The yellow fairy book . and as she stood on the pile and the fire was about to be lighted,she looked around her and saw six swans flying through the she knew that her release was at hand and her heart dancedfor joy. The swans fluttered round her, and hovered -low so thatshe could throw the shirts over them. When they had touchedthem the swan-skins fell off, and her brothers stood before herliving, well and beautiful. Only the youngest had a swans winginstead of his left arm. They embraced and kissed each other, andthe Queen went to the King, who was standing by in great as-tonishment,
The yellow fairy book . and as she stood on the pile and the fire was about to be lighted,she looked around her and saw six swans flying through the she knew that her release was at hand and her heart dancedfor joy. The swans fluttered round her, and hovered -low so thatshe could throw the shirts over them. When they had touchedthem the swan-skins fell off, and her brothers stood before herliving, well and beautiful. Only the youngest had a swans winginstead of his left arm. They embraced and kissed each other, andthe Queen went to the King, who was standing by in great as-tonishment, and began to speak to him, saying, Dearest husband,now I can speak and tell you openly that I am innocent and havebeen falsely accused. She told him of the old womans deceit, and how she had takenthe three children away and hidden them. Then they were fetched,to the great joy of the King, and the wicked mother came to no goodend. But the King and the Queen with their six brothers lived manyyears in happiness and Cht .Six, BrxpttieT,5V^ Into Si* BY ^S tre p motheTC THE DRAGON OF THE NORTH Y7ERY long ago, as old people have told me, there lived a terrible monster, who canie out of the North, and laid waste wholetracts of country, devouring both men and beasts; and this monsterwas so destructive that it was feared that unless help came noliving creature would be left on the face of the earth. It had abody like an ox, and legs like a frog, two short fore-legs, and twolong ones behind, and besides that it had a tail like a serpent, tenfathoms in length. When it moved it jumped like a frog, and withevery spring it covered half a mile of ground. Fortunately itshabit was to remain for several years in the same place, and not tomove on till the whole neighbourhood was eaten up. Nothingcould hunt it, because its whole body was covered with scales,which were harder than stone or metal; its two great eyes shoneby night, and even by day, like the brightest lamps, and anyonewho
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