Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Tegner, Hans, b. 1853, ill, Brækstad, H. L. (Hans Lien), 1845-1915 · New York : The Century Co. · leaf 341
een heard before. One night as she lay in her pretty bed an uglv toad jumped in throughthe window, in which there was a broken pane. The toad, a very ugly,big, and wet creature, jumped down on the table where Thumbeline layasleep under the red rose leaf. That would be a beautiful wife for my son!… … THE TOAD TOOK THL UALNUT SHELLIN WHICH IHUMBELINK WAS SLEEPINc;. ran a broad stream; near its banks the groundand here the toad lived with her son. Ugh!How ugly and, hideous he was, just like hismother! Croak, croak! was all he couldsay when he saw the lovely little girl in thewalnut shell. Dont…
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