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 THE THREE PRINCESSES

IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN

Just as they bent down to take the rose a big dense snowdrift came and carried them away. , . . . .168

The Troll was quite willing, and before long he fell asleep and began snoring. . . . . . . .176

As soon as they tugged at the rope, the Captain and the Lieutenant pulled up the Princesses, the one after the other. . 184

No sooner had he whistled- than he heard a whizzing and a whirring from all quarters, and such a large flock of birds swept down that they blackened all the field in which they settled. 192