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Identifier: yellowfairybook00lang02 (find matches)
Title: The yellow fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : New York : Longmans, Green, And Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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eadily granted him, but only on the condition that he shouldremain there as long as he could, for the King himself was not strongand not very able to govern his kingdom. Sigurd accepted thiscondition, but added that he would have to get leave to go homeagain to his own country when he heard news of his fathers death.After that Sigurd married the Princess, and helped his father-in-law to govern the kingdom. He and the Princess loved each otherdearly, and after a year a son came to them, who was two yearsold when word came to Sigurd that his father was dead. Sigurdnow prepared to return home with his wife and child, and went onboard ship to go by sea. They had sailed for several days, when the breeze suddenly fell,and there came a dead calm, at a time when they needed only onedays voyage to reach home. Sigurd and his Queen were one dayon deck, when most of the others on the ship had fallen asleep.There they sat and talked for a while, and had their little son along 1 From the Icelandic.
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THE WITCH IX THE STONE BOAT 275 with them. After a time Sigurd became so heavy with sleep thathe could no longer keep awake, so he went below and lay down,leaving the Queen alone on the deck, playing with her son. A good while after Sigurd had gone below the Queen saw some-thing black on the sea, which seemed to be coming nearer. As itapproached she could make out that it was a boat, and could seethe figure of some one sitting in it and rowing it. At last the boatcame alongside the ship, and no TV the Queen saw that it was a stoneboat, out of which there came up on board the ship a fearfully uglyWitch. The Queen was more frightened than words can describe,and could neither speak a word nor move from the place so as toawaken the King or the sailors. The Witch came right up to theQueen, took the child from her and laid it on the deck; then shetook the Queen, and stripped her of all her fine clothes, which sheproceeded to put on herself, and looked then like a human being.Last of all she

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  • bookdecade:1900
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  • bookauthor:Lang__Andrew__1844_1912
  • booksubject:Fairy_tales
  • bookpublisher:London___New_York___Longmans__Green__And_Co_
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  • booksponsor:MSN
  • bookleafnumber:328
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