The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)
Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 257
rom it so thicka smoke that he was obliged to step back a fewpaces. This smoke, by degrees, rose almost to theclouds, and spread itself over both the water andthe shore, appearing like a thick fog. The fisher-man, as may easily be imagined, was a good dealsurprised at this sight. When the smoke had… … at the fisherman, exclaimed, Humble thyself be- well, returned he ; but that shall not prevent fore me, or I will kill thee. An-d for what my destroying thee; and I will only grant thee reason, pray, will you kill me? answered the one favor. And pray what is that? said the fisherman; have you…
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