Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 · Boston : Hall and Locks · leaf 411
y, uncle ; whither are you carrying thatstraw? To the village. Is there little straw in the village then ? Nay, but this straw is of such a kind that if youscatter it on the hottest summer day, cold will immedi-ately set in with snow and frost. Wont you sit with us, then ? Thank you, I will. Soon… … The Flying Ship 373 ship and looked, and brought back word to the tsar thattwas but a single wretched little peasant who was flyingthe ship. The tsar fell to thinking. He did not relishthe idea of giving his daughter to a simple peasant andbegan to consider how he could get rid of this…
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