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ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES

But even in this sleep there came a dream, or whatever else it may be called. His little sister Gustave, with her blue eyes and flaxen ringlets, had suddenly grown into a tall and beautiful girl,

LARGE STREAMS OF WATER SPRANG FROM THE CLIFF, AND CLOSE BY SAT AN AGED KING WITH A GOLDEN CROWN ON HIS WHITE HAIR.

who could fly, though she had no wings; and they now flew over Zealand, and over the green forests, and across the blue sea.