The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . meaning of it ? She shook her head, rolled herself up, and went to sleep. From this time nobody asked the Cat to be sponsor. Butwhen the winter came, and it grew very difficult to get food, theMouse remembered their store, and said, Come, Cat, we will go toour pot of fat which we have saved up ; wont it be good now ? Yes, indeed ! answered the Cat; it will do you just asmuch good as putting your tongue out of the window. They started off to the church, and when they got therethey found the fat-pot still in its place, but it was quite empty. Alas, said th
The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm . meaning of it ? She shook her head, rolled herself up, and went to sleep. From this time nobody asked the Cat to be sponsor. Butwhen the winter came, and it grew very difficult to get food, theMouse remembered their store, and said, Come, Cat, we will go toour pot of fat which we have saved up ; wont it be good now ? Yes, indeed ! answered the Cat; it will do you just asmuch good as putting your tongue out of the window. They started off to the church, and when they got therethey found the fat-pot still in its place, but it was quite empty. Alas, said the Mouse, now I see it all. Everything hascome to the light of day. You have indeed been a true friend !You ate it all up when you went to be godmother. FirstTop-off, then Half-gone, then Hold yoiu tongue, cried the Cat. Another word, andI 11 eat you too. But the unfortimate Mouse had All-gone on its hps, andhardly had it come out than the Cat made a spring, seizedthe Mouse, and gobbled it up. Now, thats the way of the world, you see,6G. The Goosegirl THERE was once an old Queen whose husband had beendead for many years, and she had a very beautifuldaughter. When she grew up she was betrothedto a Prince in a distant country. When the time came forthe maiden to be sent into this distant country to be married,the old Queen packed up quantities of clothes and jewels,gold and silver, cups and ornaments, and, in fact, everythingsuitable to a royal outfit, for she loved her daughter verydearly. She also sent a Waiting-woman to travel with her, and toput her hand into that of the bridegroom. They each had ahorse. The Princesss horse was called Falada, and it couldspeak. When the horn- of departure came, the old Queen went to herbedroom, and with a sharp little knife cut her finger and madeit bleed. Then she held a piece of white cambric under it,and let three drops of blood fall on to it. This cambric shegave to her daughter, and said, Dear child, take good care ofthis ; it will stand
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