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ILLUSTRATIONS


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When this Prize was laid at the feet of the Lady, the Giver might ask in return for anything he chose to face p. 224
Baker shooting the Elephants at the Island 240
Hannibal’s Elephants 248
The Lion was in the air close to him 290
The Woodman and the Lions get the best of the Bear 296
The Highwayman’s Horse 334
The Captain had a Strange Dream 346
The Bear instantly rose on its hind legs and began to Dance 352
Then a soft nose touched him 358




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The Phœnix 2
The Odenthos 13
The Demon of Cathay 15
Ragnar does battle with the Serpents 23
De Gozon and his Dogs fight the Dragon 31
The Snake Charmer 57
The Lion said to the Gazelles 'Do not flee' 67
The Lion laughs at the Marabout’s Question 75
Mathurin and Mathurine 99
Spaniards meeting a Caravan of Llamas 113
Watching the Combat 121
The Moccason Snake fascinates the Orioles 123
'Princess and the Invalid' 136
The Lion rescues the Ass from the Caravan 142
I seized him by the scruff of the neck 159
The Lion Tamer offers to wake the (stuffed) Crocodile! 163
Digging the imprisoned Sheep out of the Snow 175
Stegosaurus 189