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Title: The olive fairy book
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
Subjects: Fairy tales Folklore
Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ing a flock of geese. Good day ! said the princess ; can you tell me ifthis is the castle of the Green Knight ? Yes, that it is, answered the goose-girl, for I amdriving his geese. But the Green Knight is very ill, andthey say that unless he can be cured within three dayshe will surely die. At this news the princess grew as white as death. Theground seemed to spin round, and she closed her handtight on a bush that was standing beside her. By-and-by, with a great effort, she recovered herself and said tothe goose-girl: Would you like to have a fine silk dress to wear ? The goose-girls eyes glistened. Yes, that I would ! answered she. Then take off your dress and give it to me, and I willgive you mine, said the princess. The girl could scarcely believe her ears, but theprincess was already unfastening her beautiful silk dress,and taking off her silk stockings and pretty red shoes ;and the goose-girl lost no time in slipping out of herrough linen skirt and tunic. Then the princess put on
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M 2 THE GEE EN KNIGHT 165 the others rags and let down her hair, and went to thekitchen to ask for a place. Do you want a kitchen-maid ? she said. Yes, we do, answered the cook, who was too busyto ask the new-comer many questions. The following day, after a good nights rest, theprincess set about her new duties. The other servantswere speaking of their master, and saying to each otherhow ill he was, and that unless he could be cured withinthree days he would surely die. The princess thought of the snakes, and the birdsadvice, and lifting her head from the pots and pans shewas scouring, she said : I know how to make a soup thathas such a wonderful power that whoever tastes it issure to be cured, whatever his illness may be. As thedoctors cannot cure your master shall I try ? At first they all laughed at her. What! a scullion cure the knight when the bestphysicians in the kingdom have failed ? But at last, just because all the physicians had failed,they decided that it would do no harm

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