Grimm's fairy tales : retold in one-syllable words (1899)
Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859, André, R. (Richard), 1834-1907, ill, P. G., ill · New York : McLoughlin Brothers · leaf 139
use was a small gar-den in which grew twelve lil-ies.She thought it would please her broth-ers if she gave each ofthem a flow-er, so she broke ofT the twelve lil-ies. But as shedid so, the twelve boys were changed in-to twelve crows, andflew off. The house, too, was gone, and the girl stood… … THE TWELVE BOYS WERE CHANGED INTO TWELVE CROWS, AND FLEW OFR The girl wept, and asked, Is there no way to set them free? There is but one thing in all the world, said the old wom-an, and that is too hard for you to do. You must be 724 THE TWELVE BROTHERS dumb for six years. If you speak as much as…
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