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# The Pink Fairy Book, part 4 · page 2

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- [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/101/) — But the princess gave him a sabre set with gold pieces which he could use.
- [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/102/) — Then he flew away, bought himself a new dressing-gown, and sat down in the wood and began to make up a story, for it had to be ready by Saturday, and that was no easy matter.
- [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/103/) — When he had it ready it was Saturday.
- [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/104/) — The sultan, the sultana, and the whole court were at tea with the princess.
- [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/105/) — He was most graciously received.
- [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/106/) — ‘Will you tell us a story?’ said the sultana; ‘one that is thoughtful and instructive?’
- [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/107/) — ‘But something that we can laugh at,’ said the sultan.
- [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/108/) — ‘Oh, certainly,’ he replied, and began: ‘Now, listen attentively.
- [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/109/) — There was once a box of matches which lay between a tinder-box and an old iron pot, and they told the story of their youth.
- [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/110/) — ‘“We used to be on the green fir-boughs.
- [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/111/) — Every morning and evening we had diamond-tea, which was the dew, and the whole day long we had sunshine, and the little birds used to tell us stories.
- [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/112/) — We were very rich, because the other trees only dressed in summer, but we had green dresses in summer and in winter.
- [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/113/) — Then the woodcutter came, and our family was split up.
- [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/114/) — We have now the task of making light for the lowest people.
- [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg5615/4/115/) — That is why we grand people are in the kitchen.”

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