Identifier: crimsonfairybook00lang (find matches)
Title: The crimson fairy book
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912 Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill
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Publisher: London New York : Longmans, Green and Co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
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old them to be sure and let down thebasket for him. Unluckily, at the sight of the maidensbeauty, so far beyond anything they had ever seen,the friends forgot all about Paul, and carried the girlsstraight away into a far country, so that they were notmuch better off than before. Meanwhile Paul, mad withrage at the ingratitude of the three sisters, vowed hewould be revenged upon them, and set about finding someway of getting back to earth. But it was not very easy,and for months, and months, and months, he wanderedabout underground, and, at the end, seemed no nearer tofulfilling his purpose than he was at the beginning. At length, one day, he happened to pass the nest of ahuge griffin, who had left her young ones all alone. Justas Paul came along a cloud containing fire instead ofrain burst overhead, and all the little griffins wouldcertainly have been killed had not Paul spread his cloakover the nest and saved them. When their fatherreturned the young ones told him what Paul had done,
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^HE -/AAIDEMS- ASCe^Mn H)FORP, SHEPHEBD PAUL 305 and he lost no time in flying after Paul, and asking howhe could reward him for his goodness. By carrying me up to the earth, answered Paul; andthe griffin agreed, but first went to get some food to eaton the way, as it was a long journey. * Now get on my back, he said to Paul, and when Iturn my head to the right, cut a slice off the bullock thathangs on that side, and put it in my mouth, and whenI turn my head to the left, draw a cupful of wine fromthe cask that hangs on that side, and pour it down mythroat. For three days and three nights Paul and the griffinflew upwards, and on the fourth morning it touchedthe ground just outside the city where Pauls friends hadgone to live. Then Paul thanked him and bade him fare-well, and he returned home again. At first Paul was too tired to do anything but sleep,but as soon as he was rested he started off in search ofthe three faithless ones, who almost died from fright at thesight of him, for th

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