LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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| They opened the door, and both went in | 63 |
| They set off with poles, banners, and ropes | 64 |
| In the black, gaping depth sat the Ice Maiden | 65 |
| It was captured alive | 65 |
| Rudy and Babette | 67 |
| “They play at masters down below,” said the Ice Maiden | 68 |
| Peeped through the curtain | 70 |
| Held the bowl to his lips | 71 |
| The Ice Maiden gave him a kiss | 71 |
| Therefore Babette lectured him | 71 |
| Only his hunting jacket and hat | 73 |
| Hand in hand, seated on the little bench | 75 |
| The ring expanded into a sparkling circle | 75 |
| The Ice Maiden stood majestic, with Rudy at her feet | 76 |
| The Storks | |
| “Stork, stork, fly home and rest” | 78 |
| “We then go into the mire and eat frogs” | 79 |
| The four youngsters were all obliged to come out on the top of the roof | 80 |
| A little fellow, scarcely more than six years old | 80 |
| There were evolutions for you! | 81 |
| “Now, we’ll fly to the pond and fetch one for every child” | 82 |
| “In the pond lies a little infant, who has dreamed itself to death” | 82 |
| The Ugly Duckling | |
| “Now bend your neck, and say ‘Quack!’” | 84 |
| The girl who fed the poultry kicked him | 85 |
| “What’s that?” said the woman, looking round | 85 |
| The duckling sat in a corner, very much out of spirits | 86 |
| He turned round and round in the water like a wheel | 87 |
| The children would have played with him | 87 |
| Some of the children threw bread-crumbs and corn into the water | 88 |
| The Wild Swans | |
| A book full of prints | 90 |
| Helped her to undress and get into the bath | 90 |
| Stole out of the palace in great affliction | 91 |
| An old woman with a basket full of cherries | 91 |
| Elise followed the rivulet | 92 |
| Just at sunset Elise saw eleven swans flying towards the shore | 92 |
| She stroked his wings | 93 |
| The swans carried Elise away from the rock | 94 |
| Held him before him on his horse | 95 |
| Allowed the women to dress her in regal robes | 96 |
| Until she reached the churchyard | 97 |
| The rustling of a swan’s wings sounded near the grating | 98 |
| To see the witch burnt | 99 |
| The King plucked it, and placed it in Elise’s bosom | 99 |
