The one strand river, and other fairy tales (1903) (14752425912)

Identifier: onestrandriverot00hall (find matches)
Title: The one strand river, and other fairy tales
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Hall, Alice Marples
Subjects: Fairy tales, English
Publisher: London, D. Nutt



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ofLady Athene, who leaned over him repeating, Wake up, Florizel! I am so sorry, my dear boy, she said; I have been so busy and tired, I forgot allabout you, and here you have been for sixhours without tea. Come and have somesupper with me in my study. Arent youfamished ? Prince Florizel 87 I say, Lady Athene, you are jolly, saidFlorizel, getting up and looking at her drow-sily. She had come in her hurry without hercap and gown, and had forgotten her bluespectacles, and really, Florizel thought, shewas quite young and not half bad lookingwithout them. I never meant you to be here so long,said she. Are you very tired ? Well, Ive been asleep most of the time,said Florizel. But I really couldnt do thosepapers, you know, at least not much of them—still Ill try and do better next term. Lady Athene stooped and kissed him.Thank you, dear, she said, 1 will askyour father to let you have the wood-carvinglessons you wanted, and we shall be betterfriends in future, I hope. Come along tosupper.
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Till. KINGS kK llRX TO Till: sr.MMI-:k I.U.AiT. Boris T N days gone by, when dreams cametrue, before School Boards and steam-engines had driven the fairies from the faceof the earth, a little son was born to a Kingand Queen, who had been married for manyyears without having a child. To the chris-tening, after the manner of those days, cameall the fairies from a hundred miles round,laden with o-ifts. When the ceremonies were O concluded, and all the gifts bestowed, thefairies were seen to be talking togetheranxiously in groups. Finally, the youngestfairy came forth nervously, and addressedthe Queen. We have been debating, she said, whether it is well to inform your Majestiesof something that is written in the stars con-cerning your son. Finally, we have decidedto allow you to choose whether you will hear 90 Boris it—knowing, nevertheless, that you can donothing to prevent its fulfilment—or whetheryou prefer to remain in ignorance. The King and Queen, after a little hesita-tion, dec