Identifier: violetfairybook00lang (find matches)
Title: The violet fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Folklore Fairy tales
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ime without meeting either with fiercegiants or distressed damsels. At last he saw in thedistance a wild mountain, half covered with a dense forest,and thinking that this promised well at once took theroad that led to it. The difficulties he met with — hugerocks to be climbed, deep rivers to be crossed, andthorny tracts to be avoided - - only served to make hisheart beat quicker, for he was really brave all through,and not merely when he could not help himself, like agreat many people. But in spite of all his efforts hecould not find his way out of the forest, and he began tothink he should have to pass the night there. Oncemore he strained his eyes to see if there was no place inwhich he could take shelter, and this time he caught sightof a small chapel in a little clearing. He hastened SCHIPPEITARO 37 quickly towards it, and curling himself up in a warmcorner soon fell asleep. Not a sound was heard through the whole forest forsome hours, but at midnight there suddenly arose such a
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