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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
She led the Princess into her palace 24
Storks and pelicans flew in long rows 26
The Fairy cried, “Come with me! come with me!” 27
He pushed the boughs aside 28


The Little Swineherd; or, The Prince in Disguise
“Good morning,” said he 29
The Prince became swineherd 30
The swineherd got ten kisses 30
“What’s the meaning of this?” cried he 31
“What a miserable creature I am,” sobbed the Princess 32


A Week with Olé Luk-Oie
On the balcony stood princesses 35
“We shall cook you to-morrow,” said Hjalmar 37
Away they went to the mouse’s wedding 37
The mice were near treading each other to death 38
The bridal pair were sitting on the floor 39
Olé Luk-Oie lifted little Hjalmar up to the window 41
“Look how he gallops along!” 42


The Emperor’s New Clothes
Staring as hard as he could 43
“It has our most gracious approval” 43
People could see them at work 44
The Emperor went forth in grand procession 45
“But he has got nothing on!” 46


The Ice-Maiden; or, The Eagle’s Nest
“Come with me on the roof,” said the cat 47
Rudy loved the morning air 48
They still had to cross one great glacier 49
The Queen of the Glaciers 49
The cold kisses which the Queen of the Glaciers had given him 50
They bleated “Med! med! may!” 51
Began to tell tales and legends of the spirits of the Alps 52
The mysterious shepherd and his black sheep 53
His uncle would tell tales of his childhood 54
Rudy clung to the stem of a tree 54
“Write a letter for me to the Lord Christ!” 55
“He gave me a kiss at the dance” 56
The parlour cat stood on the steps 57
Offered him an Alpine rose 58
Singing and playing on all kinds of instruments 59
“Have you a sweetheart?” said Rudy 60
The snow came down and the wind shrieked 61
Rudy submitted to be kissed 62
They trod on me more than once 63