77

LITTLE THUMBLING 91

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 109

THE BENEVOLENT FROG 133

PRINCESS ROSETTE 169

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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CINDERELLA _Frontispiece_

SHE FELL INTO A SWOON 9

"GRANDMA, WHAT GREAT EARS YOU HAVE!" 25

"YOUR TEARS ARE USELESS," SAID BLUE BEARD;
"YOU MUST DIE" 37

PUSS AMONG THE REAPERS 47

SHE GAVE IT TO THE WOMAN 57

THE KING'S SON GAVE HER HIS HAND 67

"THEN," SAID THE PRINCESS, "I WISH YOU MAY
BE THE HANDSOMEST PRINCE IN THE WORLD" 85

THE BOYS FOLLOWED HIM 93

WHEN SHE OPENED HER EYES, SHE SAW, STANDING BESIDE
HER, A WOMAN OF GIGANTIC SIZE CLOTHED IN A
LION'S SKIN 137

"OH, YOU ARE JESTING," SAID THE KING OF THE
PEACOCKS 177

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD

There were once a King and Queen, who were very unhappy at not having
any children, more unhappy than words can tell. Vows, pilgrimages,
everything was tried, but nothing was of any avail; at length, however,
a little daughter was born to them.

There was a splendid christening. For godmothers, they gave the young
Princess all the fairies they could find in the country--they were seven
in number--in order that each making her a gift, according to the custom
of fairies in those days, the Princess might, by these means, become
possessed of all imaginable perfections. When the ceremony was over, all
the company returned to the King's palace, where a great banquet had
been prepared for the fairies. The table was magnificently laid for
them, and each had placed for her a massive gold case, containing a
spoon, a fork, and a knife of fine gold, set with diamonds and rubies.

But as they were all taking their seats, there was seen to enter an old
fairy, who had not been invited, for everyone thought that she was
either dead or enchanted, as she had not been outside the tower in
wh