Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863, Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, Rackham, Arthur, 1867-1939, ill · New York : Doubleday, Page · leaf 377
at wont do, said the Beggar. You had betterspin ; perhaps you can manage that. So she sat down and tried to spin, but the harsh yarn sooncut her delicate fingers and made them bleed. Now you see, said the Man, what a good-for-nothing youare. I have made a bad bargain in you. But I will try tostart… … KING THRUSHBEARD goods for sale, they will scoff at me. But it was no good. Shehad to obey, unless she meant to die of hunger. All went well the first time. The people willingly boughther wares because she was so handsome, and they paid what sheasked them—nay, some even gave her the money and left…
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