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15 He left the government of the kingdom to the queen his mother, and earnestly recommended to her the care of his wife and ehildrenchildren [sic].

As soon as he was departed, the queen sent for her daughter-in-law to come to her, and then sent her to a country house among the woods, that she might with more ease and secrccysecrecy [sic] gratify her inclinations.

Some few days after she went to this country house herself, and eallingcalling [sic] for the clerk of the kitchen, she said to him, I have a mind to eat little Morning for my dinner to-morrow.

Ah! madam, eriedcried [sic] the clerk of the kitehenkitchen [sic], in a very great surprise. No cxcuseexcuse [sic], replied she, interrupting him; I will have it so;—and this she spoke in the tone of an ogress, seeming teto [sic] have a strong desire to taste fresh meetmeat [sic]. And to make the dish more delieiousdelicious [sic], added she, I will cateat [sic] her with sauce made of Robert.

This poor man, knowing very well how dangerous it was to play tricks with ogresses, took his great knifcknife [sic] and went up into little Morning’s chamber. She was then four years old, and came up to him leaping and laughing, to take him about the neekneck [sic], and asked him for some sugar eandycandy [sic], on which he began to weep, and the knife fell out of his hand; and he went into the back yard and killed a lamb, which he dressed with