قراءة كتاب 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