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Various. The Olive Fairy Book
The Olive Fairy Book
Table of Contents
PREFACE
COLOURED PLATES
PLATES
ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT
MADSCHUN
THE BLUE PARROT
GEIRLAUG THE KING’S DAUGHTER
THE STORY OF LITTLE KING LOC
‘A LONG-BOW STORY’
FOOTNOTE:
JACKAL OR TIGER?
FOOTNOTE:
THE COMB AND THE COLLAR
THE THANKSGIVING OF THE WAZIR
SAMBA THE COWARD
KUPTI AND IMANI
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF LITTLE MAIA
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND
FOOTNOTE:
THE GREEN KNIGHT
THE FIVE WISE WORDS OF THE GURU[4]
FOOTNOTE:
THE GOLDEN-HEADED FISH
DORANI
THE SATIN SURGEON
THE BILLY GOAT AND THE KING
THE STORY OF ZOULVISIA
GRASP ALL, LOSE ALL
THE FATE OF THE TURTLE
THE SNAKE PRINCE
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS IN THE FOREST
THE CLEVER WEAVER
THE BOY WHO FOUND FEAR AT LAST
HE WINS WHO WAITS
THE STEEL CANE
THE PUNISHMENT OF THE FAIRY GANGANA
THE SILENT PRINCESS
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Published by Good Press, 2020
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‘May it please your majesty,’ answered the steward, ‘the tents are not even set up, and it will be at least an hour before your supper is served! We thought——’
‘Who taught you to think?’ interrupted the false king rudely. ‘You are nothing but a fool! Get me some horse’s flesh directly—it is the best meat in the world!’
