Identifier: householdstories00grim (find matches)
Title: Household stories from the collection of the Bros. Grimm
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863 Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859 Crane, Lucy, 1842-1882 Crane, Walter, 1845-1915
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : Macmillan & Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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but it fared no better, for when twelve oclock hadstruck he went to sleep, and in the morning another applewas missing. Now came the turn of the third son to watch,and he was ready to do so ; but the king had less trust in him,and believed he would acquit himself still worse than hisbrothers, but in the end he consented to let him try. So theyoung man lay down under the tree to watch, and resolvedthat sleep should not be master. When it struck twelvesomething came rushing through the air, and he saw in themoonlight a bird flying towards him, whose feathers glitteredlike gold. The bird perched upon the tree, and had alreadypecked off an apple, when the young man let fly an arrowat it. The bird flew away, but the arrow had struck itsplumage, and one of its golden feathers fell to the ground :the young man picked it up, and taking it next morning tothe king, told him what had happened in the night. The king THE GOLDEN-BIRD ( - THE FOX SAID NOW -WHAT WIUL. YOU &IVE MBFOR MY RE WARD 7
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To face page 236 THE GOLDEN BIRD. 237 called his council together, and all declared that such a featheiwas worth more than the whole kingdom. Since the feather is so valuable, said the king, one isnot enough for me ; I must and will have the whole bird. So the eldest son set off, and relying on his own clevernesshe thought he should soon find the golden bird. When hehad gone some distance he saw a fox sitting at the edge of awood, and he pointed his gun at him. The fox cried out, Do not shoot me, and I will give you good counsel.You are on your way to find the golden bird, and this even-ing you will come to a village, in which two taverns standfacing each other. One will be brightly lighted up, and therewill be plenty of merriment going on inside; do not mindabout that, but go into the other one, although it will look toyou very uninviting. How can a silly beast give one any rational advice?thought the kings son, and let fly at the fox, but missed himand he stretched out his tail and

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