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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 220

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yondwere gardens such as only the Fairy of the Dawn canhave, and on the flowers slept a fairy! All this saw Petrufrom the other side. But how was he to get over? To be sure there was abridge, but, even if it had not been guarded by sleepinglions, it was plainly not meant for man to walk on. Who THE… … risk, and strode back to the sleeping giant. Wake up,my brave man! he cried, giving him a shake. The giant woke and stretched out his hand to pick upPetru, just as we should catch a fly. But Petru played 13 194 THE FAIRY OF THE DAWN on his flute, and the giant fell back again. Petru triedthis three…

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