. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . HERE was once a woman who was awitch, and she had two daughters, oneugly and wicked, whom she loved thebest, because she was her very owndaughter, and one pretty and good,whom she hated because she was herstep-daughter. One day the step-daughter put on a pretty apron, whichthe other daughter liked so much that she became envious, and said to her mother that she mustand should have the apron. Be content, my child. said the old woman, thou shalthave it. Thy step-sister has long deserved death, and to-night, while she is asleep, I shall
. Household stories from the collection of the bros. Grimm . HERE was once a woman who was awitch, and she had two daughters, oneugly and wicked, whom she loved thebest, because she was her very owndaughter, and one pretty and good,whom she hated because she was herstep-daughter. One day the step-daughter put on a pretty apron, whichthe other daughter liked so much that she became envious, and said to her mother that she mustand should have the apron. Be content, my child. said the old woman, thou shalthave it. Thy step-sister has long deserved death, and to-night, while she is asleep, I shall come and cut off her care to lie at the farthest side of the bed, and push herto the outside. And it would have been all over with the poor girl, if shehad not been standing in a corner near and heard it all. Shedid not dare to go outside the door the whole day long, andwhen bed-time came the other one got into bed first, so as tolie on the farthest side ; but when she had gone to sleep, thestep-daughter pushed her towards the outside, and took
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