Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 · Boston : Hall and Locks · leaf 62
a gift that at every word you speak thereshall come out of your mouth either a toad or a viper.f As soon as her mother perceived her coming home,she called out, Well, daughter ! Well, mother, answered the pert hussy. And asshe spoke, two toads and two vipers dropped from hermouth upon the ground.… … 32 The Story Teller The poor innocent ran away as fast as she could andreached a neighboring forest. The kings son, who hadbeen hunting, happened to meet her, and observing howbeautiful she was, asked her what she was doing allalone in the forest and why she cried. Alas! said she, sobbing as if her…
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