ISBN: 9781459076457

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869. Excerpt: ... THE DARK WOOD. RINCE Chang-quee, the son of the Emperor of China, was once on a visit to King Khosroes, who was the King of Persia. The King of Persia had a daughter, the Princess Fairhairina, whose hair glittered like gold, and whose skin was as white as milk. Both the Prince and Princess were very young, and they used to play together. The Princess''s governess, the Lady Straightlace, used to tell her she must never play with the Prince in the sunshine, lest she should get sunburnt. My dear, she said, I had rather you never went out at all except in the close carriage; it is of such importance that you should keep your milk-white complexion; but, as you are so fond of playing with the Prince, you may go with him out of doors when the sun is not shining: even then you must take care to keep under the trees, and have your sun-bonnet and large parasol. 1: Princess Fairhairina did not like this, it was so pleasant to be out in the sunshine, and it was such a bother to be always carrying her parasol. So she used to slip away with Chang-quee when the Lady Straightlace was not looking, to a large breezy open moor not far from the palace, and there she threw her sun-bonnet and her parasol on the ground, and romped about in the sunshine to her heart''s content. And, for all that, her skin kept as white as ever, and the Lady Straightlace never found it out; which shows how foolish it was of her to be so very particular. This moor was covered with heather, which was all purple when it was in blossom, and smelt delightfully; and thousands of bees used to be humming among it, and gathering honey. But they never stung the Prince and Princess, who took care never to hurt them, and were not afraid of them. On the further edge of the moor there was a large dark wood,... Skimble Skamble, Books, History, Fairy tales Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Andrews in 1869 in 185 pages; Subjects: Fairy tales; Children's stories; Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folklore & Mythology; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Anthologies; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Country & Ethnic; Juvenile Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / General; Social Science / Folklore & Mythology;<

ISBN: 9781459076457

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… Plus…

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869. Excerpt: ... THE DARK WOOD. RINCE Chang-quee, the son of the Emperor of China, was once on a visit to King Khosroes, who was the King of Persia. The King of Persia had a daughter, the Princess Fairhairina, whose hair glittered like gold, and whose skin was as white as milk. Both the Prince and Princess were very young, and they used to play together. The Princess''s governess, the Lady Straightlace, used to tell her she must never play with the Prince in the sunshine, lest she should get sunburnt. My dear, she said, I had rather you never went out at all except in the close carriage; it is of such importance that you should keep your milk-white complexion; but, as you are so fond of playing with the Prince, you may go with him out of doors when the sun is not shining: even then you must take care to keep under the trees, and have your sun-bonnet and large parasol. 1: Princess Fairhairina did not like this, it was so pleasant to be out in the sunshine, and it was such a bother to be always carrying her parasol. So she used to slip away with Chang-quee when the Lady Straightlace was not looking, to a large breezy open moor not far from the palace, and there she threw her sun-bonnet and her parasol on the ground, and romped about in the sunshine to her heart''s content. And, for all that, her skin kept as white as ever, and the Lady Straightlace never found it out; which shows how foolish it was of her to be so very particular. This moor was covered with heather, which was all purple when it was in blossom, and smelt delightfully; and thousands of bees used to be humming among it, and gathering honey. But they never stung the Prince and Princess, who took care never to hurt them, and were not afraid of them. On the further edge of the moor there was a large dark wood,... Skimble Skamble, Books, History, Fairy tales Books>History, General Books LLC<