STORIES OF THE
RHINE COUNTRY
THE LORELEI
The Rhine, the Rhine, the beautiful River Rhine!
Do you know where it is? A tiny stream, it starts from the dark, wood-clad mountains of Switzerland — a little country across the sea.
Slowly it finds its way out of the great forest. It flashes into silver when it sees the great sun. It leaps away down the mountains. It hurries through to quiet valleys, babbling and bubbling to itself.
When it reaches Germany, this little brook of the mountains has grown to be a magnificent river. Smooth and sunny, it ripples past busy towns and villages. Pretty little homes dot its
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