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Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

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KING KOJATA.                                205
was almost impossible to see through them, only straight in front of him lay a little patch of meadow land, over­grown with thistles and rank weeds, in the center of which a leafy lime-tree reared itself. Suddenly a rustling sound was heard in the hollow of the tree, and an extraordinary old man with green eyes and chin crept out of it.
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'A fine day, Prince Milan," he said. "You've kept me waiting a good number of years. It was high time for you to come and pay me a visit."
"Who are you, in the name of wonder?" demanded the astonished prince.
'You'll find out soon enough, but in the mean time do
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