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The Little Robber Maiden

           ThelittlerobbermaidenwasastallasGerda,butstronger,broader-shouldered,andofdarkcomplexion;hereyeswerequiteblack; theylookedalmostmelancholy.SheembracedlittleGerda,andsaid, "TheyshallnotkillyouaslongasIamnotdispleasedwithyou.Youare,doubtless,aPrincess?" 

           "No,"saidlittleGerda;whothenrelatedallthathadhappenedtoher,andhowmuchshecaredaboutlittleKay. 

           Thelittlerobbermaidenlookedatherwithaseriousair,noddedherheadslightly,andsaid, "Theyshallnotkillyou,evenifIamangrywithyou:thenIwilldoitmyself"; andshedriedGerda’seyes,andputbothherhandsinthehandsomemuff,whichwassosoftandwarm. 

           Atlengththecarriagestopped.Theywereinthemidstofthecourt-yardofarobber’scastle.Itwasfullofcracksfromtoptobottom; andoutoftheopeningsmagpiesandrookswereflying;andthegreatbull-dogs,eachofwhichlookedasifhecouldswallowaman,jumpedup,buttheydidnotbark,forthatwasforbidden. 

           Inthemidstofthelarge,old,smokinghallburntagreatfireonthestonefloor.Thesmokedisappearedunderthestones,andhadtoseekitsownegress.Inanimmensecaldronsoupwasboiling;andrabbitsandhareswerebeingroastedonaspit. 

           "Youshallsleepwithmeto-night,withallmyanimals,"saidthelittlerobbermaiden. Theyhadsomethingtoeatanddrink;andthenwentintoacorner,wherestrawandcarpetswerelying. 

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