Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet), 1854-1909, Mitchell, E. W. illustrator · London : A. H. Bullen · leaf 196
t to ask of God: a tsardom, or greatriches, or a good wife ?—And the third brother said: What a question ! Thou art too young for a tsar-dom, and great riches last but for a little while; askGod for a good wife, for if it please God to give theea good wife, tis a gift that will bless thee all thy… … m <~ ~^* g ^ - sayaaaa 182 COSSACK FAIRY TALES. looking at it, three wild doves came flying along andlit down upon this lake. They threw off theirplumage and plunged into the water, and then hesaw that they were not wild doves, but three fairladies. They bathed in the lake, and in the mean-time…
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