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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.
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at last the hare took refuge in a mill which wasstanding by the side of a river. The prince follow^ed andentered the mill, but stopped in terror by the door, for,instead of a hare, before him stood a dragon, breathingfire and flame. At this fearful sight the prince turned tofly, but a fiery tongue coiled round his waist, and drewhim into the dragons mouth, and he w^as seen no more. A week passed away, and w^hen the prince never cameback everyone in the town began to grow uneasy. Atlast his next brother told the emperor that he likewisewould go out to hunt, and that perhaps he would findsome clue as to his brothers disappearance. But hardlyhad the castle gates closed on the prince than the haresprang out of the bushes as before, and led the huntsman uphill and down dale, till they reached the mill. Into thisthe hare flew with the prince at his heels, w^hen, lo ! insteadof the hare, there stood a dragon breathing fire and flame ;and out shot a fiery tongue which coiled round the princes
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c. THE PBINCE AND THE DRAGON 83 waist, and lifted him straight into the dragons mouth,and he was seen no more. Days went by, and the emperor waited and waited forthe sons who never came, and could not sleep at night forwondering where they were and what had become of them.His youngest son wished to go in search of his brothers,but for long the emperor refused to listen to him, lesthe should lose him also. But the prince prayed so hardfor leave to make the search, and promised so often thathe would be very cautious and careful, that at length theemperor gave him permission, and ordered the best horsein the stables to be saddled for him. Full of hope the young prince started on his way, butno sooner was he outside the city walls than a hare sprangout of the bushes and ran before him, till they reachedthe mill. As before, the animal dashed in through theopen door, but this time he was not followed by theprince. ^Viser than his brothers, the young man turnedaway, saying to himself: There

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