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There was once a man who had a daughter who was called Clever Elsie.
There was a certain village wherein no one lived but really rich peasants, and just one poor one, whom they called the little peasant.
One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the midst of it, she sat herself down to rest a while.
A long time ago there lived a king who was famed for his wisdom through all the land.
It was the middle of winter, when the broad flakes of snow were falling around, that the queen of a country many thousand miles off sat working at her window.
Once upon a time, a mouse, a bird, and a sausage, entered into partnership and set up house together.
There were two brothers who were both soldiers; the one was rich and the other poor.
Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children.
There was once upon a time a queen to whom God had given no children.
A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth.