East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North (1922)
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882, Nielsen, Kay Rasmus, 1886-1957, Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896 · New York : G. H. Doran · leaf 262
ONES OWN CHILDRENARE ALWAYS PRETTIEST SPORTSMAN went out once into a wood toshoot, and he met a Snipe. Dear friend, said the Snipe, dont shootmy children I How shall I know your children ? asked the Sports-man. What are they like ? Oh! saidthe Snipe, mineare the prettiestchildren in all thewood.… … jSSfc Aft 203 Stk AEt AM* Aftk iSb ^Sra ^gra ^5gra i>^>> t^&^i string of young snipes in his hand which he had shot. Oh, oh! said the Snipe, why did you shoot mychildren after all? What! these your children! said the Sportsman;why, I shot the ugliest I could find, that I did! Woe is…
Fairy tales · Folklore, Norway
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