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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
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marrybeneath your rank. I shall be very unhappy, of course, but I shallnever alter my mind. If I do not find from the fairies that mybirth is worthy of you, then, whatever be my feelings, I will neveraccept your hand. The conversation was at this point, and bid fair to last some timelonger, when one of the fairies appeared in her ivory car, accom-panied by a beautiful woman past her early youth. At this momentthe bird suddenly awakened, and, flying on to Saphirs shoulder(which it never afterwards left), began fondling him as well as abird can do. The fairy told Serpentine that she was quite satisfiedwith her conduct, and made herself very agreeable to Saphir, whomshe presented to the lady she had brought with her, explaining thatthe lady was no other than his Aunt Aglantine, widow of Dia-mantino. Then they all fell into each others arms, till the fairy mountedher chariot, placed Aglantine by her side, and Saphir and Serpen-tine on the front seat. She also sent a message to the Princes
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STANDING IN TilK DOOKWAY A CHARMING MAIDEN AT \\UOS15SIGHT HIS :.IIM> bEEMELt TO GIVE WAY THE LITTLE GREEN FROG 59 attendants that they might travel slowly back to the Court of KingPeridor, and that the beautiful bird had really been found. Thismatter being comfortably arranged, she started off her chariot. Butin spite of the swiftness with which they flew through the air, thotime passed even quicker for Saphir and Serpentine, who had somuch to think about. They were still quite confused with the pleasure of seeing eachother, when the chariot arrived at King Peridors palace. He hadhad himself carried to a room on the roof, where his nurses thoughtthat he would die at any moment. Directly the chariot drew withinsight of the castle the beautiful bird took flight, and, making straightfor the dying King, at once cured him of his sickness. Then sheresumed her natural shape, and he found that the bird was no othertlniii the Queen Constance, whom he had long believed to be dead.Peridor wa

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