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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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there was no help for it, did ashe was bid ; indeed he could not have resisted, as hishand was still in the turtles mouth. Delighted at having secured his prize, the turtlehastened back to the shore and plunged quickly into thewater. He swam faster than he had ever done before,and soon reached the royal palace. Shouts of joy brokeforth from the attendants when he was seen approach-ing, and some of them ran to tell the queen that themonkey was there, and that before long she would beas well as ever she was. In fact, so great was theirrelief that they gave the monkey such a kind welcome,and were so anxious to make him happy and comfortable,that he soon forgot all the fears that had beset him as tohis fate, and was generally quite at his ease, thoughevery now and then a fit of home-sickness would comeover him, and he would hide himself in some dark cornertill it had passed away. It was during one of these attacks of sadness that ajelly-fish happened to swim by. At that time jelly-fishes
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THE MONKEY AND THE JELLY-FISH 279 had shells. At the sight of the gay and lively monkeycrouching under a tall rock, with his eyes closed andhis head bent, the jelly-fish was filled with pity, andstopped, saying, Ah, poor fellow, no wonder you weep ; afew days more, and they will come and kill you and giveyour liver to the queen to eat. The monkey shrank back horrified at these words andasked the jelly-fish what crime he had committed thatdeserved death. Oh, none at all, replied the jelly-fish, but your liveris the only thing that will cure our queen, and how canwe get at it without killing you? You had better submitto your fate, and make no noise about it, for though Ipity you from my heart there is no way of helping you.Then he went away, leaving the ape cold with horror. At first he felt as if his liver was already being takenfrom his body, but soon he began to wonder if there wasno means of escaping this terrible death, and at length heinvented a plan which he thought would do. For

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