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The Quarrel by Eleanor Farjeon
I quarrelled with my brotherI don’t know what about,One thing led to anotherAnd somehow we fell out.The start of it was slight,The end of it was strong,He said he was right,I knew he was wrong! We hated one another.The afternoon turned black.Then suddenly my brotherThumped me on the back,And said, “Oh, come along!We can’t go…
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Old Hildebrand by Brothers Grimm
Once upon a time lived a peasant and his wife, and the parson of the village had a fancy for the wife, and had wished for a long while to spend a whole day happily with her. The peasant woman, too, was quite willing. One day, therefore, he said to the woman, “Listen, my dear…
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The Peasant’s Wise Daughter by Brothers Grimm
There was once a poor peasant who had no land, but only a small house, and one daughter. Then said the daughter, “We ought to ask our lord the King for a bit of newly-cleared land.” When the King heard of their poverty, he presented them with a piece of land, which she and her…
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The King of the Golden Mountain by Brothers Grimm
There was a certain merchant who had two children, a boy and a girl; they were both young, and could not walk. And two richly-laden ships of his sailed forth to sea with all his property on board, and just as he was expecting to win much money by them, news came that they had…
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The Raven by Brothers Grimm
There was once upon a time a Queen who had a little daughter who was still so young that she had to be carried. One day the child was naughty, and the mother might say what she liked, but the child would not be quiet. Then she became impatient, and as the ravens were flying…
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The Gnome by Brothers Grimm
There was once upon a time a rich King who had three daughters, who daily went to walk in the palace garden, and the King was a great lover of all kinds of fine trees, but there was one for which he had such an affection, that if anyone gathered an apple from it he…
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The Young Giant by Brothers Grimm
Once on a time a countryman had a son who was as big as a thumb, and did not become any bigger, and during several years did not grow one hair’s breadth. Once when the father was going out to plough, the little one said, “Father, I will go out with you.” “Thou wouldst go…
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The Goose-Girl by Brothers Grimm
There was once upon a time an old Queen whose husband had been dead for many years, and she had a beautiful daughter. When the princess grew up she was betrothed to a prince who lived at a great distance. When the time came for her to be married, and she had to journey forth…
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The Singing, Springing Lark by Brothers Grimm
There was once on a time a man who was about to set out on a long journey, and on parting he asked his three daughters what he should bring back with him for them. Whereupon the eldest wished for pearls, the second wished for diamonds, but the third said, “Dear father, I should like…
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The Poor Man and the Rich Man by Brothers Grimm
In olden times, when the Lord himself still used to walk about on this earth amongst men, it once happened that he was tired and overtaken by the darkness before he could reach an inn. Now there stood on the road before him two houses facing each other; the one large and beautiful, the other…
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