ned ; the little birds began to sing, so that the woodsechoed, and the blossoms fell from the trees ; when the fifthmonth had passed the wife stood under the almond tree, andit smelt so sweet that her heart leaped within her, and she fellon her knees for joy ; and when the sixth month had gone,… … To face page iS6 THE ALMOND TREE. 187 month had passed she called to her husband, and said, weep If I die, bury me under the almond tree. Then she was comforted and happy until the ninth monthhad passed, and then she bore a child as white as snow and asred as blood, and when she saw it her joy was…
Fairy tales · Folklore -- Germany
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