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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
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said. Yotx are lookingfor the Mother Dragons mare who is galloping about among theclouds. I will summon all the eagles of the air together, and orderthem to catch the mare and bring her to you. And with thesewords the King of the Eagles flew away. Towards evening thePrince heard a mighty rushing sound in the air, and when he lookedup he saw thousands of eagles driving the mare before them. Theysank at his feet on to the ground and gave the mare over to him.Then the Prince rode home to the old Mother Dragon, who wasfull of wonder when she saw him, and said, You have succeeded THE FLOWER QUEENS DAUGHTER 195 co-day in looking after my mare, and as a reward you shall cometo my ball to-night. She gave him at the same time a cloak madeof copper, and led him to a big room where several young he-dragonsand she-dragons were dancing together. Here, too, was the FlowerQueens beautiful daughter. Her dress was woven out of the mostlovely flowers in the world, and her complexion was like lilies and
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roses. As the Prince was dancing with her he managed to whisperin her our, I have come to set you free ! Then the beautiful girl said to him, If you succeed in bringingthe mure back safely the third day, ask the Mother Dragon to giveyou a foal of the mare as a reward. The ball came to an end at midnight, and early next mornin 19G THE FLOWER QUEENS DAUGHTER the Prince again led the Mother Dragons mare out into the meadow.But again she vanished before his eyes. Then he took out his littlebell and rang it twice. In a moment the King of the Foxes stood before him and said: I know already what you want, and will summon all the foxes ofthe world together to find the mare who has hidden herself in ahill. With these words the King of the Foxes disappeared, and in theevening many thousand foxes brought the mare to the Prince. Then he rode home to the Mother Dragon, from whom hereceived this time a cloak made of silver, and again she led him tothe ball-room. The Flower Queens daughter was delig

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  • bookauthor:Lang__Andrew__1844_1912
  • booksubject:Fairy_tales
  • bookpublisher:London___New_York___Longmans__Green__And_Co_
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  • bookleafnumber:236
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