. Little Saint Elizabeth and other stories / by Frsnces Hodgson Burnett ; illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. was a verycoarse, hideous man, with bristling yellow hair, and little eyes,and a face rather like a pigs, and he always looked stupid, butjust now he looked more stupid than ever. He seemed dumbwith surprise. Whats the matter with the swine ? he asked in hishoarse voice, which was rather piglike, too. I dont know, answered Fairyfoot, feeling a littlealarmed. What is the matter with them ? They are four times fatter, and five times bigger, and sixtimes cleaner, and seven times heavier, an
. Little Saint Elizabeth and other stories / by Frsnces Hodgson Burnett ; illustrated by Reginald B. Birch. was a verycoarse, hideous man, with bristling yellow hair, and little eyes,and a face rather like a pigs, and he always looked stupid, butjust now he looked more stupid than ever. He seemed dumbwith surprise. Whats the matter with the swine ? he asked in hishoarse voice, which was rather piglike, too. I dont know, answered Fairyfoot, feeling a littlealarmed. What is the matter with them ? They are four times fatter, and five times bigger, and sixtimes cleaner, and seven times heavier, and eight times hand-somer than they were when you took them out, the swine-herd said. Ive done nothing to them, said Fairyfoot. They ranaway, but they came back again. The swineherd went lumbering back into the hut, andcalled his wife. Come and look at the swine, he said. And then the woman came out, and stared first at theswine and then at Fairyfoot. He has been with the fairies, she said at last to herhusband; or it is because he is a kings son. We musttreat him better if he can do wonders like r^i:S ^y^^. {yn ] ^ ^ J ^
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