GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES THE DOG AND THE SPARROW

... answered the sparrow, ‘come with me into the next town, and I will soon find you plenty of food.’ So on they went together into the town: and as they passed by a butcher’s shop, the sparrow said to the ... said the brute, ‘what harm can you do me?’ and passed on. But the sparrow crept under the tilt of the cart, and pecked at the bung of one of the casks til...

Ngày tải lên : 07/11/2013, 05:15

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GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 2)

... from the bough where it hung, and brought it to the bride; and then the bride gave him the silken cord, and he took the silken cord to the river, and the river gave him water, and he carried the ... duck, and a pin; and Chanticleer gave them all leave to get into the carriage and go with them. When they arrived at Mr Korbes’s house, he was not at home; so th...

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 06:15

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GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES-THE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET (PART 1)

... wife, and, fetching the egg, they pecked a hole in it, ate it up, and threw the shells into the fireplace: they then went to the pin and needle, who were fast asleep, and seizing them by the heads, ... into the landlord’s easy chair and the other into his handkerchief; and, having done this, they crept away as softly as possible. However, the duck, who slept in the...

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 07:15

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THE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... wood, the bird made the fire, and the mouse put on the pot, and then these two waited till the sausage returned with the fuel for the following day. But the sausage remained so long away, that they ... the table, and the mouse looked after the food and, wishing to prepare it in the same way as the sausage, by rolling in and out among the vegetables to salt...

Ngày tải lên : 20/10/2013, 07:15

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THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... than the filthy pigsty we had?’ And there was a parlour, and a bedchamber, and a kitchen; and behind the cottage there was a little garden, planted with all sorts of flowers and fruits; and there ... his wife standing before the gate of a great castle. ‘See,’ said she, ‘is not this grand?’ With that they went into the castle together, and found a great many servants ther...

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 05:15

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THE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSON - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... ‘for father and mother to eat out of when I am big.’ The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the table, and henceforth ... husband!’ she quickly hid the roast meat inside the tiled stove, the wine under the pillow, the salad on the bed, the cakes under it, and the parson in the c...

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 05:15

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THE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEAN- GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... and they shut in after him as thick as ever. Then he came at last to the palace, and there in the court lay the dogs asleep; and the horses were standing in the stables; and on the roof sat the ... other with great wonder. And the horses shook themselves, and the dogs jumped up and barked; the pigeons took their heads from under their wings, and looked abou...

Ngày tải lên : 07/11/2013, 05:15

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THE PINK -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... asleep, and sprinkled her apron with the blood of a chicken.’ Thereupon he took the dog with the golden collar, and said: ‘That is the wretch!’ and caused live coals to be brought, and these the dog ... her, and ordered her to be killed, and took her heart and tongue, and laid them on a plate, and when she saw the old man coming, she said to the boy: ‘Lie d...

Ngày tải lên : 24/10/2013, 05:15

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THE QUEEN BEE - GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... kill them.’ Next they came to a bees’-nest in a hollow tree, and there was so much honey that it ran down the trunk; and the two brothers wanted to light a fire under the tree and kill the bees, ... to get their honey. But the dwarf held them back, and said, ‘Let the pretty insects enjoy themselves, I cannot let you burn them.’ At length the three brothers came to a cast...

Ngày tải lên : 28/10/2013, 12:15

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THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM -GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES

... right,’ said the robbers, and they ceased looking for the finger and sat down. The old woman then mixed a sleeping draught with their wine, and before long they were all lying on the floor of the cellar, ... the air and fell behind the great cask into my lap. And here is the finger with the ring.’ and with these words the bride drew forth the finger and she...

Ngày tải lên : 28/10/2013, 12:15

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