stole my treasure, and + compelled me to roam the woods transformed into a big bear + until his death should set me free. Therefore he has only + received a well-deserved + punishment."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page78" + id="page78"></a>[pg 78]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="477" + src="images/075.png" + alt="THE BEARSKIN SLIPPED TO THE GROUND." /><br /> + "THE BEARSKIN SLIPPED TO THE GROUND." + </div> + + <p>Then Rose-Red and Snow-White and the Prince all went back to + the cottage, and some time afterwards Snow-White married the + Prince, and Rose-Red, his brother, who shared between them the + enormous treasure which the dwarf had collected in his + cave.</p> + + <p>The old mother spent many happy years with her children. The + two rose-trees she took with her when she left the cottage, and + they grew in front of her window, where they continued to bear + each year the most beautiful roses, red and white.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:80%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/078.png" + alt="doorway" /> + </div><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page79" + id="page79"></a>[pg 79]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/079.png" + alt="Fairies" /> + </div> + + <h2>THE SLEEPING BEAUTY</h2> + + <p>Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who had no + children; and this they lamented very much. But one day, as the + queen was walking by the side of the river, a little fish + lifted its head out of the water, and said, "Your wish shall be + fulfilled, and you shall soon have a daughter."</p> + + <p>What the little fish had foretold soon came to pass; and the + Queen had a little girl who was so very beautiful that the king + could not cease looking on her for joy, and determined to hold + a great feast. So he invited not only his relations, friends, + and neighbours, but also all the fairies, that they might be + kind and good to his little daughter. Now there were thirteen + fairies in his kingdom, and he had only twelve golden dishes + for them to eat out of, so that he was obliged to leave one of + the fairies without an invitation. The rest came, and after the + feast was over they gave all their best gifts to the little + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page80" + id="page80"></a>[pg 80]</span> princess; one gave her + virtue, another beauty, another riches, and so on till she + had all that was excellent in the world. When eleven had + done blessing her, the thirteenth, who had not been invited, + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page81" + id="page81"></a>[pg 81]</span> and was very angry on that + account, came in, and determined to take her revenge. So she + cried out, "The King's daughter shall in her fifteenth year + be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead." Then the + twelfth, who had not yet given her gift, came forward and + said that the bad wish must be fulfilled, but that she could + soften it, and that the king's daughter should not die, but + fall asleep for a hundred years.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:80%;"> + <img width="420" + src="images/080.png" + alt="The angry fairy" /> + </div> + + <p>But the king hoped to save his dear child from the + threatened evil, and ordered that all the spindles in the + kingdom should be bought up and destroyed. All the fairies' + gifts were in the meantime fulfilled; for the princess was so + beautiful, and well-behaved, and amiable, and wise, that + everyone who knew her loved her. Now it happened that on the + very day she was fifteen years old the king and queen were not + at home, and she was left alone in the palace. So she roved + about by herself, and poked at all the rooms and chambers, till + at last she came to an old tower, to which there was a narrow + staircase ending with a little door. In the door there was a + golden key, and when she turned it the door sprang open, and + there sat an old lady spinning away very busily.</p> + + <p>"Why, how now, good mother," said the princess, "what are + you doing there?"</p> + + <p>"Spinning," said the old lady, and nodded her head.</p> + + <p>"How prettily that little thing turns round!" said the + princess, and took the spindle and began to spin. But scarcely + had she touched it before the prophecy was fulfilled, and she + fell down, as if lifeless, on the ground.</p> + + <p>However, she was not dead, but had only fallen into a deep + sleep; and the king and queen, who just then came home, and all + their court, fell asleep too, and the horses slept in the + stables, and the dogs in the court, the pigeons on the + house-top, and the flies on the walls. Even the fire on the + hearth left off blazing, and went to sleep; and the meat that + was roasting stood still; and the cook, who was at that moment + pulling the kitchen-boy by the hair to give him a box on the + ear for something he had done amiss, let him go, and both fell + asleep; and so everything stood still, and slept + soundly.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page82" + id="page82"></a>[pg 82]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/082.png" + alt="Thorn hedge" /> + </div> + + <p>A large hedge of thorns soon grew around the palace, and + every year it became higher and thicker, till at last the whole + place was surrounded and hidden, so that not even the roof or + the chimneys could be seen. But there went a report, through + all the land, of the beautiful sleeping Briar Rose (for so was + the king's daughter called) so that from time to time several + kings' sons came, and tried to break through the thicket into + the palace. This they could never do; for the thorns and bushes + laid hold of them as it were with hands, and there they stuck + fast and died + miserably.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page83" + id="page83"></a>[pg 83]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="481" + src="images/083.png" + alt="ALL WAS SO QUIET THAT HE COULD HEAR EVERY BREATH HE DREW." /> + <br /> + "ALL WAS SO QUIET THAT HE COULD HEAR EVERY BREATH HE + DREW." + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page84" + id="page84"></a>[pg 84]</span> + + <p>After many years came yet another king's son into that land, + and an old man told him the story of the thicket of thorns, and + how a beautiful palace stood behind it, in which was a wondrous + princess, called Briar Rose, asleep with all her court. He + told, too, how he had heard from his grandfather that many, + many princes had come, and had tried to break through the + thicket, but had stuck fast and died.</p> + + <p>Then the young prince said, "All this shall not frighten me; + I will go and see Briar Rose." The old man tried to dissuade + him, but he persisted in going.</p> + + <p>Now that very day were the hundred years completed; and as + the prince came to the thicket he saw nothing but beautiful + flowering shrubs, through which he passed with ease, and they + closed after him, as firm as ever. Then he came at last to the + palace, and there in the court lay the dogs asleep, and the + horses in the stables, and on the roof sat the pigeons fast + asleep with their heads under their wings; and when he came + into the palace, the flies slept on the walls, and the cook in + the kitchen was still holding up her hand as if she would beat + the boy, and the maid with her pail in her hand was going + a-milking.</p> + + <p>Then he went on still further, and all was so quiet that he + could hear every breath he drew; till at last he came to the + old tower and opened the door of the little room in which Briar + Rose was, and there she lay fast asleep, and looked so + beautiful that he could not turn his eyes away, and he stooped + down and gave her a kiss. But the moment he kissed her she + opened her eyes and awoke, and smiled upon him. For the spell + was broken.</p> + + <p>Then they went out together, and presently the king and + queen also awoke, and all the court, and they gazed on each + other with great wonder. And the horses got up and shook + themselves, and the dogs jumped about and barked; the pigeons + took their heads from under their wings, and looked around and + flew into the fields; the flies on the walls buzzed; the fire + in the kitchen blazed up and cooked the dinner, and the roast + meat turned round again; the cook gave the boy the box on his + ear so that he cried out, and the maid went to milk the cows. + And then was the wedding of the prince and Briar Rose + celebrated, and they lived happily together all their lives + long.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/164.jpg" + name="fig164s" + id="fig164s"><img width="492" + src="images/164s.jpg" + alt="THE SLEEPING BEAUTY" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>THE SLEEPING BEAUTY + </div> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:50%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/164.png" + alt="poem" /> + </div><br clear="all" /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page85" + id="page85"></a>[pg 85]</span> + + <h2>PRINCE CHÉRI</h2> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:40%;"> + <img width="250" + src="images/085.png" + alt="Prince Cheri" /> + </div> + + <p>There was once a king who was such an honourable man that + his subjects called him "The Good King."</p> + + <p>One day while he was out hunting, a little rabbit that his + dogs were about to kill, threw itself into his arms. The King + caressed the little creature, and said:</p> + + <p>"As you have put yourself under my protection nobody shall + harm you," and he carried the rabbit to his palace, and ordered + a pretty little hutch to be made for it.</p> + + <p>That night when he was alone in his room, there appeared a + lovely lady. She wore a robe as white as snow, and a wreath of + white roses on her head. She addressed him thus:</p> + + <p>"I am the Fairy Candide; I wished to see if you were as good + as everybody declares you are, and for this reason I changed + myself into the little rabbit, and ran to you in my distress, + for I know that those who have pity for dumb creatures have + still more pity for mankind. I have come to thank you for what + you did and to say that I shall always be your friend, and will + grant any request you would now like to make."</p> + + <p>"Madam," replied the King, "I have one only son whom I love + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page86" + id="page86"></a>[pg 86]</span> devotedly; he is named Prince + Chéri; if you have any good will for me, be a friend to my + son."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/086.png" + alt="The fairy and the king" /> + </div> + + <p>"Willingly," responded the Fairy, "I will make your son the + most handsome prince in the world, or the richest, or the most + powerful; choose which you will for him."</p> + + <p>"I desire none of these things," replied the King, "but I + shall be very much obliged if you will make him the best of all + princes, for what good would it do to him to be handsome, rich, + or powerful if he were wicked? You know he would be unhappy, + for it is only goodness which brings content."</p> + + <p>"You are right," answered the Fairy, "but that I cannot do; + Prince Chéri must himself strive to become good. All that I can + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page87" + id="page87"></a>[pg 87]</span> promise is that I will give + him good advice, and punish him for his faults, if he will + not himself correct them."</p> + + <p>And with this the father had to rest content.</p> + + <p>Not long afterwards the good King died, and two days later + the Fairy appeared to Prince Chéri.</p> + + <p>"I promised your father to be your friend," she told him; + "here is a little gold ring, take care of it, for it is worth + more than diamonds. Every time that you are about to do any + wrong action it will prick you. If, in spite of the pricks, you + continue your bad actions, you will lose my friendship and I + shall become your enemy."</p> + + <p>Saying this the Fairy vanished, leaving the Prince very much + astonished.</p> + + <p>For some time Chéri behaved so well that the ring did not + prick at all, but one day when he returned from the chase, + having caught nothing, he felt so ill-humoured, that when his + dog Bibi came fawning upon him, he kicked the poor, faithful + creature from him. At that moment the ring pricked like a pin + running into his finger.</p> + + <p>"What is this?" he exclaimed: "the Fairy must be mocking me, + surely I've done no great harm in kicking an animal that + annoyed me. What's the use of being ruler of a great empire if + I may not treat my dog as I will?"</p> + + <p>"I am not mocking you," he heard in reply to his thoughts; + "you have been bad tempered, and you have behaved unkindly to a + poor animal who did not deserve such treatment. I know you are + higher than a dog, but the advantage of being ruler of a great + empire is not in doing all the harm one wishes, but in doing + all the good one can."