Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882, Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896 · Putnam · leaf 163
sister smiled and nodded her head,and when midnight came, and the moon washigh in the sky she said good-bye to nerbrothers, and went to the great, wide moor,where the watches lived. There stood a greatcrop of thistles, all nodding and nodding inthe breeze, while the down floated and glis-tened like… … The Princess began to pluck and gather as fast as she could r The Ticelve Wild Ducks 163 wicked faces all looking at her. Her heartstood still then and she grew icy cold, butnever a sound did she utter, only plucked andgathered until her bag was full; and when shegot home at break of day she set to…
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