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2095 y(la)m(y)e(in)f(it)g(asleep,)k(with)d(all)e(her)j(court.)72
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3299 y(their)35 b(heads)h(under)h(their)e(wings.)52 b(And)36
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1132 y(w)m(as)j(giv)m(en;)g(and)g(they)g(liv)m(ed)f(happily)g(together)
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4021 y(momen)m(t;)42 b(at)e(the)g(third,)h(he)f(could)f(hold)g(out)g
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(her)h(bridegro)s(om's)e(kingdom.)287 4262 y(One)g(da)m(y)-8
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b(Then)38 b(she)g(w)m(as)h(so)141 4864 y(thirst)m(y)30
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y(w)m(as)38 b(frigh)m(tened,)g(and)f(dared)h(not)f(bring)f(out)h(her)g
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72 71 bop 515 266 a Fj(72)1547 b Fe(CHAPTER)34 b(14.)75
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741 y('Alas!)43 b(alas!)f(if)32 b(th)m(y)h(mother)f(knew)i(it,)759
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661 1072 y(But)41 b(the)f(princess)i(w)m(as)f(v)m(ery)h(gen)m(tle)e
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1192 y(maid's)31 b(ill)f(b)s(eha)m(viour,)j(but)f(got)g(up)s(on)h(her)g
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3901 y(threatened)38 b(to)g(kill)d(her)j(mistress)g(if)e(she)i(ev)m(er)
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4021 y(But)32 b(F)-8 b(alada)31 b(sa)m(w)j(it)d(all,)g(and)h(mark)m(ed)
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4623 y(to)k(b)s(e)g(his)h(wife;)h(and)e(she)i(w)m(as)f(led)f(upstairs)h
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4744 y(princess)c(w)m(as)h(told)d(to)i(sta)m(y)g(in)f(the)h(court)g(b)s
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4984 y(am)m(used)33 b(himself)e(b)m(y)i(sitting)e(at)h(his)h(kitc)m
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73 72 bop 3281 266 a Fj(73)141 530 y(on;)48 b(and)42
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b(,)46 b(and)d(to)s(o)141 651 y(delicate)d(for)g(a)g(w)m(aiting-maid,)f
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(as)f(Curdk)m(en.)287 1614 y(But)41 b(the)h(false)e(bride)h(said)f(to)h
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1734 y(piece)46 b(of)e(kindness.')83 b('That)46 b(I)f(will,')h(said)f
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1854 y(slaugh)m(terers)g(to)f(cut)g(o\013)g(the)g(head)h(of)f(the)g
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1975 y(unruly)-8 b(,)34 b(and)f(plagued)g(me)g(sadly)g(on)g(the)h
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2095 y(m)m(uc)m(h)46 b(afraid)d(lest)i(F)-8 b(alada)43
b(should)i(some)f(da)m(y)i(or)f(other)g(sp)s(eak,)k(and)c(tell)e(all)g
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2818 y(cut)33 b(o\013)f(the)h(head,)g(and)g(nailed)e(it)h(up)h(under)g
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3058 y(she)h(said)e(sorro)m(wfully:)385 3275 y('F)-8
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b(,)38 b(and)f(dro)m(v)m(e)i(the)e(geese)i(on.)57 b(And)38
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4407 y(w)m(a)m(ving)32 b(lo)s(c)m(ks)f(of)g(hair,)f(whic)m(h)i(w)m(ere)
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2198 y(girl)30 b(lo)s(ok)m(ed)i(up)h(at)f(F)-8 b(alada's)32
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4021 y(c)m(heese,)e(and)c(pressed)j(it)c(un)m(til)h(the)h(liquid)d(ran)
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4623 y(earth)h(again;)f(I)h(will)e(thro)m(w)i(y)m(ou)h(one)f(whic)m(h)g
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4744 y(put)c(his)f(hand)h(in)m(to)f(his)g(p)s(o)s(c)m(k)m(et,)j(to)s
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(ou,)j(comrade?')65 b(ask)m(ed)41 b(the)f(tailor.)63
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1132 y(the)e(hea)m(viest.')43 b(The)29 b(gian)m(t)e(to)s(ok)h(the)g
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1373 y(a)m(w)m(a)m(y)40 b(the)f(whole)f(tree,)j(and)d(the)h(little)d
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1854 y('Hark)c(y)m(ou,)g(I)g(shall)e(ha)m(v)m(e)i(to)f(let)g(the)h
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2095 y(gian)m(t:)43 b('Y)-8 b(ou)32 b(are)h(suc)m(h)h(a)e(great)g
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2456 y(ga)m(v)m(e)42 b(it)d(in)m(to)h(the)h(tailor's)e(hand,)k(and)d
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1373 y(wic)m(k)m(ed)29 b(witc)m(h,)f(who)g(la)m(y)f(in)f(w)m(ait)h(for)
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1493 y(of)31 b(bread)g(in)f(order)h(to)g(en)m(tice)h(them)e(there.)44
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2336 y(sleeping)23 b(and)g(lo)s(oking)e(so)i(prett)m(y)-8
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2211 y(Dummling,)620 2175 y Fc(1)689 2211 y Fj(and)32
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245 244 bop 3233 266 a Fj(245)141 530 y(replied:)65 b('They)45
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y(longer)32 b(b)s(eliev)m(e)g(the)h(lion.)287 771 y(The)28
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891 y(for)39 b(them)h(con)m(tin)m(ually)e(increased.)66
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1253 y(brok)m(en,)31 b(and)d(she)i(fell)d(fain)m(ting)f(to)j(the)g
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b(sen)m(t)h(a)f(messenger)g(to)141 1975 y(the)f(other)f(bride,)g(and)h
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2336 y(tak)m(en)d(in)m(to)d(fa)m(v)m(our,)j(b)s(ecause,)g(after)e(all,)
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3174 y(One)42 b(da)m(y)-8 b(,)44 b(as)d(he)h(w)m(as)g(roaming)c(along)i
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3535 y('Prithee,)e(friend,)f(wh)m(y)h(so)g(sorro)m(wful?')45
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651 y(and)d(laughed.)55 b(Then)38 b(the)f(father)f(started,)j(trem)m
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1012 y(pla)m(ying)d(him,)g(and)i(that,)g(at)f(an)m(y)h(rate,)g(when)g
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1373 y(for)h(some)g(old)g(iron,)g(that)h(he)g(migh)m(t)e(sell)h(it)f
(and)i(raise)f(a)g(little)e(money;)39 b(and)e(there,)515
1493 y(instead)29 b(of)g(his)g(iron,)g(he)g(sa)m(w)h(a)f(large)g(pile)e
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(w)m(elv)m(e)g(y)m(ears)h(drew)515 1975 y(near)30 b(the)g(merc)m(han)m
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3299 y(it,)33 b(and)h(he)g(either)f(could)g(not,)h(or)g(dared)g(not,)f
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