</p> + + <p>Chéri promised to be better, but he did not keep his word, + and so the ring often pricked him, sometimes until his finger + bled, and at last, in anger, he threw it away.</p> + + <p>Now he thought he would be truly happy, and he gave way to + any foolish fancies and wrong wishes that came into his head, + until he really became very wicked and was disliked by + everyone.</p> + + <p>One day when he was out walking he saw a girl named Zélie, + who was so beautiful that he resolved to marry + her.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page88" + id="page88"></a>[pg 88]</span> + + <p>But Zélie was as good as she was beautiful, and said to + him:</p> + + <p>"Sir, I am only a shepherdess and have no fortune, but, in + spite of that, I will never marry you, for although I should be + a Queen, and you are handsome and rich, your evil behaviour + would make me hate you."</p> + + <p>Upon this, Chéri flew into a passion, and ordered his + officers to carry Zélie to the Palace, but she was not used + unkindly there, for the Prince loved her.</p> + + <p>However, after a while, urged by his foster-brother, a bad + man who encouraged Chéri in his wickedness, the young man + rushed in a rage to the room in which Zélie was confined, + determined that, if she still refused to marry him, the very + next day she should be sold as a slave.</p> + + <p>Great was his surprise, on entering the apartment, to find + the captive had disappeared, for he carried the key of the door + in his pocket.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/165.jpg" + name="fig165s" + id="fig165s"><img width="482" + src="images/165s.jpg" + alt="ZÉLIE AND THE FAIRY CANDIDE PRINCE CHÉRI" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>ZÉLIE AND THE FAIRY + CANDIDE "PRINCE CHÉRI" + </div> + + <p>Amongst those at the Royal Court was a Councillor named + Suliman, a man of a noble mind, who had often dared to tell the + Prince of his faults, and had at first been thanked for this, + but later on Chéri grew angry that anyone should presume to + blame him while all others at the Court were full of flattery + and praise, but in his heart of hearts the Prince respected + this good man, and this the wicked flatterers knew full well, + and therefore feared lest he should come into the Prince's + favour.</p> + + <p>So now they falsely said, that it was Suliman who had helped + Zélie to escape, and beyond himself with fury, Chéri commanded + his foster-brother to send soldiers to bring Suliman to him in + chains, like a criminal.</p> + + <p>After giving these orders Chéri retired to his chamber, but + scarcely had he entered, when the earth trembled, there came a + great clap of thunder, and the Fairy Candide appeared before + him.</p> + + <p>"I promised your father," said she in a stern voice, "to + give you good advice, and to punish you if you refused to + follow it. You have despised my counsels and your crimes have + converted you into a monster, the horror of heaven and earth. + Now it is time to fulfill my + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page89" + id="page89"></a>[pg 89]</span> promise of punishment. I + condemn you to take the resemblance of the beasts you are + like in disposition—A lion, because of your + fury—a wolf, on account of your greediness—a + serpent, for destroying him who has been your second + father—a bull, by reason of your brutality."</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:60%;"> + <img width="275" + src="images/089.png" + alt="Zelie" /> + </div> + + <p>Hardly had the Fairy pronounced these words, when Chéri + perceived with horror that his body had been transformed.</p> + + <p>He had a lion's head, a bull's horns, the feet of a wolf, + and the tail of a viper. At the same moment he found himself in + a forest, and there, after roaming about miserably for some + time, he fell into a pit dug by hunters. He was captured and + led into the capital of his Kingdom.</p> + + <p>On the way thither instead of acknowledging that he had + brought this evil plight upon himself, he bit at his chains, + and cursed the Fairy. As he was nearing the city great + rejoicings were seen on every side, and, on the hunters + enquiring the reason, they were told that Prince Chéri, whose + only pleasure it was to torment his people, had been crushed to + death <span class="pagenum"><a name="page90" + id="page90"></a>[pg 90]</span> in his chamber by a + thunder-bolt, a just punishment for his offences. Four of + his wicked companions had tried to partition the Kingdom + between them, but the people would have none such to rule, + and they had offered the crown to the good and wise Suliman. + Chéri panted with rage on hearing this, and in the Palace + Square he saw Suliman on a superb throne, and all the people + who shouted with joy, and wished him a long life to repair + the evil brought about by their former sovereign. "I accept + the throne," said Suliman, "but it is to preserve it for + Prince Chéri. A fairy has revealed to me that he is not + dead, and possibly will return to you as virtuous as in his + earliest years. Alas!" cried Suliman, bursting into tears, + "his flatterers have ruined him, I know that at heart he is + good." These words moved Chéri to sorrow for his crimes, and + he felt that he had not been punished as severely as he + deserved, and he now resolved to amend his faults.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/090.png" + alt="Abduction" /> + </div> + + <p>Therefore he obeyed the man who had charge over him, and who + constantly cruelly beat him, and one day when this keeper lay + asleep, and a tiger who had broken loose was about to devour + him, Chéri fought the fierce beast, and saved the man's + life.</p> + + <p>Then a voice was heard saying, "a good action shall be + <!--page contained image--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page92" + id="page92"></a>[pg 92]</span> rewarded!" and, to Chéri's + joy he was instantaneously transformed into a pretty little + dog which the keeper carried to the Queen.</p> + + <p>The Queen was delighted with him, but, for fear he should + grow bigger, she gave him only small pieces of bread to eat, so + that poor Chéri nearly died of hunger.</p> + + <p>One day he carried his little piece of bread into the garden + to eat it there, but wandering with it in his mouth, still + further on, he saw a young girl pale and thin, and almost + fainting for want of food.</p> + + <p>"I am hungry," thought Chéri, "but if I give my breakfast to + this poor thing, perhaps I shall save her life." He placed his + bread in the girl's hand, and she ate it hungrily. Just then he + heard loud cries, and saw that it was the beautiful Zélie + struggling to free herself from four men who were carrying her + into a house near by.</p> + + <p>Chéri, longing to help her, followed them barking, and + although the men kicked him savagely, he would not leave the + place. Presently from a window was thrown a plateful of + tempting-looking food. Chéri was just about to devour it, when + the girl to whom he had given the bread, rushed forward and + throwing her arms around him cried,</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="489" + src="images/091.png" + alt="COME, MY CHILDREN, I AM GOING TO TRANSPORT YOU TO YOUR PALACE." /> + <br /> + "COME, MY CHILDREN, I AM GOING TO TRANSPORT YOU TO YOUR + PALACE." + </div> + + <p>"Poor little dog, do not touch that food, it is poisoned." + Just then a voice was heard saying, "You see that a good action + meets with reward," and at the same time Chéri was changed into + a pretty white pigeon. For several days he flew around hoping + to catch sight of Zélie, and at last, seated by a hermit, + outside a cave, he found her. Fluttering down he alighted upon + her shoulder. Zélie stroked his feathers whispering that she + now accepted his gift and would love him always, and at that + moment Chéri regained his natural figure, and Fairy Candide + appeared in place of the hermit whose form she had taken. + "Come, my children," said she, "I am going to transport you to + your Palace, that Chéri may receive his crown of which he has + now become worthy," and hardly had she ceased speaking, when + they found themselves in Suliman's presence. The worthy + Governor was delighted to behold his dear master, and gladly + resigned the throne to him. Chéri and Zélie reigned long and + happily, and we are told that the ring, which the Prince now + wore again, never once severely pricked him.</p><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page93" + id="page93"></a>[pg 93]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/093.png" + alt="Rding a wooden horse" /> + </div> + + <h2>THE WHITE CAT</h2> + + <p>There was once a King who had three sons, all handsome and + brave, but it came to his ears that they wished to reign now + instead of waiting until he died, he therefore determined to + divert their minds by making promises the fulfilment of which + he would always be able to evade. So he called them to his room + and spoke: "You must agree with me, my dear children, that at + my great age I cannot manage the business of my kingdom as I + used to do, and as I am intending retiring into the country, it + seems to me that a clever, faithful dog would be very good + company, and I promise you that whichever brings me the most + beautiful little dog at once succeeds to the kingdom."</p> + + <p>The Princes were much surprised to hear their father's wish + for a little dog, but agreed with pleasure to go in search of + one. They said goodbye to the King, who gave them money and + jewels, announcing that in a year he should expect them to + return, all on the same day and at the same hour, bringing to + him their little + dogs.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page94" + id="page94"></a>[pg 94]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="513" + src="images/094.png" + alt="ON A CERTAIN NIGHT, DURING A STORM OF THUNDER AND RAIN," /> + <br /> + "ON A CERTAIN NIGHT, DURING A STORM OF THUNDER AND RAIN, + HE LOST HIS WAY." + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page95" + id="page95"></a>[pg 95]</span> + + <p>Then the Princes set out, each by a different road, agreeing + in a year's time to meet at a certain place a short distance + from their home.</p> + + <p>The two elder met with many adventures, but it is only the + youngest that we shall follow.</p> + + <p>This youngest Prince was very courteous, merry, clever and + accomplished, he was tall, handsome, and all that a prince + should be.</p> + + <p>Very seldom a day passed without his buying dogs, little + dogs, big dogs, sporting dogs, spaniels, hounds, dogs of all + sorts. When he found a beautiful one and then came across a + still better, he let the first one go, for being + alone—the Princes had declined to take any + attendants—he could not take charge of thirty or forty + thousand dogs.</p> + + <p>He travelled on, keeping to one road, until on a certain + night, during a storm of thunder and rain, he lost his way, and + after some wandering arrived at a most superb castle where + nobody was to be seen but about a dozen hands all holding + torches. Other hands pushed him forwards, and guided him + through one apartment after another, all so rich in precious + stones and beautiful paintings, that it was like + enchantment.</p> + + <p>After passing through sixty rooms, the hands stopped him, + and here the wet garments of the Prince were taken away, and he + was clad in raiment of the most exquisite description. The + hands then conducted him into a banqueting hall, where entered + a little figure, not two feet high, covered with a long black + crepe veil, followed by a great procession of cats.</p> + + <p>The Prince was too much astonished to move. The little + figure approached him, raising the veil, and he saw the most + beautiful White Cat he had ever beheld.</p> + + <p>Addressing the Prince she said:</p> + + <p>"King's son! welcome! my Feline Majesty sees you with + pleasure!"</p> + + <p>"Madame Cat," replied the Prince, "it is very good of you to + receive me thus, but you are not an ordinary cat; being able to + speak, and possessing this superb castle, are proof of + that."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page96" + id="page96"></a>[pg 96]</span> + + <p>After they had conversed a little while, supper was served + to them, during which the Prince entertained the Cat by telling + her all sorts of news, and he discovered that she was well + informed as to what was taking place in the world.</p> + + <p>Supper over, various cats came in, dressed in fancy + costumes, and danced a ballet, then the White Cat bid her + visitor good-night, and the hands which had conducted him + before, led him to a bed-chamber.</p> + + <p>Early the next morning the hands awoke him, and dressing him + in a handsome hunting costume, led him to the courtyard, where + he found the White Cat upon a splendid monkey, with about five + hundred other cats assembled, all ready for the chase; and + never had the Prince enjoyed anything so much, for although + mounted only upon a wooden horse, he rode at a great pace.