Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

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uraged by difficulties,

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swered Rudy; "and I mean

the miller, laughing; and Babet

id she. "It is getting into a rage; how its e

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aid the miller, slapping the young Al

each other in the presence of the old man, which is as good as an engagement. He was quite civil about it; drew in his claws, and took his afternoon nap, so that the two wer

d left a watery veil, icicles large and heavy hung from the trees, while the snow-powdered fir-trees were decorated with fantastic garlands of crystal. The Ice Maiden rode on the howling wind across the deep valleys, the country, as far as Bex, was covered with a carpet of snow, so that the Ice Maiden

omed, and joyous, laughing Babette, was like the early spring,

together," said the parlor-cat; "I