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# Opening, part 25 · page 2

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- [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/101/) — She next drew out a piece of string that she had found hanging from a tree, and sitting down to rest strung the stones together.
- [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/102/) — When the necklace was finished she hung it round her neck, and called: 'Parrot, come to me!'
- [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/103/) — And a little later the pink and grey parrot stood before the giant.
- [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/104/) — 'Here is the necklace you asked for,' said the parrot.
- [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/105/) — And the eyes of the giant glistened as he took the heap of blue stones in his hand.
- [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/106/) — But for all that he was not minded to give up the crown.
- [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/107/) — 'They are hardly as blue as I expected,' he grumbled, though the parrot knew as well as he did that he was not speaking the truth; 'so you must bring me something else in exchange for the crown you covet so much.
- [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/25/108/) — If you fail it will cost you not only the crown but you life also.'

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