</p> + + <p>Day after day passed in such delights as made the Prince + almost forget his own country.</p> + + <p>"Alas!" said he to the White Cat again and again, "how sad I + shall be to leave you! I love you so dearly! Either become a + woman, or change me into a cat!"</p> + + <p>A year passes very quickly when one has no care or trouble, + and is enjoying life. But the White Cat knew when the Prince + should return home, and reminded him, saying, "Don't you know + you have only three days to look for the little dog for your + father, and that your brothers will have found the most + beautiful?"</p> + + <p>Then the Prince came to himself, and cried, "By what charm + have you made me forget what is so important? Where shall I + find the dog, and a horse swift enough for such a journey?" And + he was in great distress.</p> + + <p>The White Cat comforted him, however, saying that the wooden + horse would take him to his journey's end sufficiently quickly, + and that she would herself also provide the little dog; then + she handed to him a walnut, saying, "Put your ear to this shell + and you will hear him barking."</p> + + <p>So the Prince met his brothers, and they came into the + King's presence.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page97" + id="page97"></a>[pg 97]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/097.png" + alt="Three riders" /> + </div> + + <p>The two elder sons had brought little dogs so delicate and + small that one hardly dared to touch them, and none could + decide which should have the kingdom. Then the youngest took + from his pocket the nut the Cat had given to him, and there was + seen a little dog so tiny that it could go through a ring + without touching it; he was also able to dance, and play the + castanets, while his ears touched the ground. The King was + embarassed, for it was impossible to find a flaw in this lovely + little creature.</p> + + <p>However as he did not desire to part with his crown, he + declared that they had succeeded so well in their first quest + that now he should like them to search, by land and sea, for a + piece of linen so fine that it would pass through the eye of a + very small needle.</p> + + <p>Then the three Princes set out once more, but the youngest + mounted his wooden horse and repaired at once to the White Cat, + who was rejoiced to see him, and the second year passed by as + the first had done.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page98" + id="page98"></a>[pg 98]</span> + + <p>When the day came round appointed by the King for the return + of his sons, the two elder appeared before him, and, without + awaiting the arrival of their brother, displayed their pieces + of linen, which were of a fineness quite astonishing. But + although they would pass through the eye of a large needle, + through the small needle the King had selected they would not + go.</p> + + <p>There was much murmuring at this, and while the brothers + were disputing the King's decision, a charming sound was heard + of trumpets and other musical instruments.</p> + + <p>It was the youngest Prince who arrived in a chariot with + out-riders and numerous attendants, all of which had been + provided for him by the White Cat.</p> + + <p>After respectfully greeting his father and embracing his + brothers, he took out of a jewelled box a nut which he broke. + On breaking the nut he found a cherry stone, the stone was + broken and there was the kernel, in the kernel was a grain of + corn, in the grain of corn a millet seed, and within that a + piece of linen so fine that it passed six times through the + smallest needle's eye, and moreover on it were exquisite + paintings of people and places without number.</p> + + <p>The King heaved a deep sigh, and turning to his children + said,</p> + + <p>"Nothing pleases me, in my old age, so much as your + deference to my desires, and I wish to prove you once more. + Travel for a year, and he who at the end of the year brings + home the most beautiful girl shall marry her, and be crowned + king on his marriage. I promise you that I will not defer this + reward any longer."</p> + + <p>Our Prince saw the injustice of all this; his little dog and + piece of linen were worth ten kingdoms, not only one; but he + was too well brought up to go against his father's wishes, and, + mounting into his chariot, with his retinue, he returned to the + White Cat's Castle.</p> + + <p>"Well! King's son!" said the White Cat, "you have returned + once more without your crown?"</p> + + <p>"Madam," answered the Prince, "your gifts should have gained + it for me, but I am convinced that the King would have more + pain in giving it up than I should have pleasure in possessing + it!"</p> + + <p>"Never mind," she replied, "you shall not neglect anything + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page99" + id="page99"></a>[pg 99]</span> that may deserve it; and if + you must conduct a beautiful girl to your father's court, I + will look for one so that you may gain the prize. Meanwhile + let us be happy."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/099.png" + alt="King with princes" /> + </div> + + <p>If the Cat had not taken pains to remember the time when he + must return to the court, the Prince would surely have + forgotten it. On the evening before, she told him that she + would bring him to one of the most beautiful Princesses in the + world, that at last the hour had arrived to destroy the fatal + work of an evil fairy, and to do this he must make up his mind + to cut off her head and tail, which he was at once to throw + into the fire.</p> + + <p>"I," cried the Prince, "Blanchette that I love: do you think + I <span class="pagenum"><a name="page100" + id="page100"></a>[pg 100]</span> should be cruel enough to + kill you? No doubt, you wish to prove my heart which will + certainly never forget what I owe to you for your + kindness."</p> + + <p>"No! King's son," she continued, "I don't think you are + ungrateful. Do this that I beseech you, and then we shall begin + to be happy with one another, by the faith and honour of a cat, + believe that I am truly your friend."</p> + + <p>Tears flowed from the Prince's eyes even at the thought, and + he said all that he could to avoid it, but she urged him so + vehemently that at last he took his sword and tremblingly cut + off the head and tail of his dear friend the Cat.</p> + + <p>In the same moment took place the most marvellous change + imaginable.</p> + + <p>The body of the White Cat grew large, and was transformed + into that of a girl; how, one could not say; one only knew it + was so. Her figure was majestic, her manners charming, her + whole appearance beautiful beyond words.</p> + + <p>Then there entered an immense number of lords and ladies, + who carrying their cats' skins, or with them thrown across + their shoulders, came and cast themselves at the feet of the + Queen, expressing their joy at seeing her again in her rightful + form.</p> + + <p>She received them all with a kindness which showed the + goodness of her heart, and then turning to the Prince she told + the story of her life, and how by a wicked enchantment she had + been transformed into a White Cat.</p> + + <p>"But it is you, my Prince, who have freed me," she + concluded; "as soon as I saw you I knew my troubles were at an + end."</p> + + <p>They set out forthwith in a splendid carriage. As they drew + near the castle, at the place where the three brothers were to + meet, the Queen entered into a little crystal rock ornamented + with precious stones, and this was carried by richly dressed + young men.</p> + + <p>The Prince who had remained in the carriage, saw his + brothers, approaching with wondrously beautiful ladies.</p> + + <p>On being questioned he told them that all he had brought was + a little White Cat.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page101" + id="page101"></a>[pg 101]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="498" + src="images/101.png" + alt="THE BODY OF THE WHITE CAT GREW LARGE AND WAS TRANSFORMED" /> + <br /> + "THE BODY OF THE WHITE CAT GREW LARGE AND<br /> + WAS TRANSFORMED INTO THAT OF A GIRL." + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page102" + id="page102"></a>[pg 102]</span> + + <p>They began to laugh at him, and drove on followed by the + young Prince, while after him was brought the crystal rock.</p> + + <p>Arrived at the Palace the two elder Princes dismounted with + their marvellous Princesses.</p> + + <p>The King received them graciously, and did not know to which + to award the prize.</p> + + <p>He looked at his youngest son and said, "This time, then, + you have come alone." "Your Majesty will see in this rock a + little White Cat who mews sweetly and has soft little velvet + paws," answered the Prince.</p> + + <p>The King smiled, and himself went to open the rock. But, as + he came near, the Queen, with a touch, made it shatter to + pieces, and from out of it she appeared like the sun that has + been hidden by clouds; her fair hair was spread over her + shoulders, and fell in waves to her feet, and she was robed in + a gown of white and rose-colour.</p> + + <p>She made a deep curtsey to the King who, struck with + admiration, could not help exclaiming,</p> + + <p>"Here is one who is matchless, and she deserves my + crown."</p> + + <p>"Sire," she answered, "I have not come to take away the + throne that you fill with such dignity; I was born heir to six + kingdoms, allow me to offer you one, and one of them I give to + each of your sons. In return all I ask of you is this young + Prince for my husband. We shall still have three kingdoms."</p> + + <p>The King and all the Court uttered loud cries of joy. The + marriage was at once celebrated, also that of the other two + Princes; and in such a manner that the Court spent several + months in fętes of all sorts.</p> + + <p>Then each one of them departed to govern his kingdom, the + White Cat making herself ever remembered as much by her + kindness and generosity as by her rare merit and + beauty.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page103" + id="page103"></a>[pg 103]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/103.png" + alt="Lady waving" /> + </div> + + <h2>BLUEBEARD</h2> + + <p>In the long ago times, in a splendid house, surrounded by + fine gardens and a park, there lived a man who had riches in + abundance, and everything to make him popular except one, and + that was his beard, for his beard was neither black as a + raven's wing, golden as the sunlight, nor just an ordinary + every-day colour, but it was blue, bright + blue.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page104" + id="page104"></a>[pg 104]</span> + + <p>Of course had blue beards come into fashion his would have + been considered beautiful beyond words, but, as far as we know, + blue beards have never as yet been fashionable, nor are they + likely to be so.</p> + + <p>However, in spite of his blue beard this man had married + several times, though what had become of his wives nobody could + say.</p> + + <p>Now, not far from Bluebeard's house there dwelt a widow with + two very lovely daughters, and one of these Bluebeard wished to + marry, but which he did not mind, they might settle that + between themselves.</p> + + <p>Neither of these girls had the least desire to have a + husband with a blue beard, and also, not knowing the fate of + the other wives, they did not like to risk disappearing from + the world as those had done, but being very polite young women + they would not refuse Bluebeard's proposals outright. The + younger said, "I would not for a moment take away Sister Anne's + chance of marrying such a wealthy man," while Sister Anne + declared that, although the elder, she would much prefer to + give way to her sister. And so it went on for some time.</p> + + <p>Then Bluebeard invited the widow and her daughters to spend + a week with him, and many of their neighbours he also + invited.</p> + + <p>Most sumptuous was the entertainment provided for them. + Hunting and fishing expeditions, picnics and balls went on from + morning till night, and all the night through, so that there + was not time even to think of sleep, only feasting and pleasure + the whole week long.</p> + + <p>So well, indeed, did the younger sister enjoy this, that by + the end of the week she had begun to think perhaps after all + her host's beard was not so very blue, and that it would be a + fine thing to be the mistress of such a magnificent mansion, + and the wife of such a rich husband.</p> + + <p>And so, not long afterwards, there was a grand wedding, and + the widow's younger daughter became Mrs. Bluebeard.</p> + + <p>About a month later, Bluebeard told his wife that he must + leave her for several weeks, having to travel on business.</p> + + <p>"While I am absent, my dear," said he, "invite your + relations <span class="pagenum"><a name="page105" + id="page105"></a>[pg 105]</span> and friends and enjoy + yourself just as you please in entertaining them. See here + are my keys, the keys of the rooms and of the chests where I + keep my money, my gold and silver plate, and my jewels. + Unlock rooms and chests and use freely what you will."