tailieunhanh - Andrew lang the blue fairy

“To get rid of the gardener you must send both suitors to a very distant country, and the one who returns first shall marry your daughter.” The King followed this advice, and the minister’s son was presented with a splendid horse and a purse full of gold pieces, while the gardener’s son had only an old lame horse and a purse full of copper mo | feedboo is The Blue Fairy Book Lang Andrew Published 1889 Categorie s Fiction Fantasy Fairy Tales Folk Tales Mythology Short Stories Juvenile Young Adult Source 1 About Lang Andrew Lang March 31 1844 Selkirk - July 20 1912 Banchory Kincardineshire was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet novelist and literary critic and contributor to anthropology. He now is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at St Andrews University are named for him. Source Wikipedia Also available on Feedbooks for Lang The Arabian Nights 1898 The Red Fairy Book 1890 The Violet Fairy Book 1901 The Grey Fairy Book 1900 The Crimson Fairy Book 1903 The Yellow Fairy Book 1894 Helen of Troy 1882 The Orange Fairy Book 1906 Note This book is brought to you by Feedbooks http Strictly for personal use do not use this file for commercial purposes. 2 The Bronze Ring Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden. But though the gardeners were many and the soil was good this garden yielded neither flowers nor fruits not even grass or shady trees. The King was in despair about it when a wise old man said to him Your gardeners do not understand their business but what can you expect of men whose fathers were cobblers and carpenters How should they have learned to cultivate your garden You are quite right cried the King. Therefore continued the old man you should send for a gardener whose father and grandfather have been gardeners before him and very soon your garden will be full of green grass and gay flowers and you will enjoy its delicious fruit. So the King sent messengers to every town village and hamlet in his dominions to look for a gardener whose forefathers had been gardeners also and after forty days one was found. Come with us and be gardener to the King they said to him. How can I go to the King said the gardener a poor wretch like me That is of no .