TSQ-IV RETELLING FROM MY BOOKHOUSE

TSQ-IV RETELLING FROM MY BOOKHOUSE

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... the garden, where one leaf was falling after the other, and when all lights in the palace had gradually disappeared...
... the first apartment, which was of rose-coloured satin with artificial flowers on the wall. Each hall was more magnificent than the other.
A room where the ceiling was made of great leaves of glass. From this were hung by golden ropes two beds, each shaped like a lily. One was white, and in this lay the princess. The other was red, and it was here that there was a brown neck...
Then, out of the white lily leaves, the princess peeped too, and asked what was the matter.
"Poor little thing!" cried the prince and princess...
How good men and animals are to me!
dressed from head to foot in silk and velvet...
to stay at the palace and lead a happy life...
a new carriage before the doors. It was of pure gold, and the arms of the prince and princess shone like a star upon it. Inside, it was lined with sugar plums, and in the seats were fruits and gingerbread. The coachman, the footman, and the outriders all wore golden crowns. The prince and princess assisted her into the carriage themselves, and wished her all success.

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