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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 319

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such a beautiful infant. Andthe king believed her—for he had seen the child. After he had hung a necklace of baby diamondson her little neck, he went to the royal museum,and, asking for the key to the curiosity cabinet,he took therefrom an object that looked strangeenough to him. He knew what it… … TWO FAIRIES FLEW IN AT THE OPEN DOORWAY AND GAVE HIM GIFTS. Dragging the sled behind him, he went to thetop of Parilon Hill, and, casting himself upon thesled, he pushed off and went flying to the bottomin faster time than his royal body had ever com-passed before. What is it like, Sir? asked the…

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