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Title: Stories for the household
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894 Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909, ill
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : G. Routledge and Sons

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ttle. The little pale daughter was dreaming too, for her eyeswere wet with tears. The harp stood at their heads, and the dog laystretched at their feet. THIRTIETH EVENING. IT was in a little provincial town, the Moon said ; it certainlyhappened last year, but that has nothing to do with the matter. I sawit quite plainly. To-day I read about it in the papers, but there it wasnot half so clearly expressed. In the tap-room of the little inn sat thebear leader, eating his supper ; the bear was tied up outside, behind thewood pile—poor Bruin, who did nobody any harm, though he lookedgrim enough. Up in the garret three little children were playing by thelight of my beams ; the eldest was perhaps six years old, the youngestcertainly not more than two. Tramp ! tramp !—somebody was comingup stairs : who might it be ? The door was thrust open—it was Bruin,the great, shaggy Bruin ! He had got tired of waiting down in thecourtyard, and had found his way to the stairs. I saw it all, said the
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THE BEAK PLATING AT SOLDIERS WITH THE CHILDREN. Moon. The children were very much frightened at first at the greatshaggy animal; each of them crept into a corner, hut he found them allout, and smelt at them, but did them no harm. This must be a greatdog, they said, and began to stroke him. He lay down upon theground, the youngest boy clambered on his back, and, bending down alittle head of golden curls, played at hiding in the beasts shaggy skin.Presently the eldest boy took his drum, and beat upon it till it rattledagain : the bear rose up on its hind legs and began to dance. It was acharming sight to behold. Each boy now took his gun, and the bear 428 Stories for the Household. was obliged to have one too, and lie held it up quite properly. Herewas a capital playmate they had found ! and they began marching-one, two ; one, two. Suddenly some one came to the door, which opened, and the motherof the children appeared. You should have seen her in her dumbterror, with her face as white

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