The Dream of Little Tuk, and Other Tales

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Grant and Griffith, 1848 - 115 síður
 

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Síða 95 - The books went through all the world, and a few of them once came to the Emperor. He sat in his golden chair, and read, and read: every moment he nodded his head, for it pleased him to peruse the masterly descriptions of the city, the palace, and the garden. "But the Nightingale is the best of all,
Síða 55 - That's as it may be," said the Fingers; and they grasped her round the body. " See, I'm coming with a train ! " said the Darning-Needle, and she drew a long thread after her, but there was no knot in the thread. The Fingers pointed the needle just at the cook's slipper, in which...
Síða 64 - One of the slippers was not to be found, and the other was pounced upon by a boy, who ran away with it, saying that it would serve for a cradle when he should have children of his own.
Síða 97 - Nightingale, which all the world knew excepting the people at court. At last they met with a poor little girl in the kitchen, who said, — "The Nightingale ? I know it well ; yes, it can sing gloriously.
Síða 110 - And as it sang the spectres grew paler and paler ; the blood ran quicker and more quickly through the Emperor's weak limbs ; and even Death listened, and said, " Go on, little Nightingale, go on...
Síða 58 - I have been in a lady's work-box," said the darning-needle, " and this lady was the cook. She had on each hand five fingers, and anything so conceited as these five fingers I have never seen ; and yet they were only employed to take me out of the box and to put me back again.
Síða 97 - At last they met a poor little girl, employed in the kitchen, who said : " The Nightingale ? oh, I know it very well ! How she can sing ! Every evening I am allowed to carry my poor sick mother the...
Síða 170 - Well, we shall be delighted if you do so,' said the swindlers ; and named the different colours and patterns which were in the stuff. The old minister listened attentively to what they said, in order that he might be able to repeat all to the Emperor. " The swindlers then asked for more money, and silk and gold thread, which they said they wanted to finish the piece they had begun. But they put, as before, all that was given to them into their own pocket, and still continued to work with apparent...
Síða 99 - Little nightingale!" called the kitchenmaid quite loud, "our gracious emperor wishes you to sing to him!" "With the greatest pleasure!" said the nightingale, warbling away in the most delightful fashion. "It is just like crystal bells," said the gentleman-in-waiting. "Look at its little throat, how active it is. It is extraordinary that we have never heard it before! I am sure it will be a great success at court!
Síða 66 - ... knife and fork in its breast, till it came up to the poor little girl ; when — the match went out and nothing but the thick, cold, damp wall was left behind. She lighted another match. Now there she was sitting under the most magnificent Christmas...

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