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Old-time stories (1921)

Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703, Johnson, A. E. (Alfred Edwin), b. 1879, Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944, ill · New York : Dodd, Mead · leaf 72

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Allwere sleeping, with the exception of little Tom Thumb,who was numb with fear when he felt the ogres hand, as ittouched the head of each brother in turn, reach his own. Upon my word/ said the ogre, as he felt the goldencrowns ; a nice job I was going to make of it ! It is veryevident that I drank… … He set off over the countryside Little Tom Thumb With these words, and without a moments hesitation, hecut the throats of his seven daughters, and well satisfiedwith his work went back to bed beside his wife. No sooner did little Tom Thumb hear him snoringthan he woke up his brothers, bidding them…

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