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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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e it must remain in the possession of the judge till itsfellow was brought before him. When they heard this, the Jew and the boy lookedat each other, and their eyes said: Where are we to goto find the other one ? But as they knew there was nouse in disputing the decision, they bowed low and leftthe hall of audience. Wandering he knew not whither, the youth foundhimself on the sea-shore. At a little distance was a shipwhich had struck on a hidden rock, and was rapidlysinking, while on deck the crew were gathered, withfaces white as death, shrieking and wringing their hands. Have you met with fear ? shouted the boy. Andthe answer came above the noise of the waves. Oh, help ! help ! We are drowning ! Then the boy flung off his clothes, and swam to theship, where many hands were held out to draw him onboard. The ship is tossed hither and thither, and will soonbe sucked down, cried the crew again. Death is verynear, and we are frightened ! Give me a rope, said the boy in reply, and he took
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THE BOY WHO FOUND FEAE AT LAST 285 it, and made it safe round his body at one end, and to the mast at the other, and sprang into the sea. Downhe went, down, down, down, till at last his feet touchedthe bottom, and he stood up and looked about him.There, sure enough, a sea-maiden with a wicked facewas tugging hard at a chain which she had fastened to the ship with a grappling iron, and was dragging it bitby bit beneath the waves. Seizing her arms in both hishands, he forced her to drop the chain, and the shipabove remaining steady, the sailors were able gently tofloat her off the rock. Then taking a rusty knife froma heap of seaweed at his feet, he cut the rope round hiswaist and fastened the sea-maiden firmly to a stone, sothat she could do no more mischief, and bidding herfarewell, he swam back to the beach, where his clotheswere still lying. The youth dressed himself quickly and walked ontill he came to a beautiful shady garden filled withflowers, and with a clear little stream runnin

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