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5 you here, and as I am in want of a wife, and you are anxious to get your daughter settled in life, if you promisopromise [sic] her to mome [sic] in marriage, I will savosave [sic] you." The Queen looked at thothe [sic] frightful littlolittle [sic] wretch, and was struck with such horror at his disgusting appearancoappearance [sic], that she could not utter a word; but at that moment thothe [sic] lions making their appearance, shoshe [sic] was so dreadfully frightened, that shoshe [sic] cried out, "Save me, good Sir Dwarf, and my daughter is yours." Immediately the



Dwarf caused the treotree [sic] to open, and thothe [sic] Queen having entered, it closed again.

Nothing could exceed thothe [sic] astonishment of the Queen, for she instantly found herself in her own palace, dressed in a superb robe of curious lace, and attendodattended [sic] by thothe [sic] Princess and the other ladies of the court. At first the Queen began to think all that passed was only a dream;