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Title: The violet fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Folklore Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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, and saw itwas time for her to be going. Hand me the basket,said she, for you must have some supper. I cannot letyou go hungry to bed. Then, bending over the basket, she whispered somemagic words, and instantly a table covered with fruitsand cakes stood on the ground before them. When theyhad finished eating, the godmother led the child back,and on the way taught her the words she must say tothe basket when she wanted it to give her something. In a few years more, Dotteriue was a grown-upyoung lady, and those who saw her thought that theworld did not contain so lovely a girl. About this time a terrible war broke out, and the kins; O and his army were beaten back and back, till at lengththey had to retire into the town, and make ready for asiege. It lasted so long that food began to fail, and evenin the palace there was not enough to eat. So one morning Dotterine, who had had neithersupper nor breakfast, and was feeling very hungry,let her wing fly away. She was so weak and miserable,
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THE CHILD WHO CAME FROM AN EGG 107 that directly her godmother appeared she burst intotears, and could not speak for some time. Do not cry so, dear child, said the godmother. Iwill cany you away from all this, but the others I mustleave to take their chance. Then, bidding Dotterinefollow her, she passed through the gates of the town, andthrough the army outside, and nobody stopped them, orseemed to see them. The next day the town surrendered, and the king andall his courtiers were taken prisoners, but in the confusionhis son managed to make his escape. The queen hadalready met her death from a spear carelessly thrown. As soon as Dotterine and her godmother were clearof the enemy, Dotterine took off her own clothes, and puton those of a peasant, and in order to disguise her betterher godmother changed her face completely. Whenbetter times come, her protectress said cheerfully, andyou want to look like yourself again, you have only towhisper the words I have taught you into the basket,a

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