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Title: The pink fairy book
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, ed
Subjects: Tales
Publisher: New York, London (etc.) Longmans, Green, and co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ring back a very pretty wife for the youngest also if hewould meanwhile stay at home and take care of thehouse. He consented willingly, and the six young menset off in good spirits. On their way they came to a small cottage standingquite by itself in a wood; and before the door stood anold, old man, who accosted the brothers, saying, Hullo,you young fellows! Whither away so fast and cheerily? We are going to find bonny brides for ourselves, andone for our youngest brother at home, they replied. Oh! dear youths, said the old man, I am terriblylonely here; pray bring a bride for me also; only re-member, she must be young ahd pretty. What does a shrivelled old grey thing like that wantwith a pretty young bride ? thought the brothers, andwent on their way. Presently they came to a town where were sevensisters, as young and as lovely as anyone could wish.Each brother chose one, and the youngest they kept fortheir brother at home. Then the whole party set out on The f^bnx tiithovit a-KearVt
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THE $IK BXOTHEPsS AND TMEIK BXlDESTURNED INTO 5T0t<IESSYT-HECOnAJ\r 202 THE MAN WITHOUT A HEART the return journey, and again their path led through thewood and past the old mans cottage. There he stood before the door, and cried: * Oh! youfine fellows, what a charming bride you have broughtme! She is not for you, said the young men. She is forour youngest brother, as we promised. What! said the old man, promised ! I 11 make3^ou eat your promises! And with that he took hismagic wand, and, murmuring a charm, he touched bothbrothers and brides, and immediately they were turnedinto grey stones. Only the youngest sister he had not bewitched. Hetook her into the cottage, and from that time she wasobliged to keep house for him. She was not very un-happy, but one thought troubled her. What if the oldman should die and leave her here alone in the solitarycottage deep in the heart of the wood! She would beas terribly lonely as he had formerly been. One day she told him of her fear. Dont be

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