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/105.png" + alt="Bleubeard gives key to wife" /> + </div> + + <p>"This small key," he added, pointing to quite a little one, + "is the key of the door at the end of the lower landing, you + will not need to use this at all. In fact, should you open that + door, or even put <span class="pagenum"><a name="page106" + id="page106"></a>[pg 106]</span> this key into the lock, I + should be dreadfully angry, indeed I should make you suffer + for it in a terrible way."</p> + + <p>Then Bluebeard bid his wife good-bye, and departed.</p> + + <p>As soon as Mrs. Bluebeard's friends and relations knew that + her husband was away, they came flocking to visit her, for they + longed to see all her splendid possessions, but had feared to + come before.</p> + + <p>They could not enough admire the magnificent apartments, and + ran from one to another praising everything they beheld.</p> + + <p>But the young wife heeded nothing they said or did, all she + thought of was that little key which she must not use, + wondering more and more why she ought not to open that one + particular door.</p> + + <p>At last she could bear it no longer, but slipping away from + her visitors, she ran along the passages and stairs, nearly + falling down them, so great was her haste, until she came to + that door at the end of the corridor.</p> + + <p>Not pausing an instant, she thrust the key into the lock, + and the door sprang open.</p> + + <p>At first she could distinguish nothing, for the room was + dark and gloomy, but then, all of a sudden, she knew what had + become of Bluebeard's other wives, for there they lay, in a + long, straight row, all dead. She stood horrified for a moment + or two, gazing at the pale faces, and long hair spread out + around them, then picking up the little key which she had taken + from the lock but dropped in her fright, she hastily quitted + the room, shut and locked the door, and ran to her own chamber + to calm herself before returning to her guests. But she was + unable to rest for an instant, so dreadful were her feelings; + then with terror she noticed that on the key there was a stain. + She wiped it with her handkerchief, but alas! it was blood that + would not be wiped away. She washed the key and rubbed it, and + scraped it and polished it, but all to no purpose, if she + succeeded in cleansing one side, the mark came out on the + other. For the key was enchanted.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/166.jpg" + name="fig166s" + id="fig166s"><img width="482" + src="images/166s.jpg" + alt="BLUEBEARD" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>BLUEBEARD + </div> + + <p>That same evening Bluebeard returned saying he had met the + man whom he was wanting to see, and so the long journey was + unnecessary, and he was rejoiced to be at home again.</p> + + <p>Next morning he called for the keys; his wife brought them + to <span class="pagenum"><a name="page107" + id="page107"></a>[pg 107]</span> him, but not the little + one; that she left behind. Bluebeard noticed this directly + and sent her to fetch it. Trembling, and white as a sheet, + she was forced to give it into his hand.</p> + + <p>"Ha! what is this?" he cried, "what is this stain that I + see!"</p> + + <p>His poor wife trembled still more, and could not speak.</p> + + <p>"Wretched woman!" shouted Bluebeard, "you have used this + key, you have unlocked the door of that room at the end of the + passage. You shall die!!!"</p> + + <p>In vain did his wife plead with him to spare her, kneeling + before him with tears streaming from her eyes. "You shall die!" + he cried again, more savagely than before.</p> + + <p>"Let me have a few moments alone, to prepare for death,"</p> + + <p>"Half a quarter of an hour, but not a moment longer," he + replied, and left her.</p> + + <p>The poor young woman hastened to a room at the foot of the + turret stairs where was her Sister Anne, and called to her.</p> + + <p>"Sister Anne, Sister Anne, look from the tower window. Can + you see no one coming?" And Sister Anne, looking out, + answered:</p> + + <p>"Alas! No! Nothing but the green grass, and the sun which + shines upon it."</p> + + <p>Bluebeard shouted from below that the time was almost + up.</p> + + <p>"Sister Anne, Sister Anne, look once again, can you see no + one coming?" whispered the young wife wringing her hands. Her + brothers, she knew, were to visit her that day—if only + they would come in time!</p> + + <p>"Alas, No!" Sister Anne replied. "I see a cloud of dust, but + it is only a flock of sheep on the road."</p> + + <p>But now Bluebeard bawled out so loudly for his wife to come + down, that the whole house shook.</p> + + <p>"Sister Anne, Sister Anne, tell me is no one coming?"</p> + + <p>"I see two horsemen afar off," cried Sister Anne. "I will + beckon to them to hasten hither."</p> + + <p>But Bluebeard would wait not a moment longer, and nearly + dead with terror his wife descended, still entreating him to + spare her life.</p> + + <p>He would not, however, give heed to her prayers, and was + just <span class="pagenum"><a name="page108" + id="page108"></a>[pg 108]</span> brandishing his sword, so + that it might come down straight and true upon her slender + neck, when the door burst open and two young army officers + came rushing in, whom Bluebeard recognised as the brothers + of his wife. He swiftly fled, but they speedily followed, + and for his many crimes slew him then and there.</p> + + <p>All his wealth now belonged to his widow, and she gratefully + rewarded her brothers by purchasing them commissions in the + army; she settled a large sum of money upon her sister, and + after a while she married again, and with a good husband lived + a happy life.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:80%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/108.png" + alt="Woman at foot of stairs" /> + </div><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page109" + id="page109"></a>[pg 109]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/109.png" + alt="Mystical figure" /> + </div> + + <h2>BEAUTY AND THE BEAST</h2> + + <p>Once upon a time, a long while ago, there was a Beast.</p> + + <p>He was a Great Beast, and lived in a Great Castle that stood + in the middle of a Great Park, and everybody in the country + held the Beast in great fear. In fact everything about the + Beast was great; his roar was great and terrific and could be + heard for miles around the park, and when he roared the people + trembled.</p> + + <p>Nobody ever saw the Beast, which was by no means remarkable, + for the Beast never came out of his Park, and no one, I can + assure you, ever ventured on to his estate.</p> + + <p>But matters were not allowed to remain like this for ever, + for <span class="pagenum"><a name="page110" + id="page110"></a>[pg 110]</span> something very wonderful + happened to the Beast and to somebody else, and if that + something had not happened this story would never have been + written.</p> + + <p>About two miles and three quarters from the Castle gates + there lived a rich merchant and his three daughters. The two + elder girls were ugly disagreeable things, and although they + had all they could wish for to make them happy they were always + grumbling; but the youngest daughter, whose name was Beauty, + was very pretty, and her nature was happy and good, her + presence was sunshine, and she was the joy of her father's + heart.</p> + + <p>Well, one day the two elder sisters had something to grumble + about with a vengeance, for a telegram arrived to say that the + merchant was no longer a rich merchant, for he had lost all his + money.</p> + + <p>So the horses and carriages had to be sold, and everything + that was of value was got rid of, the servants were sent away, + and the merchant and his daughters had to do their own + work.</p> + + <p>Dear me, it was shocking, the way those two sisters + grumbled, but Beauty, oh dear no, she was all smiles, for her + heart was as sunny as ever, as she rolled up the sleeves of her + print frock, and cooked the dinner, and scrubbed the floors, + and made herself useful, here, there, and everywhere.</p> + + <p>Things had been going on like this for about three months, + when one fine morning another telegram boy came with another + telegram to say that somebody who owed the merchant a great + deal of money was ready to pay the debt, and all the merchant + had to do was to go to the city and get it.</p> + + <p>Of course, everybody was delighted at this good news, and + the merchant didn't waste any time, but started off to the city + at once.</p> + + <p>"Mind you bring me something back," said the eldest daughter + as he was starting.</p> + + <p>"What shall it be?" asked the merchant.</p> + + <p>"A white satin dress trimmed with lace and pearls," said his + eldest daughter.</p> + + <p>"And you must bring me something too, please, father," said + the second daughter.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page111" + id="page111"></a>[pg 111]</span> + + <p>"And what do you want," asked the merchant.</p> + + <p>"A purse full of gold so that I can buy what I want myself," + said the second daughter.</p> + + <p>"I will try and do what you both ask," he said, "and what + shall I bring for my Beauty?"</p> + + <p>"I will wait a little for my dresses and things," replied + the smiling Beauty, as she helped her father on with his cloak, + "but I should like you to bring me home a rose, a lovely red + rose, if you can."</p> + + <p>So her father kissed her, and promised he would bring her + the rose, and went on his way full of hopes.</p> + + <p>What a pity it is that our hopes cannot be always realized, + and that we are so often doomed to disappointment! When the + merchant arrived at the city, to his dismay he found that the + man who owed him the money was still unable to pay him, the man + had been disappointed himself at the last moment.</p> + + <p>So the unhappy father had to return home without the white + satin dress trimmed with lace and pearls, and without the bag + of money, and he dreaded meeting his two daughters, for he knew + they would be terribly angry.</p> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:75%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/111.png" + alt="Beauty and father" /> + </div> + + <p>Now on his way home from the station to his house he had to + pass by part of the wall that surrounded the Great Park where + the Great Beast lived in his Great + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page112" + id="page112"></a>[pg 112]</span> Castle; and as he passed by + a corner of the wall what should he see hanging just over + the top, and just within his reach if he stood on his toes, + but a lovely red rose.</p> + + <p>"At any rate I can take my Beauty what she asked for," he + said to himself, and, without so much as giving a thought to + the wrong he was doing, he stood on his toes and plucked the + rose.</p> + + <p>He was sorry he did it.</p> + + <p>Of a sudden there was a roar, such a roar that the very + ground shook, and as to the poor merchant he quivered like a + leaf.</p> + + <p>Enough to make him quiver indeed, for a gate in the wall + suddenly opened, and out rushed the <i>Beast</i>.</p> + + <p>Yes, the Beast, if you please, and he seized the merchant by + the scruff of his neck, and dragged him into the Park, and shut + the gate after him.</p> + + <p>"Don't you know it's a sin to steal?" roared the Beast. "How + dare you steal my roses? I am going to kill you."</p> + + <p>"Oh, mercy, Mr. Beast," cried the unhappy man, flinging + himself on his knees before the monster.</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:50%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/112.png" + alt="Frowning women" /> + </div> + + <p>"I'm going to kill you," roared the Beast still more loudly. + "It's taken years to cultivate this sort of rose, and—and + I'm going to kill you. Unless," he added after a pause, "you + send me one of your daughters here instead."</p> + + <p>"All right," said the merchant and got on his feet + again.</p> + + <p>"She must be here to-morrow by breakfast time, and I + breakfast <!--blank page--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page114" + id="page114"></a>[pg 114]</span> early," said the Beast, as + he let the merchant out of the gate. "If she is not here, I + shall come for you, and don't you forget it."</p> + + <p>It was by no means likely that he would forget it, in fact + he could think of nothing else. He hurried home and told his + dreadful news, and received a dreadful scolding from his two + elder daughters, who were angry at not getting their + presents.</p> + + <p>"And it is Beauty's fault that you have got into this + trouble," they said. "Beauty and her stupid rose. Beauty had + better get you out of the trouble." Beauty said little, but + smiled on, with sunshine in her heart, and trust in her loving + nature, and cooked the dinner.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="456" + src="images/113.png" + alt="WHEN SHE CAME TO THE GATE IN THE WALL SHE KNOCKED" /><br /> + + "WHEN SHE CAME TO THE GATE IN THE WALL<br /> + SHE KNOCKED UPON IT THREE TIMES" + </div> + + <p>Early next morning when the dawn was breaking she left her + father's house, leaving a little note behind her begging him + not to be anxious but that she had gone to the Beast's + castle.</p> + + <p>When she came to the gate in the wall she knocked upon it + three times and it opened as if by magic, for she could see no + one. And she stepped into the garden of red roses, and in the + distance across the Park she saw the Castle, and she thought + she had never seen anything so beautiful. For it was built of + mother-of-pearl, and the red and yellow gleams of the rising + sun shone upon its glistening walls, and lit them up with a + thousand radiant lights.</p> + + <p>Beauty marvelled at the loveliness and walked on. And when + she arrived at this beautiful Castle, the huge gates opened as + if by magic, and the doors opened as if by magic, for never a + soul did she see, nor living thing of any sort.</p> + + <p>And in the great hall was the breakfast table laid for two. + It was a nice breakfast with steaming hot dishes, and jams, + honey, and hot rolls, and brightly polished silver, and sweet + flowers.</p> + + <p>Then the Beast appeared suddenly from behind a curtain; oh, + he was an awful Beast, and Beauty's heart beat fast! But he + seemed a polite Beast for all that.</p> + + <p>He handed Beauty a chair, and when she had sat down + said:</p> + + <p>"I bid you welcome; which do you take, tea or coffee?"</p> + + <p>"Tea please," answered Beauty.</p> + + <p>"Then pour it out," he said, "and I'll take tea too, please. + Eggs, do you like eggs hard or + soft?"</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page115" + id="page115"></a>[pg 115]</span> + + <p>"I always cook mine three minutes and a half," replied + Beauty.</p> + + <p>"Half a minute too much, I think. But you shall have just + what you like."</p> + + <p>And so she had; not only at the breakfast table but in + everything. She had only to express a wish and it was + immediately gratified. She had ponies to ride, and dogs and + cats, and pet birds, and the most beautiful dresses ever worn + by real princesses.</p> + + <p>And if it had not been that she was away from her father she + would really have been happy.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/167.jpg" + name="fig167s" + id="fig167s"><img width="490" + src="images/167s.jpg" + alt="BEAUTY AND THE BEAST" /></a> + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>BEAUTY AND THE BEAST + </div> + + <p>The Beast was most kind and attentive to her, and told her + that he loved her, and three times a day he asked her to marry + him, but Beauty shook her head and said, oh no, she + couldn't.</p> + + <p>Well, Beauty had been at the great Castle some time when she + began to pine to go home and see her father, and she begged the + Beast to let her go.</p> + + <p>"Very good," he said with a great sigh, "you may go home + to-day, but promise me that you will be back early to-morrow + morning. If you do not come back early I am sure I shall die + for I love you so dearly."</p> + + <p>So Beauty promised and went home, and she took presents for + her father and her sisters, and when the sisters heard of all + the wonderful things at the great Castle, they were envious and + jealous, and made up their minds to do Beauty and the Beast a + great injury.</p> + + <p>So they mixed something in Beauty's supper that made her + sleep nearly all the next day, and so she did not keep her + promise. It was evening when she arrived at the gate in the + wall, instead of early morning.</p> + + <p>But she knocked three times and the gate opened by magic, + and she went through the garden and hurried to the Castle, that + shone like fire in the light of the setting sun. And the huge + gates opened by magic, and the doors opened by magic, and she + stood in the great hall, but there was no Beast there. She + searched in all the rooms but he was not there; with fear and + anxiety in her heart she ran into the gardens, and there she + found him at last. Found him lying stretched out on the grass, + and she thought he was + dead.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page116" + id="page116"></a>[pg 116]</span> + + <p>"Oh, dear darling Beast," she cried, as she threw herself on + her knees beside him, and raised his ugly head, "dear Beast, do + not die, for I love you with all my heart, and will marry you + to-morrow." And she kissed him. Then of a sudden he sprang to + his feet, but no longer the Beast, no longer a hideous monster, + but a beautiful prince most beautifully dressed. "Dearest," he + said, "a wicked fairy turned me into this brute form until a + day should come when a good girl like you should tell me that + she loved me. And you will marry me to-morrow."</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:60%;"> + <img width="350" + src="images/116.png" + alt="Beauty and the Beast" /> + </div> + + <p>"Oh, yes," answered Beauty, "but the wicked fairy could not + change your nature. I would have married you if you had + remained just as you were."</p> + + <p>And so they married and lived happy ever afterwards, and + they took care of Beauty's father until the end of his days; so + he was happy, and they forgave the two sisters and gave them + fine dresses and jewels, and the two sisters turned over a new + leaf and were less selfish, and they were happy, so this is a + very happy ending to the story.</p> + + <p>What a pity all stories can't end the same way!</p><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page117" + id="page117"></a>[pg 117]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:90%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/117.png" + alt="Fairy with ugly baby" /> + </div> + + <h2>TUFTY RIQUET</h2> + + <p>There was once upon a time a Queen who had the ugliest + little baby imaginable, so ugly, indeed, that it was almost + impossible to believe he was a little boy at all.</p> + + <p>A fairy, however, assured his mother that the little baby + would be very good and clever, saying that she was also giving + him a gift which would enable him to make that person whom he + loved the best as clever as + himself.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page118" + id="page118"></a>[pg 118]</span> + + <p>This somewhat consoled the Queen, but still she was very + unhappy because her son was so ugly, though no sooner had he + begun to speak than he could talk about all sorts of things, + and he had such pretty ways that people were charmed with + him.</p> + + <p>I forgot to say, that, when he was quite a baby, he had a + funny little tuft of hair on his head, so he was called Tufty + Riquet, for Riquet was the family name.</p> + + <p>When Riquet was about seven years old, the Queen of a + kingdom near by was given two baby daughters, twins, of which + one was so exquisitely beautiful that the Queen nearly died of + joy when she saw her, and so the fairy, the same one who had + given Riquet his gift of cleverness, to keep the Queen from + making herself ill with excitement, told her that this little + Princess would not be at all clever, indeed she would be as + stupid as she was beautiful.</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:65%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/118.png" + alt="The queen" /> + </div> + + <p>The Queen was very much grieved at this, and felt still more + troubled when she beheld her other daughter, for the second + Princess was extremely ugly.</p> + + <p>"Do not take it too much to heart, madam," remarked the + fairy, "for this second daughter will be so clever that it will + scarcely be noticed that she is not beautiful."</p> + + <p>"Well, if it must be so, it must," remarked the Queen, "but + I should certainly have liked the elder one, who is beautiful, + to be just a little bit clever too."</p> + + <p>"I can do nothing as to her mind, + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page119" + id="page119"></a>[pg 119]</span> madam," replied the fairy, + "but for her beauty I can, and as there is nothing I would + not do to please you, I will give her a gift so that she can + make the one who wins her heart beautiful too."</p> + + <p>As the Princesses grew up, their gifts likewise grew with + them, so that everybody spoke about the beauty of the one and + the cleverness of the other; but also their defects grew, so + that it could not but be noticed that the younger was daily + uglier, and the elder day by day became more stupid, until she + either said nothing in reply to a question, or something quite + silly, and so clumsy was she that she could not arrange four + china ornaments on the chimney piece without breaking one, or + drink a glass of water without spilling half of it on her + frock.</p> + + <p>Although it is a great thing to have beauty, yet the younger + generally received more attention in company than her elder + sister.</p> + + <p>At first, everybody would gather around the beautiful one + admiringly, but before long they would leave her for the clever + Princess, to listen to her pleasant conversation; and by the + end of a quarter of an hour the elder would be left alone, + while the other would be the centre of a group.</p> + + <p>This the elder sister noticed, in spite of her stupidity, + and she would gladly have given all her beauty for half the + cleverness of her sister, and sometimes the Queen, although + full of kindness, would reproach her daughter for her + foolishness, which caused the Princess almost to die of + grief.</p> + + <p>One day when she had retreated to a wood to brood over her + unhappiness, she saw a little man coming towards her. He was + uncommonly ugly and unpleasing in appearance, but was very + richly dressed.</p> + + <p>It was the young Prince Tufty Riquet, who had fallen in love + with the pictures he had seen of her, and had left his father's + kingdom for the sake of making her acquaintance.</p> + + <p>Delighted to meet her alone in this manner, he accosted her + as courteously as possible, but soon, noticing that she was + melancholy, he said:</p> + + <p>"I cannot understand how it is that anyone as beautiful as + you <span class="pagenum"><a name="page120" + id="page120"></a>[pg 120]</span> are, can be as sad as you + appear to be; for I must own, that although I can boast of + having seen many beauties, not one have I ever met whose + beauty equalled yours."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:80%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/120.png" + alt="Princess" /> + </div> + + <p>"It pleases you to say so, sir," replied the Princess, and + relapsed into silence.</p> + + <p>"Beauty," went on Riquet, "is so delightful that one would + give everything for it, and if anyone is beautiful I can't + understand anything troubling + greatly."</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page121" + id="page121"></a>[pg 121]</span> + + <p>"I would rather be as ugly as you," answered the Princess, + "and be clever, than as beautiful as I am, and be stupid."</p> + + <p>"To think you are stupid is a sure sign that you have a + certain amount of cleverness, madam," replied Riquet.</p> + + <p>"I don't think about that," said the Princess, "but I am + quite sure that I am very silly, and the grief of that is + killing me."</p> + + <p>"If that is all that troubles you, I can soon put an end to + your grief," said Riquet, "for I have the power of giving + cleverness to the person whom I love the best, and if only you + will marry me, you shall become as clever as you can wish."</p> + + <p>The Princess was greatly astonished, but remained + silent.</p> + + <p>"I can see," continued Riquet, "that this proposal is not to + your taste, and I am not astonished. I will give you a year to + think about it."</p> + + <p>So great was the longing of the Princess to be clever, that + she at once promised Riquet to marry him in a year's time, and + no sooner had she made the promise than a great change took + place in her, and she found she could say all sorts of pleasant + things, on all sorts of subjects, in quite an easy manner.</p> + + <p>She at once began a conversation with Riquet, making such + brilliant remarks, that he could almost think he had given her + all his cleverness and had kept none for himself.</p> + + <p>When the Princess returned to the Palace, everybody was + astonished at the sudden and extraordinary change, for, instead + of saying stupid things, or just nothing at all, she was now + full of beautiful ideas which she expressed most + charmingly.</p> + + <p>The report of this transformation was soon spread abroad, + and all the young Princes of the neighbouring kingdoms asked + for her hand in marriage, but not one did she find altogether + suitable.</p> + + <p>However, at last one arrived, who was so powerful, rich, + clever and handsome, that she could not help approving of him, + and her father, noticing this, told her she was quite free to + choose what husband she wished.</p> + + <p>The Princess thanked him, and asked for time to consider the + matter.