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Title: The yellow fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : New York : Longmans, Green, And Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e creature fell heavily on the ground,and out of its side sprang a little hare, which ran like the windalong the river bank. The Prince drew his bow once more, andthe hare lay dead at his feet; but at the same moment a dove roseup in the air, and circled round the Princes head in the most con-fiding manner. But mindful of the black girls commands, hedared not spare the little creatures life, and taking another arrowfrom his quiver he laid it as dead as the boar and the hare. But THE GLASS AXE 147 when he went to look at the body of the bird he found instead ofthe dove a round white egg lying on the ground. While he was gazing on it and wondering what it could mean,he heard the sweeping of wings above him, and looking up he sawa huge vulture with open claws swooping down upon him. In amoment he seized the egg and flung it at the bird with all his might,and lo and behold ! instead of the ugly monster the most beautifulgirl he had ever seen stood before the astonished eyes of the Prince.
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K.7T But the waters seized her chariot and sunk it in the lowest depths But while all this was going on tho wicked old Fairy hadmanaged to make her way out of tho wood, and was now using thoList resource in her power to overtake her daughter and the Prince.As soon as she was in the open again she mounted her chariot,which was drawn by a lir-ry dragon, and (low through tho air in it.But just as si if !_rnt to the river she saw the two lovers in oachothers anus swimming through tho water as easily as two fi-l Quick as lightning, ami mrgotful of every danger, she llcw do\\nupon them. But the waters seized her chariot and sunk it in tho 148 THE GLASS AXE lowest depths, and the waves bore the wicked old woman down thestream till she was caught in some thorn bushes, where she madea good meal for ah1 the little fishes that were swimming about. And so at last the Prince and his lovely Bride were free. Theyhurried as quickly as they could to the old King, who receivedthem with joy and gladness

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