Our Favourite Fairy Tales and Famous Histories, Told for the Hundredth TimeWard & Lock, 1858 - 416 pages Each story is followed by a page of original note from Mr. Dulcken to explain the origin of the story, its historical importance in literature, and the implication of moral content. |
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Aladdin Ali Baba appeared asked Baba Mustapha bean-stalk bear's Beast beautiful began better big bear brother Cassim castle cave chair child Cinderella cried daughter door dress enchanted eyes fairy fancy father forest gave genie giant giant dragging gold Goody Two-shoes grandmother hand handsome head heard Jack Jack the Giant-Killer kind King Arthur king's lady lamp laughing little bear Little Goody Little John Little Red Riding lived looked Lord Marquis loved magician Margery Marquis of Carabas married master merchant middle-sized bear Morgiana morning mother mouth never night ogre once palace poor little porridge pot pretty prince princess Puss PUSS IN BOOTS Red Riding Hood replied Robin Hood round sisters sleep soon stood story sultan supper surprised tell thing thought told Tom Thumb took walking wanted wicked wife wolf wonderful young
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Page 359 - What wouldst thou have? I am ready to obey thee as thy slave, and the slave of all those who have that lamp in their hands; I and the other slaves of the lamp.
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Page 59 - He was, nevertheless, tempted once or twice to get down, and mount one of their horses, and lead another, driving his asses before him with all the haste he could to town ; but the uncertainty of the event made him choose the safest way.
Page 66 - My wife found this at the bottom of the measure you borrowed yesterday. By this discourse, Ali Baba perceived that Cassim and his wife, through his own wife's folly, knew what they had so much reason to...
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Page 42 - SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR!" said the Middle Bear, in his middle voice. And you know what the little old Woman had done to the third chair. "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY CHAIR AND HAS SAT THE BOTTOM OUT OF IT!
Page 64 - ... she Was very well satisfied to find the number of measures amounted to so many as they did, and went to tell her husband, who had almost finished digging the hole.