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Various. The Orange Fairy Book
The Orange Fairy Book
Table of Contents
PREFACE
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE STORY OF THE HERO MAKÓMA
THE MAGIC MIRROR
STORY OF THE KING WHO WOULD SEE PARADISE
HOW ISURO THE RABBIT TRICKED GUDU
IAN, THE SOLDIER’S SON
THE FOX AND THE WOLF
HOW IAN DIREACH GOT THE BLUE FALCON
THE UGLY DUCKLING
THE TWO CASKETS
THE GOLDSMITH’S FORTUNE
THE ENCHANTED WREATH
THE FOOLISH WEAVER
THE CLEVER CAT
THE STORY OF MANUS
PINKEL THE THIEF
THE ADVENTURES OF A JACKAL
THE ADVENTURES OF THE JACKAL’S ELDEST SON
THE ADVENTURES OF THE YOUNGER SON OF THE JACKAL
THE THREE TREASURES OF THE GIANTS
THE ROVER OF THE PLAIN
THE WHITE DOE
THE GIRL-FISH
THE OWL AND THE EAGLE
THE FROG AND THE LION FAIRY
THE ADVENTURES OF COVAN THE BROWN-HAIRED
THE PRINCESS BELLA-FLOR
THE BIRD OF TRUTH
THE MINK AND THE WOLF
ADVENTURES OF AN INDIAN BRAVE
HOW THE STALOS WERE TRICKED
ANDRAS BAIVE
THE WHITE SLIPPER
THE MAGIC BOOK
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After this had happened two or three times, Isuro at last had his eyes opened, and made up his mind that, whatever Gudu told him, he would do exactly the opposite. However, by this time they had reached the village where dwelt Gudu’s future wife, and as they entered Gudu pointed to a clump of bushes, and said to Isuro: ‘Whenever I am eating, and you hear me call out that my food has burnt me, run as fast as you can and gather some of those leaves that they may heal my mouth.’
The rabbit would have liked to ask him why he ate food that he knew would burn him, only he was afraid, and just nodded in reply; but when they had gone on a little further, he said to Gudu:
