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The Green Forest Fairy Book

The Green Forest Fairy Book

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"And now, Yvonne, to set your mind at rest, gaze into the pool at your feet."
Frontispiece.See Page 168.

THE GREEN FOREST FAIRY BOOK


THE
GREEN FOREST
FAIRY BOOK

BY

LORETTA ELLEN BRADY

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
ALICE B PRESTON

LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY
BOSTON


Copyright, 1920,
By Little, Brown, and Company.

All rights reserved


TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS
OF LITTLE JIM WARDS
SAN FRANCISCO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE OF
OUR TWILIGHT STORY-HOURS
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED


CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
Prologue 1
I Dame Grumble and Her Curious Apple-Tree 6
II A Tale of the Northland Kingdom 61
III The Little Tree that Never Grew Up 92
IV The Tale of Punchinello 109
V The Strange Tale of the Brown Bear 125
VI The Beggar Princess 132
VII Sweep and Little Sweep 170
VIII Kings and Queens and Peasant Folk 216
IX The Goose Girl and the Blue Gander 231
X The Little Brown Man 239
XI A Tale for Halloween 248

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
"And now, Yvonne, to set your mind at rest gaze into the pool at your feet" Frontispiece
"Oh, you wicked creature!" Dame Grumble would exclaim when he began to shake the Apple Tree 9
For many days these three companions journeyed on through soft white clouds 86
From this bag the Night Wind begged a dream for the Little Tree 96
"Look, look, dear Punchinello!" little Beppo cried. "I am no longer lame" 116
"Hide me, Little Sweep," cried Red Cap. "My brother is after me" 175
So at last, after much thought, the goose girl did as the blue gander bade 237
It was the gayest company one ever could imagine, as they marched along 262

THE GREEN FOREST
FAIRY BOOK


PROLOGUE

Long, long ago, when all the world was young and there were but few people dwelling on it, the strangest things could often come to pass. Then fairyfolk still lived in the greenwoods and elves sang and danced in the soft summer dawns. Then trees could sing and flowers speak and birds would carry messages about the world; wild beasts were often loyal friends to men and helped them in their difficulties. In these old days, most noble dukes and earls would

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