Tài liệu GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES - OLD SULTAN docx

... GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES OLD SULTAN A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one day ... and called Sultan ‘an old rogue,’ and swore he would have his revenge. So the next morning the wolf sent the boar to challenge Sultan to come into the wood to fight the matter. Now Sultan had ... ‘Now, my good fellow, you m...

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... GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES HANS IN LUCK Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do comes ... ‘Heaven reward you for your kindness and self-denial!’ said Hans, as he gave the butcher the cow; and taking the pig off the wheel-barrow, drove it away, holding it by the string that was tied to ... refresh yourself; your cow will give you no milk: don’t you see she is an ol...

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... pebble-stones out of his pocket on the road. When they had reached the middle of the forest, the father said: ‘Now, children, pile up some wood, and I will light a fire that you may not be cold.’ ... help did not come soon, they must die of hunger and weariness. When it was mid-day, they saw a beautiful snow-white bird sitting on a bough, which sang so delightfully that they stood stil...

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... Red-Cap?’ ’A good quarter of a league farther on in the wood; her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut-trees are just below; you surely must know it,’ replied Little Red-Cap. ... Little Red-Cap,’ said he. ’Thank you kindly, wolf.’ ’Whither away so early, Little Red-Cap?’ ’To my grandmother’s.’ ’What have you got in your apron?’ ’Cake and wine; yesterday was baking-day...

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... Andersen’s Fairy Tales Hans Christian Andersen THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES Many years ago, there was an Emperor, ... So the faithful old minister went into the hall, where the knaves were working with all their might, at their empty looms. ‘What can be the meaning of this?’ thought the old man, opening his ... pretended stuff. The old minister listened attentively to their wo...

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... dreadfully cold,’ said the Mouse. ‘But for that, it would be delightful here, old Fir, wouldn’t it?’ ‘I am by no means old, ’ said the Fir Tree. ‘There’s many a one considerably older than I ... And then he told about Christmas-eve, when he was decked out with cakes and candles. ‘Oh,’ said the little Mice, ‘how fortunate you have been, old Fir Tree!’ ‘I am by no means old, ’ said...

Ngày tải lên: 14/12/2013, 08:15

... GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES JORINDA AND JORINDEL There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could ... close under the old walls of the castle. Then he shrank for fear, turned pale, and trembled. Jorinda was just singing, ‘The ring-dove sang from the willow spray, Well-a-day! Well-a-day...

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... round about, Lo and behold! Reel away, reel away, Straw into gold!’ And round about the wheel went merrily; the work was quickly done, and the straw was all spun into gold. When the king came ... slyly. ‘Some witch told you that!— some witch told you that!’ cried the little man, and dashed his right foot in a rage so deep into the floor, that he was forced to lay hold of it with both .....

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... that she could not bear to think that anyone could be handsomer than she was. She had a fairy looking- glass, to which she used to go, and then she would gaze upon herself in it, and say: ’Tell ... colours.’ ‘I will let the old lady in; she seems to be a very good sort of body,’ thought Snowdrop, as she ran down and unbolted the door. ‘Bless me!’ said the old woman, ‘how badly your...

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