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Once upon a time there was a king and a queen, who were very sorry that they had no children, so sorry that it cannot be told. At last, however, the Queen had a daughter. There was a very fine christening; and the Princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (there were seven of them), so that every one of them might confer a gift upon her, as was the custom of fairies in those days. By this means the Princess had all the perfections imaginable... |
Vocabulary Terms from the Text: adventure, brambles, chamber, christening, commended, conceal, condemning, deceive, despair, devoured, eloquence, enchanted, enchantment. fairies, inclinations, leagues, misfortune, ogre, princess, resolved, resplendent, slighted, spectacle, spindle, thither. |
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