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Children's Classic Fairy Tales From The East, Edited By Andrew Lang

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	THE ENCHANTED HORSE              381
	When the King of Cashmere had quitted her presence the evening before, he had resolved that the sun should not set again without the princess becoming his wife, and at daybreak proclamation of his intention was made throughout the town, by the sound of drums, trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments calculated to fill the
	THE SULTAN OF CASHMERE FESCUES THE PRINCESS OF BENGAL FROM THE INDIAN
	heart with joy. The Princess of Bengal was early awakened by the noise, but she did not for one moment imagine that it had anything to do with her, till the Sultan, arriving as soon as she was dressed to inquire after her health, informed her that the trumpet blasts she heard were part of the solemn marriage ceremonies. for which he begged her to prepare. This unexpected