Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 64
was before. Then, whenyour brother comes back from the wood with his beastsyou must go to him and say, Brother, you are very strong.If I were to fasten your thumbs behind your back with a THREE PRINCES AND THEIR BEASTS 43 stout silk cord, could you wrench yourself free? Andwhen you see that he… … free, and said to her, Sister, that cord is not strongenough for me. The next day he went back to the wood with hisbeasts, and the robber told her that she must take a muchstouter cord to bind his thumbs with. But again he freedhimself, though not so easily as the first time, and hesaid to his…
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