Fairy tales of the Slav peasants and herdsmen (1896)
1804-1891, Harding, Emily J., ill · London : G. Allen · leaf 210
he trees sang her to sleep with theirrustling lullabies, the stars watched over her at night. Theswans clothed her in their soft raiment, and the bees fed herwith their honey. The beauty of the little maiden increasedwith her growth. Her brow was calm and pure as the moon,her lips red as a rosebud,… … The Spirit of the Steppes 193 angrily it made you numb with fear, and you were instantlychanged into a block of ice. She was waited upon by hertwelve companions, who were almost as charming as theirmistress, to whom they were devotedly attached. Rumoursof the loveliness of Princess Sudolisu spread…
Fairy tales -- Slavic countries
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