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RUMPELSTILTSKIN, Headpiece 228
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ROLAND, Headpiece 232
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THE GOLDEN BIRD, _To face page_ 236
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THE DOG AND THE SPARROW, Headpiece 244
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FRED AND KATE, Headpiece 248
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THE LITTLE FARMER, Headpiece 256
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THE QUEEN BEE, Headpiece 262
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THE GOLDEN GOOSE, Headpiece 265
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THE RABBIT'S BRIDE

THERE was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beautiful
cabbage-garden; and there came a rabbit and ate up all the cabbages. At
last said the woman to her daughter,

"Go into the garden, and drive out the rabbit."

"Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little
rabbit!"

"Come, maiden," said the rabbit, "sit on my tail and go with me to my
rabbit-hutch." But the maiden would not.

Another day, back came the rabbit, and ate away at the cabbages, until
the woman said to her daughter,

"Go into the garden, and drive away the rabbit."

"Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little
rabbit!"

"Come, maiden," said the rabbit, "sit on my tail and go with me to my
rabbit-hutch." But the maiden would not.

Again, a third time back came the rabbit, and ate away at the cabbages,
until the woman said to her daughter,

"Go into the garden, and drive away the rabbit."

"Shoo! shoo!" said the maiden; "don't eat up all our cabbages, little
rabbit!"

"Come, maiden," said the rabbit, "sit on my tail and go with me to my
rabbit-hutch."

And then the girl seated herself on the rabbit's tail, and the rabbit
took her to his hutch.

"Now," said he, "set to work and cook some bran and cabbage; I am going
to bid the wedding guests." And soon they were all collected. Would you
like to know who they were? Well, I can only tell you what was told to
me; all the ha