Fairy Tales Told for Children: Second Booklet quotes

There was once a woman who had the greatest longing for a little tiny child, but she had no idea where to get one

Her cradle was a smartly varnished walnut shell, with the blue petals of violets for a mattress and a rose-leaf to cover her

that is such an ugly name, and you are so pretty. We will call you May.

there he had a little nest above the window where the man lived who wrote this story, and he sang his "tweet, tweet" to the man, and so we have the whole story.

This would be a beautiful wife for my son!