Chapter 1
List of Black and White Illustrations
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Headpiece
‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Who is fairest of us all?’
In the evening the seven Dwarfs came back
The scullions brought live coals, which he had to eat until the flames poured out of his mouth
‘The Thirteenth Fairy’
But round the castle a hedge of briar roses began to grow up
The Jew was forced to spring up and begin to dance
Dancing as hard as he could
The Three Sleeping Princesses
So the rich Brother had to put his Brother’s Turnip into a cart, and have it taken home
When he got home he had the rope in his hand, but there was nothing at the end of it
On the way he passed a swamp, in which a number of Frogs were croaking
The Cat crept stealthily up to the topmost branch
They found the Princess still on the rock, but the Dragon was asleep with his head on her lap
The poor Horse was very sad, and went into the forest to get a little shelter from the wind and weather
Then the Horse sprang up, and dragged the Lion away behind him
Before long the Witch came by riding at a furious pace on a tom cat
There stands an old tree; cut it down, and you will find something at the roots
So now there were seven people running behind Simpleton and his Goose
And so they followed up hill and down dale after Simpleton and his Goose
The King could no longer withhold his daughter
When she entered she met a Dwarf
The Ravens coming home
Does the gentleman wear red breeches, and has he a pointed muzzle?
But the Old Woman was a witch
He tied them all together and drove them along till he came to a mill
Crowds of black cats and dogs swarmed out of every corner
She immediately clutched at his cap to pull it off; but he held it on with both hands
He called three times, ‘Iron Hans,’ as loud as he could