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page122" + id="page122"></a>[pg 122]</span> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:65%;"> + <img width="375" + src="images/122.png" + alt="Tufty Riquet" /> + </div> + + <p>Then, to think it over, she went by chance, into the wood + where she had met Tufty Riquet.</p> + + <p>While she was walking, deep in thought, she noticed a loud + noise beneath her feet, as of many persons hastening to and + fro; then, listening attentively, she heard a voice say, "Bring + me the saucepan," and another voice cry, "Put some wood on the + fire."</p> + + <p>At the same moment the earth opened and she saw a big + kitchen full of cooks, and all sorts of things necessary for + the making of a magnificent banquet, and everybody hard at + work.</p> + + <p>The Princess, astonished at this sight, asked the men for + whom they were working.</p> + + <p>"For the Prince Tufty Riquet," answered the head cook, "for + to-morrow is his wedding day."</p> + + <p>The Princess, more surprised than ever, all at once + recollected that it was just a year ago that very day that she + had promised to marry the ugly Tufty + Riquet.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page123" + id="page123"></a>[pg 123]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="479" + src="images/123.png" + alt="TO THINK IT OVER SHE WENT INTO THE WOOD." /><br /> + "TO THINK IT OVER SHE WENT INTO THE WOOD." + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page124" + id="page124"></a>[pg 124]</span> + + <p>The reason that she had not remembered her promise before + was that she was foolish when she made it, and in becoming + clever she had forgotten all her former stupidities.</p> + + <p>She had only walked on a few steps further, when Riquet + appeared before her, magnificently clad, as a Prince about to + marry.</p> + + <p>"Here you see me, madam," said he, "keeping my word, and I + have no doubt that you also came here to keep yours, and by + giving me your hand to make me the happiest of men."</p> + + <p>"I frankly confess," replied the Princess, "that I have not + yet made up my mind, and I do not think I can ever do as you + wish."</p> + + <p>"You surprise me, madam," said Riquet.</p> + + <p>"I can quite believe that," said the Princess, "and if you + were not a good and clever man, I should not know how to act. + But you are well aware that it was when I was stupid I promised + to marry you, but now, as you may imagine, I am not so easily + pleased."</p> + + <p>"Except for my ugliness," said Riquet, "have you anything + against me? Do you object to my birth, my character, or my + manners?"</p> + + <p>"Not at all," replied the Princess, "I love those things in + you."</p> + + <p>"If that is so," answered Riquet, "I shall indeed be made + happy, because you can cause me to become the most delightful + of men if only you will desire it. For know, madam, the same + fairy who at my birth gave me the power to impart cleverness to + whomsoever I should love, gave you a gift also, that of being + able to render beautiful the one to whom you would grant this + favour."</p> + + <p>"If that is the case," exclaimed the Princess, "I desire + with all my heart that you might be the most handsome and + pleasing Prince in the world."</p> + + <p>No sooner had the Princess uttered these words than her wish + was fulfilled, though some say that no change really took place + in Riquet, but that the Princess loved him now so much that all + his ugliness was seen as beauty by her eyes.</p> + + <p>However that may be, she straightway consented to be his + bride, and, as the preparations had already been made, the + wedding took place the very next day.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <a href="images/168.jpg" + name="fig168s" + id="fig168s"><img width="478" + src="images/168s.jpg" + alt="THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS—TUFTY RIQUET" /></a> + + + <p><i>Painted by Jennie Harbour</i></p>THE BEAUTIFUL + PRINCESS—"TUFTY RIQUET" + </div><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page125" + id="page125"></a>[pg 125]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/125.png" + alt="The wood" /> + </div> + + <h2>THUMBLING</h2> + + <p>There was once a poor woodman sitting by the fire in his + cottage and his wife sat by his side spinning. "How lonely it + is," said he, "for you and me to sit here by ourselves without + any children to play about and amuse us, while other people + seem so happy and merry with their children!" "What you say is + very true," said the wife, sighing, and turning her wheel; "how + happy should I be if I had but one child! and if it were ever + so small, nay, if it were no bigger than my thumb, I should be + very happy, and love it dearly." Now it came to pass that this + good woman's wish was fulfilled just as she desired; for, some + time afterwards, she had a little boy, who was quite healthy + and strong, but not much bigger than my thumb. + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page126" + id="page126"></a>[pg 126]</span> So they said, "Well, we + cannot say we have not got what we wished for, and, little + as he is, we will love him dearly;" and they called him + Thumbling.</p> + + <p>They gave him plenty of food, yet he never grew bigger, but + remained just the same size as when he was born; still, his + eyes were sharp and sparkling and he soon showed himself to be + a clever little fellow, who always knew well what he was about. + One day, as the woodman was getting ready to go into the wood + to cut fuel, he said, "I wish I had some one to bring the cart + after me, for I want to make haste." "Oh, father!" cried + Thumbling, "I will take care of that; the cart shall be in the + wood by the time you want it." Then the woodman laughed and + said, "How can that be? You cannot reach up to the horse's + bridle." "Never mind that, father," said Thumbling; "if my + mother will only harness the horse, I will get into his ear, + and tell him which way to go." "Well," said the father, "we + will try for once."</p> + + <p>When the time came, the mother harnessed the horse to the + cart, and put Thumbling into its ear; and as he sat there, the + little man told the beast how to go, crying out, "Go on," and + "Stop," as he wanted; so the horse went on just as if the + woodman had driven it himself into the wood. It happened that, + as the horse was going a little too fast, and Thumbling was + calling out "Gently, gently!" two strangers came up. "What an + odd thing that is!" said one, "there is a cart going along, and + I heard a carter talking to the horse but can see no one." + "That is strange," said the other; "let us follow the cart and + see where it goes." So they went on into the wood, till at last + they came to the place where the woodman was. Then Thumbling, + seeing his father, cried out, "See, father, here I am, with the + cart, all right and safe; now take me down." So his father took + hold of the horse with one hand, and with the other took his + son out of the ear; then he put him down upon a straw, where he + sat as merry as you please. The two strangers were all this + time looking on, and did not know what to say for wonder. At + last one took the other aside and said, "That little urchin + will make our fortune if we can get him, and carry him about + from town to town as <span class="pagenum"><a name="page127" + id="page127"></a>[pg 127]</span> a show; we must buy him." + So they went to the woodman and asked him what he would take + for the little man: "He will be better off," said they, + "with us than with you." "I won't sell him at all," said the + father, "my own flesh and blood is dearer to me than all the + silver and gold in the world." But Thumbling, hearing of the + bargain they wanted to make, crept up his father's coat to + his shoulder, and whispered in his ear, "Take the money, + father, and let them have me; I'll soon come back to + you."</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/127.png" + alt="Running" /> + </div> + + <p>So the woodman at last agreed to sell Thumbling to the + strangers for a large piece of gold. "Where do you like to + sit?" said one of them. "Oh! put me on the rim of your hat, + that will be a nice gallery for me; I can walk about there, and + see the country as we <span class="pagenum"><a name="page128" + id="page128"></a>[pg 128]</span> go along." So they did as + he wished; and when Thumbling had taken leave of his father, + they carried him away with them. They journeyed on till it + began to be dusky, and then the little man said, "Let me get + down, I'm tired." So the man took off his hat and set him + down on a clod of earth in a ploughed field by the side of + the road, But Thumbling ran about amongst the furrows, and + at last slipped into a mouse-hole. "Good-night, masters," + said he, "I'm off! mind and look sharp after me the next + time." They ran directly to the place, and poked the ends of + their sticks into the mouse-hole, but all in vain; Thumbling + only crawled further and further in, and at last it became + quite dark, so they were obliged to go their way without + their prize, as sulky as you please.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/128.png" + alt="Looking in the window" /> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page129" + id="page129"></a>[pg 129]</span> + + <p>When Thumbling found they were gone, he came out of his + hiding-place. "What dangerous walking it is," said he, "in this + ploughed field! If I were to fall from one of these great + clods, I should certainly break my neck." At last, by good + chance, he found a large empty snail-shell. "This is lucky," + said he, "I can sleep here very well," and in he crept. Just as + he was falling asleep he heard two men passing, and one said to + the other, "How shall we manage to steal that rich parson's + silver and gold?" "I'll tell you," cried Thumbling. "What noise + was that?" said the thief, frightened. "I am sure I heard some + one speak." They stood still listening, and Thumbling said, + "Take me with you, and I'll soon show you how to get the + parson's money." "But where are you?" said they. "Look about on + the ground," answered he, "and listen where the sound comes + from." At last the thieves found him out, and lifted him up in + their hands. "You little urchin!" said they, "what can you do + for us?" "Why, I can get between the iron window-bars of the + parson's house, and throw you out whatever you want." "That's a + good thought," said the thieves: "come along, we shall see what + you can do."</p> + + <p>When they came to the parson's house, Thumbling slipped + through the window-bars into the room, and then called out as + loudly as he could bawl, "Will you have all that is here?" At + this the thieves were frightened, and said "Softly, softly, + speak low that you may not awaken anybody." But Thumbling + pretended not to understand them, and bawled out again, "How + much will you have? Shall I throw it all out?" Now the cook lay + in the next room, and hearing a noise she raised herself in her + bed and listened. Meanwhile the thieves were frightened, and + ran off to a little distance; but at last they plucked up + courage, and said, "The little urchin is only trying to make + fools of us." So they came back and whispered softly to him, + saying, "Now, let us have no more of your jokes, but throw out + some of the money." Then Thumbling called out as loudly as he + could, "Very well; hold out your hands, here it comes." The + cook heard this quite plainly, so she sprang out of bed and ran + to open the door. The thieves rushed off as if a wolf were at + their heels; <span class="pagenum"><a name="page130" + id="page130"></a>[pg 130]</span> and the maid, having groped + about and found nothing, went away for a light. By the time + she returned, Thumbling had slipped off into the barn; and + when the cook had looked about and searched every hole and + corner, and found nobody, she went to bed, thinking she must + have been dreaming with her eyes open. The little man + crawled about in the hay-loft, and at last found a glorious + place to finish his night's rest in; so he laid himself + down, meaning to sleep till daylight, and then find his way + home to his father and mother. But, alas! how cruelly was he + disappointed! what crosses and sorrows happen in this world! + The cook got up early, before daybreak, to feed the cows: + she went straight to the hay loft, and carried away a large + bundle of hay with the little man in the middle of it fast + asleep. He still, however, slept on, and did not wake till + he found himself in the mouth of the cow, who had taken him + up with a mouthful of hay: "Good lack-a-day!" said he, "how + did I manage to tumble into the mill?" But he soon found out + where he really was, and was obliged to have all his wits + about him in order that he might not get <!--blank page--> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page132" + id="page132"></a>[pg 132]</span> between the cow's teeth, + and so be crushed to death. At last she swallowed him down. + "It is rather dark here," said he; "they forgot to build + windows in this room to let the sun in; a candle would be no + bad thing."