The Waldorf family . looking on, amazed at this sudden escape, therocks opened to let the Sea-Ram enter, and thenclosing behind, effectually prevented any searchfor him. Snowdrop expected he would return; but shelooked for him in vain. She became quite mel-ancholy at his loss ; and, at length, she bethoughther of going to the common, to consult John Red-throat. He had evidently expected her, for he wassitting on his old perch, and singing :. Snowdrop, sweet Snowdrop, Im waiting for thee ;Thou hast seen for the last time the Cow of the wicked old uncles will die in a ditch;Thy mother is
The Waldorf family . looking on, amazed at this sudden escape, therocks opened to let the Sea-Ram enter, and thenclosing behind, effectually prevented any searchfor him. Snowdrop expected he would return; but shelooked for him in vain. She became quite mel-ancholy at his loss ; and, at length, she bethoughther of going to the common, to consult John Red-throat. He had evidently expected her, for he wassitting on his old perch, and singing :. Snowdrop, sweet Snowdrop, Im waiting for thee ;Thou hast seen for the last time the Cow of the wicked old uncles will die in a ditch;Thy mother is happy, and Snowdrop is rich;Her shoes are of velvet, her chain pearl and gold ;John Redthroat has done all he promised of old. With these words, the bird flew off, and Snow-drop never saw him again. She built a littlechapel on the spot where she had first met him;and though she was now a rich heiress, and rodeto church on a velvet saddle embroidered in silver, 51 ^s-J!^5g-^Tgg^j-^=jJ>>gai^eCTCE?= f with silken shoes on her feet, and a gold chainabout her neck, she never forgot that she hadonce been poor, nor did she lose any of her virtuesin the days of prosperity.
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