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Laboulaye's fairy book (1920)

Laboulaye, Edouard, 1811-1883, McCandlish, Edward G., ill · New York : Harper · leaf 111

An illustration from Laboulaye's fairy book, 1920, leaf 111 — en, a stranger passedby and asked, Whose wheat is this? It is mine, answered he, without thinking. Butscarcely had he spoken when, behold! the wheat took fire,and the flames spread all over the field. Without stoppingto put it out, he ran after the traveler, crying, Stop,sir, I was mistaken; it… … . HERE was once a woman who was left a widowwith two children. The elder, who was only her step-daughter, was named Dobrunka; the younger, who wasas wicked as her mother, was called Katinka. Themother worshiped her daughter, but she hated Do-brunka, simply because she was as beautiful as her…

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