</p> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:70%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/130.png" + alt="Thumbling getting small" /> + </div> + + <p>Though he made the best of his bad luck, he did not like his + quarters at all; and the worst of it was, that more and more + hay was always coming down, and the space in which he was + became smaller and smaller. At last he cried out as loudly as + he could, "Don't bring me any more hay! Don't bring me any more + hay!" The maid happened to be just then milking the cow, and + hearing someone speak and seeing nobody, and yet being quite + sure it was the same voice that she had heard in the night, she + was so much frightened that she fell off her stool and overset + the milk-pail. She ran off as fast as she could to her master, + the parson, and said, "Sir, sir, the cow is talking!" But the + parson said, "Woman, thou art surely mad!" However, he went + with her into the cow-house to see what was the matter. + Scarcely had they set their feet on the threshold when + Thumbling called out, "Don't bring me any more hay!" Then the + parson himself was frightened; and thinking the cow was surely + bewitched, ordered that she should be killed directly. So the + cow was killed, and the part in which Thumbling lay was thrown + away.</p> + + <p>Thumbling soon set himself to work to get out, which was not + a very easy task; but at last, just as he had made room to get + his head through, a new misfortune befell him: a hungry wolf + passed by and swallowed Thumbling and all, at a single gulp, + and ran away. Thumbling, however, was not disheartened; and + thinking the wolf would not dislike having some chat with him + as he was going along, he called out, "My good friend, I can + show you a famous treat." "Where's that?" said the wolf. "In + such and such a house," said Thumbling, describing his father's + house, "you can crawl through the drain into the kitchen, and + there you will find cakes, ham, beef, and everything your heart + can desire." The wolf did not want to be asked twice; so that + very night he went to the house and crawled through the drain + into the kitchen, and ate and drank there + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page133" + id="page133"></a>[pg 133]</span> to his heart's content. As + soon as he was satisfied, he wanted to get away; but he had + eaten so much that he could not get out the same way that he + came in. This was just what Thumbling had reckoned upon; and + he now began to set up a great shout, making all the noise + he could. "Will you be quiet?" said the wolf, "you'll awaken + everybody in the house." "What's that to me?" said the + little man, "you have had your frolic, now I've a mind to be + merry myself;" and he began again singing and shouting as + loudly as he could.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="457" + src="images/131.png" + alt="THE WOODMAN AND HIS WIFE, BEING AWAKENED BY THE NOISE," /> + <br /> + "THE WOODMAN AND HIS WIFE, BEING AWAKENED BY THE + NOISE,<br /> + PEEPED THROUGH A CRACK IN THE DOOR." + </div> + + <p>The woodman and his wife, being awakened by the noise, + peeped through a crack in the door; but when they saw that the + wolf was there, you may well suppose that they were terribly + frightened; and the woodman ran for his axe, and gave his wife + a scythe. "Now do you stay behind," said the woodman; "and when + I have knocked him on the head, do you cut him open with the + scythe." Thumbling heard all this, and said, "Father, father! I + am here; the wolf has swallowed me;" and his father said, + "Heaven be praised! we have found our dear child again;" and he + told his wife not to use the scythe, for fear she should hurt + him. Then he aimed a great blow, and struck the wolf on the + head, and killed him on the spot; and when he was dead they cut + open his body and set Thumbling free. "Ah!" said the father, + "what fears we have had for you!" "Yes, father," answered he, + "I have travelled all over the world, since we parted, in one + way or other; and now I am very glad to get fresh air again." + "Why, where have you been?" said the father. "I have been in a + mouse-hole, in a snail-shell, down a cow's throat, and inside + the wolf; and yet here I am again safe and sound." "Well," said + they, "we will not sell you again for all the riches in the + world." So they hugged and kissed their dear little son, and + gave him plenty to eat and drink, and fetched new clothes for + him, for his old ones were quite spoiled on his + journey.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page134" + id="page134"></a>[pg 134]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="500" + src="images/134.png" + alt="From THE GOOSE GIRL" /><br /> + <br /> + From "THE GOOSE GIRL" + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page135" + id="page135"></a>[pg 135]</span> <br /> + <br /> + + <hr class="full" /> + <br /> + <br /> + + + <h3>THE RAPHAEL HOUSE LIBRARY OF GIFT BOOKS</h3> + + <h3><i>FOR BOYS AND GIRLS</i></h3> + + <h4>THIRTY BEAUTIFUL VOLUMES</h4> + + <h4>Edited by CAPTAIN EDRIC VREDENBURG</h4> + + <h4>Pictorial Boards, Cloth Back. Cloth, Bevelled Gilt + Edges</h4> + + <p>A charming series of delightful volumes that have certainly + taken a foremost place amongst the cherished classics for young + people. Each book embodies a distinct feature, all are + carefully compiled, and appeal alike to children and their + elders. The tales are told by able authors of to-day and + celebrated writers of past years, with lavish and excellent + illustrations by popular artists. The volumes are bound in + attractive covers.</p> + + <div class="figright" + style="width:50%;"> + <img width="300" + src="images/135.png" + alt="From Children's Stories from Old British Legends." /><br /> + + <i>From "Children's Stories from Old British Legends."</i> + </div> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM OLD BRITISH LEGENDS</h3> + + <h5>BY M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART.</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER.</h5> + + <p>These ancient legends of England, Scotland, Wales, and + Ireland, delightfully narrated and brilliantly illustrated, + constitute a volume which may well claim to be amongst the most + beautiful books of this beautiful series. Printed on rough art + paper. 10 full-page colour plates, 144 pp. letterpress, + 4to.</p><br /> + <br /> + + <hr /> + <br /> + <br /> + <span class="pagenum"><a name="page136" + id="page136"></a>[pg 136]</span> + + <h3>MY BOOK OF FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES</h3> + + <h5>STORIES RE-TOLD BY CAPT. EDRIC VREDENBURG AND OTHERS.</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY JENNIE HARBOUR.</h5> + + <p>The well-known stories of "Cinderella," "Beauty and the + Beast," "Red Riding Hood," etc., etc. Popular tales that are + ever in demand, sumptuously illustrated with exquisitely + decorative and highly original designs. Printed on rough art + paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <i>From<br /> + "My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales."</i><img width="600" + src="images/025.png" + alt="FromMy Book of Favourite Fairy Tales." /> + </div> + + <h3>HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES</h3> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL</h5> + + <p>Dainty grace and quaint charm pervade this exquisite edition + of a selection from the beloved fairy tales. Numerous black and + white drawings. Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES</h3> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL</h5> + + <p>New editions of these famous stories are ever acceptable, + and in these illustrations Mabel Lucie Attwell has excelled + herself, so admirably has she depicted the conceptions of the + famous writers. Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page137" + id="page137"></a>[pg 137]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/137.png" + alt="From Animal Legends from many Lands." /><br /> + <i>From "Animal Legends from many Lands."</i> + </div> + + <h3>ANIMAL LEGENDS FROM MANY LANDS</h3> + + <h5>BY ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY EDWIN NOBLE</h5> + + <p>Truly splendid stories illustrative of the cunning of the + Fox, the greediness of the Wolf, the obstinacy of the Mule, and + other fancifully descriptive tales of the ways and doings of + the inhabitants of the Animal Kingdom. These stories, as the + title of the volume indicates, are collected from the legendary + lore of many lands. The pictures are in the artist's most + spirited and powerful style. Printed on rough art paper. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><br /> + + + <h3>ĆSOP'S FABLES</h3> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY EDWIN NOBLE</h5> + + <p>A magnificent edition of these ever-applicable and + world-famed Fables, strikingly pictured with excellent coloured + and black and white drawings, and forming a most desirable + volume alike for young and old, and a handsome addition to any + library. Printed on rough art paper, 12 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page138" + id="page138"></a>[pg 138]</span> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <p class="author">From "Tales of King Arthur and the + Knights of the Round Table."</p><img width="600" + src="images/138.png" + alt="From Tales of King Arthur" /> + </div> + + <h3>TALES OF KING ARTHUR<br /> + AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE</h3> + + <h5>BY DORIS ASHLEY</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR A. DIXON.</h5> + + <p>A particularly apt selection from the marvellous exploits of + the Knights of the Round Table, related in thrilling language + and illustrated in an ideal manner with pictures in colour and + black and white. A perfect present for a boy or girl. Printed + on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. + letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>GLORIOUS BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY</h3> + + <h5>BY MAJOR C.H. WYLLY</h5> + + <h5>WITH FOREWORD BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY PAYNE</h5> + + <p>Books of Battles are ever popular, and this one, with its + well-chosen incidents, told in an easy and interesting style by + an officer of the British Army, and its inspiring foreword, + will take a high rank and be greatly in demand particularly + amongst that large section of the public to whom fact appeals + so much more strongly than fiction. The illustrator has spared + no pains in making his pictures worthy of their subject. + Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates and + numerous black and white drawings. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page139" + id="page139"></a>[pg 139]</span> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE</h3> + + <h5>BY E. NESBIT; AND</h5> + + <h3>WHEN SHAKESPEARE WAS A BOY</h3> + + <h5>BY DR. F.J. FURNIVALL, M.A.</h5> + + <h5>NEW EDITION</h5> + + <p>This book brings before the minds of children, in a most + attractive manner, many of the great dramatic poet's works, + acquainting them with the characters and plots of the plays in + a delicate way, and in a style that is certain to make them + long for the time when they shall read the whole for + themselves. The introductory history by Dr. Furnivall is full + of charm and instruction. This entirely new edition has + full-page colour and black and white drawings by John H. Bacon, + A.R.A., Arthur Dixon, Howard Davie and Harold Copping. Printed + on rough art paper. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. + letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM TENNYSON</h3> + + <h5>BY NORA CHESSON</h5> + + <h5>NEW EDITION</h5> + + <p>The most popular poems of Tennyson, "The Lily Maid," "Lady + Clare," "The Lord of Burleigh," "The Story of King Arthur," + etc., etc., retold in prose, and so introducing to the minds of + young people the great poet's works, and familiarising them + with his celebrated characters. This is a new edition, with + additional beautiful illustrations in colour and black and + white by John H. Bacon, A.R.A., Gordon Browne, R.I., Arthur + Dixon and others. Printed on rough art paper. 10 full-page + colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <img width="600" + src="images/139.png" + alt="From Children's Stories from Tennyson." /> + + <p class="author"><i>From "Children's Stories from + Tennyson."</i></p> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page140" + id="page140"></a>[pg 140]</span> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:50%;"> + <p class="author"><i>From "Children's Stories from Italian + Fairy Tales."</i></p><img width="300" + src="images/140.png" + alt="From Children's Stories from Italian Fairy Tales." /> + </div> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ITALIAN FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</h3> + + <h5>BY LILIA ROMANO</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD DAVIE</h5> + + <p>Their charm enhanced by the numerous characteristic + illustrations, these stories, with their vivid local colouring, + gathered from the fairy tales and folk-lore of lovely Italy, + translated and retold, form a truly magnificent volume. Printed + on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. + letterpress, crown 4to.