LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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They opened the door, and both went in | 63 |
They set off with poles, banners, and ropes | 64 |
In the black, gaping depth sat the Ice Maiden | 65 |
It was captured alive | 65 |
Rudy and Babette | 67 |
“They play at masters down below,” said the Ice Maiden | 68 |
Peeped through the curtain | 70 |
Held the bowl to his lips | 71 |
The Ice Maiden gave him a kiss | 71 |
Therefore Babette lectured him | 71 |
Only his hunting jacket and hat | 73 |
Hand in hand, seated on the little bench | 75 |
The ring expanded into a sparkling circle | 75 |
The Ice Maiden stood majestic, with Rudy at her feet | 76 |
The Storks | |
“Stork, stork, fly home and rest” | 78 |
“We then go into the mire and eat frogs” | 79 |
The four youngsters were all obliged to come out on the top of the roof | 80 |
A little fellow, scarcely more than six years old | 80 |
There were evolutions for you! | 81 |
“Now, we’ll fly to the pond and fetch one for every child” | 82 |
“In the pond lies a little infant, who has dreamed itself to death” | 82 |
The Ugly Duckling | |
“Now bend your neck, and say ‘Quack!’” | 84 |
The girl who fed the poultry kicked him | 85 |
“What’s that?” said the woman, looking round | 85 |
The duckling sat in a corner, very much out of spirits | 86 |
He turned round and round in the water like a wheel | 87 |
The children would have played with him | 87 |
Some of the children threw bread-crumbs and corn into the water | 88 |
The Wild Swans | |
A book full of prints | 90 |
Helped her to undress and get into the bath | 90 |
Stole out of the palace in great affliction | 91 |
An old woman with a basket full of cherries | 91 |
Elise followed the rivulet | 92 |
Just at sunset Elise saw eleven swans flying towards the shore | 92 |
She stroked his wings | 93 |
The swans carried Elise away from the rock | 94 |
Held him before him on his horse | 95 |
Allowed the women to dress her in regal robes | 96 |
Until she reached the churchyard | 97 |
The rustling of a swan’s wings sounded near the grating | 98 |
To see the witch burnt | 99 |
The King plucked it, and placed it in Elise’s bosom | 99 |