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The violet fairy book (1906)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 179

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h they spread with silkencovers, and placed all sorts of delicious dishes andrefreshing drinks on them. The man had never seenanything so beautiful in his life, and he was delighted. 154 TWO IN A SACK Then the crane said to him, Now take this sack toyour wife. The man thanked him warmly, took his… … tempting supper, but the man would eat nothing, andsaid to his cousin, Your supper is bad. Oh, make the best of it, said she, but the man onlysaid : Clear away ! and taking out his sack he cried, asthe crane had taught him : Two out of a sack ! And out came the two pretty boys, who quicklybrought…

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