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Title: Laboulaye's fairy book
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Laboulaye, Edouard, 1811-1883 McCandlish, Edward G., ill
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: New York : Harper
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Charming. 153 LABOULAYES FAIRY BOOK See, said Pazza, here is the explanation of all thepictures; read it. I dont know how to read, replied Charming. I will teach you; I will be your little tutor. No, replied the stubborn prince, I do not wish toread. My masters tire me. Very well; but I am not a master. See, here is an A,a beautiful great A; say A. No, returned Charming, frowning, I will neversay A. Not to please me? No, never. Enough of this; I do not like people todiffer from me. Sir, said Pazza, a polite man never refuses ladiesanything. I would refuse the devil in petticoats, replied theyoung prince, tossing his head. I am tired of you; let mealone. I dont love you any longer. Call me My Lord. My Lord Charming, or my charming lord, said Pazza,flushed with anger, you shall read, or I will know thereason why. I wont read. Will you not? One—two—three! No! no! no! Pazza raised her hand, and, lo! the kings son received abox on the ear. Pazza had been told that she was witty to 154
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PAZZA, THOUGH SHE LOVED THE PRIXCE, WAS A VERT STERN SCHOOLMISTRESS KING BIZARRE AND PRINCE CHARMING the ends of her fingers, and had been stupid enough tobelieve it; it is never right to jest with children. At this first lesson in reading, Charming turned pale andtrembled; the blood mounted to his cheeks, his eyes filledwith tears, and he gazed at his young teacher with a lookthat made her start; then all at once, with a great effort, heregained his self-possession, and said, in a tremulous voice,Pazza, that is A. And the same day and at one sittinghe learned all the letters of the alphabet; at the end of theweek he spelled readily, and before the month was endedhe read with ease. King Bizarre was delighted. He kissed Pazza on bothcheeks; he insisted on having her always with him or hisson, and made this child his friend and counselor, to thegreat disdain of all the courtiers. Charming, still gloomyand silent, learned all that this young mentor could teachhim, then returned to his fo

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