Pitman, Norman Hinsdale, 1876- · London : G.G. Harrap · leaf 175
ap-proaching, and above, a flock of magpies. Thenhe heard a voice speaking in his ear, Behold,the beasts of the field and the birds of the airare at your beck and call. Command, and theywill serve you ; lead, and they will follow. Yu Shin thanked the fairy and went into thefields attended by his… … YU-SHIN SAW A HERD OF ELEPHANTS APPROACHING, AND ABOVE AFLOCK OF MAGPIES. THE BOY WHO BECAME EMPEROR 149 pletely. In the meantime the busy magpies,not to be outdone, tore from the soil every ves-tige of small root and weed and ended by break-ing up the clods with their beaks. So unceasing was their…
Fairy tales, Chinese
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