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This is the story of Cinderella. There once was a man who was a widower who had a gentle and kind daughter. After some time had passed, he took a new wife. This new wife had two daughters of her own. They were fair in face, but foul at heart. And it was a sorry time for the poor little girl. What does the good-for-nothing thing want in the parlor? said they. And they took away her fine clothes and gave her an old dress to put on and laughed at her and turned her into the kitchen. Then she was forced to do hard work, to rise early before daylight, to bring the water, to make the fire, to cook and to wash. She had no bed to lie down on, but was made to lie by the hearth among the ashes. And they called her Cinderella. It happened once that her father was going to the fair and asked his wife's daughters what he should bring to them. Fine clothes, said the first. Pearls and diamonds, said the second. No, child, said he to his own daughter. What will you have? The first sprig, the first leaf, dear father, that rubs against your hat on the way home, said she. Then he bought for the first two the fine clothes and pearls and diamonds they had asked for. And on his way home, as he rode through a green forest, a sprig of hazel brushed against him. So he broke it off, and when he got home, he gave it to his daughter. Then she took it and went to her mother's grave and planted it there and cried and watered it with her tears. And it grew and became a fine tree. And soon a little bird came and built its nest upon the tree and talked with her and watched over her and brought her whatever she wished for.
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And he began to consider in his mind to which of his sons he would leave his kingdom. Gladly would he have left it to his younger son, who was his favorite, but it did not seem right that a frog should ever rule over the kingdom as queen. At last he called the three princes before him and said, My sons, tomorrow let your wives bake me some soft white bread. I will eat of it, and in this way I will know which of you has the cleverest wife, and he who has the cleverest wife shall inherit my kingdom. After they had heard him, the three princes went away to their own homes, and Prince Ivan was very sad. What ails you, my dear husband, said the frog, that you hang your head and are so downcast and sad? It is no wonder I am downcast, answered the prince. Ivan, my father has commanded that you shall make him a loaf of soft white bread tomorrow, and well I know that your webby fingers can never make bread that he would ever taste, or even so much as look at. Do not be too sure of that, answered the frog. Sleep in peace, and I promise that tomorrow I will provide a loaf that even the Tsar will be happy to eat of. The prince did not believe this, but grief is heavy, so no sooner was he in bed than he fell into a deep sleep.
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The reason Mirabelle could not find her toy, as you and I know very well, was because the lamb on wheels was riding down the brook on a raft with the two boys. At first, the lamb was much frightened when she looked over the edge of the flat boat of plank and boards and saw water on all sides of her. I must really be at sea, as that jolly sailor was, thought the lamb. I am on a voyage at last. Oh, I hope I shall not be seasick. Oh, how wet the ocean is, she thought, as some water splashed up near her when the little boy shoved the boat along with his pole. The lamb, not knowing any better, thought the brook was the big ocean. But as the boat sailed on down and down and did not upset, and as the lamb grew less frightened and was not made ill, she began to feel better about it. Perhaps I am more of a sailor than I thought, she said to herself. I never knew I would be brave enough to go to sea. I wish the bold tin soldier and the calico clown toys could see me now. I'm sure they never had an adventure like this. So the lamb on wheels stood on her wooden platform in the middle of the boat and looked at the water of the brook. Now and then little waves splashed over the edge of the raft, but only a little water got on the toy, and that did not harm her. Isn't this fun, cried the little boy, who at first thought of playing Noah's Ark with the boat. It's jolly good fun, agreed the older boy. Let's make believe we are going on a long voyage. So the raft went on and on down the brook, and the lamb on wheels was having a fine ride.
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Thumbling had climbed up among the hay and found a beautiful place to sleep. There he intended to rest until day and then go home again to his parents. But he had other things to go through. When day dawned, the maid arose from her bed to feed the cows. Her first walk was into the barn, where she grabbed an armful of hay and precisely that very one in which poor Thumbling was lying asleep. He, however, was sleeping so soundly that he was aware of nothing and did not wake up until he was in the mouth of the cow, who had picked him up with the hay. "'Ah, heavens!' cried he. "'How could I have got in here?' But he soon discovered where he was—in the cow's mouth. Then it was necessary to be careful not to let himself go between the teeth, but he was nevertheless forced to slip down into the stomach with the hay. "'In this little room the windows are forgotten,' said he, "'and no sun shines in. Neither will a candle be brought.'" His quarters were especially unpleasing to him, and the worse was, more and more hay was always coming in by the door—the cow's mouth—and the space grew less and less. Then, at length, in his anguish, he cried out as loud as he could, "'Bring me no more food! Bring me no more food!' The maid was just milking the cow, and when she heard someone speaking, and saw no one, and perceived that it was the same voice that she had heard in the night, she was so terrified she slipped off her stool and spilled the milk. She ran in the greatest haste to her master and said, "'Oh, Heavens, Pastor, the cow has been speaking!' "'You were mad,' replied the pastor, but he went himself to the barn to see what was there.
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Just then, off in the woods near the beaver house came the song of laughter and voices called, Oh! Ha! Ha! It's my turn now, Toodle! Yes, Noodle, and then it's mine! Oh, what fun we are having, aren't we? It's Toodle and Noodle, my two beaver grandsons, said Grandpa Wacom. I wonder if they could have taken your butter? Come on, we'll find out. They went softly behind a clump of bushes, and there they saw Toodle and Noodle sliding down the slanting log of a tree that was like a little hill, only there was no snow on it. Why, they're coasting! Cried Grandpa Wacom, and how can they do it without snow? I don't see. But I see, said Uncle Wiggly. Those two little beaver boys have taken my butter that I left outside your house, and with the butter they have greased the slanting log until it is as slippery as ice. That's how they slide down, on Nurse Jane's butter. Oh, the little rascals, cried Grandpa Wacom. Well, they didn't mean anything wrong, Uncle Wiggly kindly said. Then he called, Toodle, Noodle, is there any of my butter left? Your butter? Cried Noodle, surprised-like. Was that your butter? Asked Toodle. Oh, please forgive us. We thought no one wanted it, and we took it to grease the big log so we could slide down. It was as good as sliding down a muddy, slippery bank of mud into the lake. We used all your butter, spoke Noodle, every bit. Oh, dear. That's too bad, Uncle Wiggly said. Oh, dear. That's too bad, Uncle Wiggly said. Oh, dear.
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One day, Grandmother fell ill, so Red Riding Hood's mother baked her a cake and made her some fresh butter, just to make her feel better. Red Riding Hood called her mother, Take this cake and butter to Grandmother's cottage. A visit from you will cheer her up. So Red Riding Hood picked up the basket, waved goodbye to her mother, and went off down the path. She hadn't gone very far when she met a wolf. He trotted up, pretending to be friendly. Good morning, Red Riding Hood. What have you got in your basket today? I have some fresh butter and the cake, replied the little girl. They are for my grandmother, who lives in the middle of the forest. She is ill and needs cheering up.