</p><br /> + + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM JAPANESE FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</h3> + + <h5>BY N. KATO</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER</h5> + + <p>The stories most sympathetic to the feelings of the + English-reading juvenile public have been collected and + translated, and the book, with its fascinating illustrations in + colour and black and white, has proved a valuable addition to + the series. Printed on rough art paper. 10 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</h3> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY A.A. DIXON</h5> + + <p>Translated from the original, and adapted by Miss Seraphima + Pulman, these stories are truly charming, while they are + valuable as giving an insight into Russian life and habits. The + illustrations possess all that delicacy and beauty which is + characteristic of the artist. Printed on rough art paper. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM INDIAN LEGENDS</h3> + + <h5>BY M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER</h5> + + <p>Written with much feeling and charm, while the artist has + delineated the episodes with strikingly beautiful drawings in + colour and black and white, this book is also popular as + furthering the knowledge of a land and people so closely bound + in the heart of the British Empire. Printed on rough art paper. + 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page141" + id="page141"></a>[pg 141]</span> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM FRENCH FAIRY TALES</h3> + + <h5>BY DORIS ASHLEY</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL</h5> + + <p>Tales to be read with breathless interest, so full of + incident and romance are they, and in dealing with them the + writer has shown consummate tact, both in her choice of stories + and her manner of handling them, and this, combined with the + wholly fascinating illustrations, in colour and black and + white, has resulted in an altogether lovely volume. Printed on + rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. + letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <p><i>From "Children's Stories from French Fairy + Tales"</i></p> + + <p> </p><img width="600" + src="images/141.png" + alt="From Children's Stories from French Fairy Tales" /> + </div> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE NORTHERN LEGENDS</h3> + + <h5>BY M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER</h5> + + <p>Those entrancing legends of the Icelandic and Scandinavian + poets are here recounted in a cohesive and lucid style suitable + for boys and girls, thus in an easy way introducing the famous + and fantastic heroes and heroines of Norse Mythology. The + beautiful colour pictures, with the black and white drawings, + are full of poetry and interest. Printed on rough art paper. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page142" + id="page142"></a>[pg 142]</span> + + <div class="figleft" + style="width:60%;"> + <img width="400" + src="images/142.png" + alt="From Alice in Wonderland" /> + + <p class="author"><i>From<br /> + "Alice in Wonderland"</i></p> + </div> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM LONGFELLOW</h3> + + <h5>BY DORIS ASHLEY</h5> + + <h5>(NEW EDITION)</h5> + + <p>An admirable collection of the most famous poems, + delightfully translated into prose, and profusely illustrated + with exquisite pictures in colour and black and white by Harold + Copping, A. Dixon, M. Bowley and others, rendering the readers + anxious for, and appreciative of, such poems as "The Golden + Legend," "Evangeline," and "Hiawatha," which, with other + favourites, are placed before them in this attractive guise. To + this new edition more pictures have been added. Printed on + rough art paper. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. + letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY</h3> + + <h5>TOLD BY E. NESBIT AND DORIS ASHLEY</h5> + + <p>Some of the most noteworthy and interesting historical + events woven into entertaining stories, and so of great value + in indelibly impressing them upon the mind. The volume is + charmingly illustrated throughout by the late John H. Bacon, + A.R.A., Howard Davie, M. Bowley, and other popular artists. + Printed on rough art paper. 9 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. + letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE POETS</h3> + + <h5>BY M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE AND HILDA HART</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY FRANK ADAMS</h5> + + <p>Characters and incidents in the works of Chaucer, Pope, + Keats, Milton, Browning, and other great poets, teeming with + interest, and with which all minds should be conversant, are + here presented in extremely fascinating prose narrative, + beautifully illustrated in colour and black and white by Frank + Adams. Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates. + 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>ALICE IN WONDERLAND</h3> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL</h5> + + <p>An exceptionally attractive edition of the popular Fairy + Tale by Lewis Carroll, characteristically and charmingly + illustrated with many black and white drawings and full-page + colour plates. This story, which will hold its own as long as + dreams are dreamed, is here presented in a worthy setting, and + one which will meet with universal approbation. Printed on + rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 152 pp. + letterpress, crown + 4to.</p><span class="pagenum"><a name="page143" + id="page143"></a>[pg 143]</span> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM DICKENS</h3> + + <h5>BY MARY ANGELA DICKENS</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HAROLD COPPING</h5> + + <p>The child interest from some of Dickens' masterpieces is + here depicted afresh, and told in simple and charming language + by his grand-daughter, Mary Angela Dickens, and other writers, + with an introduction by Percy Fitzgerald, the friend of, and + eminent authority on, Charles Dickens. The stories of Little + David Copperfield, Little Nell, Tiny Tim, Little Paul Dombey, + etc., etc., are here narrated, all being profusely illustrated. + Printed on rough art paper 11 full-page coloured plates. 144 + pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SCOTT</h3> + + <h5>BY DORIS ASHLEY</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HAROLD C. EARNSHAW</h5> + + <p>The histories of Sir Walter Scott's most popular characters + condensed into short stories, and thus adapted as an + interesting introduction to the Scott classics, so worthily + considered a part of the education of every up-to-date boy and + girl. These tales are admirably illustrated with numerous + drawings in colour and black and white. Printed on rough art + paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown + 4to.</p> + + <h3>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS</h3> + + <h5>BY ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF</h5> + + <h5>ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY G. THEAKER</h5> + + <p>An admirable collection of the most popular tales, carefully + compiled so as to form an entirely delightful and charming + volume. The book is beautifully illustrated with pictures + gorgeous in their Eastern colours, and innumerable black and + white drawings. Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.</p> + + <div class="figcenter" + style="width:100%;"> + <p class="author"><i>From<br /> + "Children's<br /> + Stories from<br /> + Dickens"</i></p><img width="600" + src="images/143.png" + alt="From Children's Stories from Dickens" /> + </div><span class="pagenum"><a name="page144" + id="page144"></a>[pg 144]</span> + + <h3>THE RAPHAEL HOUSE LIBRARY OF GIFT BOOKS</h3> + + <h5>Edited by CAPTAIN EDRIC VREDENBURG</h5> + + <blockquote class="note"> + <p>Thirty beautiful Volumes, profusely illustrated in + colour and black and white. Pictorial Boards, Cloth Back, + or Cloth. Bevelled, Gilt Edges. Crown 4to.</p> + + <p><b>TALES OF THE ALHAMBRA</b>. By WASHINGTON IRVING. + Illustrated by H.M. BROCK. 12 full-page colour plates. + 144pp.</p> + + <p>"<b>ANIMAL LEGENDS FROM MANY LANDS</b>." By ROSE YEATMAN + WOOLF. Illustrated by EDWIN NOBLE. 12 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>TALES OF KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND + TABLE</b>. By DORIS ASHLEY. Illustrated by A.A. DIXON. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>MY BOOK OF FAVOURITE FAIRY TALES</b>. By CAPT. EDRIC + VREDENBURG and others. Illustrated by JENNIE HARBOUR. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM OLD BRITISH LEGENDS</b>. By + M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE and HILDA HART. Illustrated by HARRY G. + THEAKER. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM FRENCH FAIRY TALES</b>. By + DORIS ASHLEY. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ITALIAN FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</b>. By LILIA ROMANO. Illustrated by HOWARD DAVIE + 12 full-page colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM INDIAN LEGENDS</b>. By M. + DOROTHY BELGRAVE and HILDA HART. Illustrated by H.G. + THEAKER. 12 full-page colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM JAPANESE FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</b>. Translated and adapted by N. KATO. Illustrated + by H.G. THEAKER. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ROUMANIAN FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</b> By Dr. M. GASTER, Ph.D., late President of the + English Folk-lore Society, &c. Illustrated by C.E. + BROCK. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES AND + LEGENDS</b>. Translated and adapted by SERAPHIMA PULMAN. + Illustrated by ARTHUR A. DIXON. 12 full-page colour plates. + 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE NORTHERN LEGENDS</b>. By + M. DOROTHY BELGRAVE and HILDA HART. Illustrated by HARRY G. + THEAKER. 12 full-page colour plates. 152 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SCOTT</b>. By DORIS ASHLEY. + Illustrated by HAROLD C. EARNSHAW. 12 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE POETS</b>. By M. DOROTHY + BELGRAVE and HILDA HART. Illustrated by FRANK ADAMS. 12 + full-page colour plates. 152pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY</b>. By E. + NESBIT and DORIS ASHLEY. Illustrated by JOHN H. BACON, + A.R.A., HOWARD DAVIE, and others. 9 full-page colour + plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS</b>. By + ROSE YEATMAN WOOLF. Illustrated by H.G. THEAKER 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM DICKENS</b>. By MARY ANGELA + DICKENS. Illustrated by HAROLD COPPING. 11 full-page colour + plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE</b>. By E. + NESBIT. Illustrated by J.H. BACON, A.R.A., HOWARD DAVIE, + and H. COPPING. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM TENNYSON</b>. By NORA + CHESSON. Illustrated by JOHN H. BACON, A.R.A., ARTHUR + DIXON, HAROLD COPPING, and other artists. 10 full-page + colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM LONGFELLOW</b>. By DORIS + ASHLEY. Illustrated by A.A. DIXON, H. COPPING, and others. + 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>GLORIOUS BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY</b>. By Major + C.H. WYLLY. With Foreword by Sir ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. + Illustrated by HARRY PAYNE. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 + pp.</p> + + <p><b>THE WATER BABIES</b>. By CHARLES KINGSLEY. Abridged + Edition. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page + colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>HANS ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES</b>. Illustrated by MABEL + LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES</b>. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE + ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>ALICE IN WONDERLAND</b>. By LEWIS CARROLL. + Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. 12 full-page colour + plates. 152pp.</p> + + <p><b>MOTHER GOOSE</b>. Illustrated by MABEL LUCIE ATTWELL. + 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>ĆSOP'S FABLES</b>. Illustrated by EDWIN NOBLE. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>CURLY HEADS AND LONG LEGS</b>. Stories by the Editor, + GRACE C. FLOYD, and others. Illustrated by HILDA COWHAM. 12 + full-page colour plates. 144 pp.</p> + + <p><b>GOLDEN LOCKS AND PRETTY FROCKS</b>. Stories by NORMAN + GALE, GRACE C. FLOYD, the Editor, and others. Illustrated + by AGNES RICHARDSON. 12 full-page colour plates. 144pp.</p> + + <p><b>TINKER, TAILOR</b>. Stories by Captain EDRIC + VREDENBURG. 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