German Popular Stories and Fairy TalesGeorge Bell & Sons, 1888 - 306 pages |
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Page 7
... looked all yellow and green . And he stood at the water's edge , and said , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ! " Then the fish came swimming to him ...
... looked all yellow and green . And he stood at the water's edge , and said , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ! " Then the fish came swimming to him ...
Page 8
... looked blue and gloomy , though it was very calm ; and he went close to the edge of the waves , and said , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ...
... looked blue and gloomy , though it was very calm ; and he went close to the edge of the waves , and said , — " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ...
Page 9
... looked a dark gray colour , and was overspread with curling waves and ridges of foam as he cried out , - " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ! " " Well ...
... looked a dark gray colour , and was overspread with curling waves and ridges of foam as he cried out , - " O man of the sea ! Hearken to me ! My wife Ilsabill Will have her own will , And hath sent me to beg a boon of thee ! " " Well ...
Page 12
... looked at all this greatness , " are you pope ? " " Yes , " said pope ? " she , " I am pope . " " Well , wife , ” replied he , “ it is a grand thing to be pope ; and now you must be easy , for you can be nothing greater . " " I will ...
... looked at all this greatness , " are you pope ? " " Yes , " said pope ? " she , " I am pope . " " Well , wife , ” replied he , “ it is a grand thing to be pope ; and now you must be easy , for you can be nothing greater . " " I will ...
Page 13
... looked at it through the window , " after all I cannot prevent the sun rising . " At this thought she was very angry , and wakened her husband , and said , “ Husband , go to the fish and tell him I must be lord of the sun and moon ...
... looked at it through the window , " after all I cannot prevent the sun rising . " At this thought she was very angry , and wakened her husband , and said , “ Husband , go to the fish and tell him I must be lord of the sun and moon ...
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