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so saying, she embraced them both. The fairy Gentilla was
delighted, and her pretty train joined to form an hymeneal
choir. No sooner did Abricotina cast her eyes upon Leander,
than she knew him again, and saw he was perfect!y happy : at
the same time the fairy mother said she would remove “ the
Island of Calm Delights” into Leander’s kingdom, live with
them herself, and do them great services. ‘ Whatever your
generosity may inspire you to do,” said Leander, “it is impos-
sible that you can honour me with any present comparable to
the one I have this day received from your hand:
compliment pleased the fairy exceedingly, for she was of those
ameient days, when they used to stand complimenting a whole
day upon one leg. The nuptials were performed ina most
splendid manner, and they lived together happily many years,
beloved by all around them.

 

 

   

      

 

 

   

 

LITTLE RED RIDING IIOOD.
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Oxce upon a time a country girl lived in a village, who was
the sweetest little creature that ever was scen; her mother
naturally loved her with excessive fondness, and her grand-
mother doted on her still more. ‘The good woman had made for
hera pretty little red-coloured hood, which so much became the
little girl, that every one called her Little Red Riding Hood.

One day her mother having made some cheese-cakes, said to
her, * Go, my child, and see how your grandmother does, for I
hear she is ill; carry her some of these cakes, and a little pot
of butter. .ittle Red Riding Hood straight set out with a
basket filled with the cakes and the pot of butter for her grand-
mother's house, which was in a village a little way off from the