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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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poor bird, seized thebranch of a tree and hit out at the ravens with it; terrified atthis tmexpected onslaught they flew away, leaving many of theirnumber dead or wounded on the battlefield. As soon as the eagle saw itself free from its tormentors it pluckeda feather from its wing, and, handing it to the Prince, said : Here,my kind benefactor, take this feather as a proof of my gratitude ;should you ever be in need of my help blow this feather into the air,and I will help you as much as is in my power. Iwanich thanked the bird, and placing the feather beside thescale he drove the horses home. Another day he had wandered farther than usual, and cameclose to a farmyard; the place pleased the Prince, and as there wasplenty of good grass for the horses he determined to spend the daythere. Just as he was sitting down under a tree he heard a cryclose to him, and saw a fox which had been caught in a trap placedthere by the farmer. In vain did the poor beast try to free itself; then the good-
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IWAJVICH • CASTS THE. FJ^K • )NTo T1IU WITCH AND HER SERVANTS natured Prince came once more to the rescue, and let the fox out ofthe trap. The fox thanked him heartily, tore two hairs out of his bushytail, and said: Should you ever stand in need of my help throwthese two hairs into the fire, and in a moment I shall be at yourside ready to obey yon. Iwanich put the foxs hairs with the scale and the feather, andas it was getting dark he hastened home with his horses. In the meantime his service was drawing near to an end, andin three more days the year was up, and he would be able to get hisreward and leave the witch. On the first evening of these last three days, when he came homeand was eating his supper, he noticed the old woman stealing intothe stables. The Prince followed her secretly to see what she was going todo. He crouched down in the doorway and heard the wickedwitch telling the horses to wait next morning tiU Iwanich wasasleep, and then to go and hide themselves in the r

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