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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sted he could do. Andif he failed, his head would pay the penalty. The poor youths heart stood still as he listened.Find the queen ? But how was he to do that, whennobody in the palace had been able to do so ! Slowly hewalked to the stable, and laying his head on his horsesshoulder, he said : * The king has ordered me to bring hiswife home again, and how can I do that when she dis-appeared so long ago, and no one can tell me anythingabout her ? Cheer up ! answered the horse, * we will manage tofind her. You have only got to ride me back to the sameriver that we went to yesterday, and I will plunge intoit and take my proper shape again. For I am the kingswife, who was turned into a horse by the magician fromwhom you saved me. Joyfully the young man sprang into the saddle androde away to the banks of the river. Then he threwhimself off, and waited while the horse plunged in. Themoment it dipped its head into the water its black skinvanished, and the most beautiful woman in the world was
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THE nAGlClAN THROWS THE TREE AND THL t<.ING UP INTO THE P^^ THE GIFTS OF THE MAGICIAN 143 floating on the water. She came smiHng towards theyouth, and held out her hand, and he took it and led herl3ack to the palace. Great was the kings surprise andhappiness when he beheld his lost wife stand before him,and in gratitude to her rescuer he loaded him with gifts. You would have thought that after this the poor youthwould have been left in peace; but no, his enemy thestableman hated him as much as ever, and laid a newplot for his undoing. This time he presented himselfbefore the king and told him that the youth was sopuffed up with what he had done that he had declared hewould seize the kings throne for himself. At this news the king waxed so furious that he ordereda gallows to be erected at once, and the young man to behanged without a trial. He was not even allowed to speakin his own defence, but on the very steps of the gallowshe sent a message to the king and begged, as a lastfavou

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