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Шарль Перро. Cinderella and Other Stories
CINDERELLA AND OTHER STORIES. Charles Perrault. Translated by A. E. Johnson
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History of Collins
Life & Times. Cinderella and Other Stories
An Auspicious Start
The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns
Fabulous Beasts
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
PUSS IN BOOTS
LITTLE TOM THUMB
THE FAIRIES
RICKY OF THE TUFT
CINDERELLA, OR THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
BLUE BEARD
THE RIDICULOUS WISHES
DONKEY-SKIN
CLASSIC LITERATURE: WORDS AND PHRASES adapted from the Collins English Dictionary
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Her embarrassment was less than his, and that is not to be wondered at, since she had had time to think of what she would say to him. It seems (although the story says nothing about it) that the good fairy had beguiled her long slumber with pleasant dreams. To be brief, after four hours of talking they had not succeeded in uttering one half of the things they had to say to each other.
Now the whole palace had awakened with the princess. Every one went about his business, and since they were not all in love they presently began to feel mortally hungry. The lady-in-waiting, who was suffering like the rest, at length lost patience, and in a loud voice called out to the princess that supper was served.
