Fairy tales
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: -.. Littlb Elli ... The TiNDtB.Box Thb Wicked Kino Tiik Rbsoluti Lbadun Sdldiik Tbb Garden Of Pabadibb Tub Shbphbrdkss And Thb C Little Ida's Flowbm Thb D/tS7 Nbw Ybab's tv M S3 ...
MorePurchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: -.. Littlb Elli ... The TiNDtB.Box Thb Wicked Kino Tiik Rbsoluti Lbadun Sdldiik Tbb Garden Of Pabadibb Tub Shbphbrdkss And Thb C Little Ida's Flowbm Thb D/tS7 Nbw Ybab's tv M S3 M 7 "M ll7 IM chapter{Section 4 PART I 1 I i t. HERE was once upon a time a young woman, and she was so kind, so sweet-tempered, that every body loved Among the rest I there was an old witch who lived near where she dwelt, and with sh was a great favorite. One day she went to the old witch, and said to her: " I would give anything to have a nice littto child of my own: do but tell me how to accomplish my wish!" " Oh! we'll soon manage that!" replied the old.witch. '' Look ye here at th is barleycorn ! It is not like those that grow in the fields, or what the fowls are fed with. This you must plant in a flower-pot, and then wait and see what will happen." " A thousand thanks!" said the other, putting some silver in the witch's hand. She then went home and planted the barleycorn as the old woman had told her. A beautiful large flower soon shot up out of the flower-pot, but its leaves were all closed like buds that were soon to open. "What a beautiful flower!" said the wife, at the same time kissing the red and yellow leaves; but scarcely had she pressed her lips on the flower, when there was a loud report, and the calix opened. She now saw that it was a real tulip, and in the middle of the cup sat, on he still green seed-stalk, a charming little maiden, so del'cate andlovely, and yet that was only an inch high on which account she gave her the name of " Ellie." She made the baby a cradle out of a polished walnut-shell, gate her blue violets as mattress, and a rose-leat tor counterpane. In this cradle little Ellie slept at night; by day she pla...
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