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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 90

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She could nut set four chini vases on the mantelpiece without breaking one of them Ricky of the Tuft sister. At first every one gathered round the beauty tosee and admire her, but very soon they were all attractedby the graceful and easy conversation of the clever one. Ina very short time the elder… … Graceful and easy conversation The elder princess was not so stupid that she was notaware of this, and she would willingly have surrenderedall her beauty for half her sisters cleverness. Sometimesshe was ready to die of grief, for the queen, though a sen-sible woman, could not refrain from…

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