3 Stories from The Blue Fairy Book: Book VII
By Andrew Lang
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3 stories in this book are:
THE WONDERFUL SHEEP
THE HISTORY OF WHITTINGTON
THE FORTY THIEVES
with illustrations in this book
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang (1844-1912) was a Scottish editor, poet, author, literary critic, and historian. He is best known for his work regarding folklore, mythology, and religion, for which he had an extreme interest in. Lang was a skilled and respected historian, writing in great detail and exploring obscure topics. Lang often combined his studies of history and anthropology with literature, creating works rich with diverse culture. He married Leonora Blanche Alleyne in 1875. With her help, Lang published a prolific amount of work, including his popular series, Rainbow Fairy Books.
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3 Stories from The Blue Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
3 Stories from The Blue Fairy Book
Book VII
By
Andrew Lang
Illustrated by
Fairy Draw Write
May 23, 2023
THE WONDERFUL SHEEP
Once upon a time—in the days when the fairies lived—there was a king who had three daughters, who were all young, and clever, and beautiful; but the youngest of the three, who was called Miranda, was the prettiest and the most beloved.
The King, her father, gave her more dresses and jewels in a month than he gave the others in a year; but she was so generous that she shared everything with her sisters, and they were all as happy and as fond of one another as they could be.
Now, the King had some quarrelsome neighbors, who, tired of leaving him in peace, began to make war upon him so fiercely that he feared he would be altogether beaten if he did not make an effort to defend himself. So he collected a great army and set off to fight them, leaving the Princesses with their governess in a castle where news of the war was brought every day—sometimes that the King had taken a town, or won a battle, and, at last, that he had altogether overcome his enemies and chased them out of his kingdom, and was coming back to the castle as quickly as possible, to see his dear little Miranda whom he loved so much.
The three Princesses put on dresses of satin, which they had had made on purpose for this great occasion, one green, one blue, and the third white; their jewels were the same colors. The eldest wore emeralds, the second turquoises, and the youngest diamonds, and thus adorned they went to meet the King, singing verses which they had composed about his victories.
When he saw them all so beautiful and so gay he embraced them tenderly, but gave Miranda more kisses than either of the others.
Presently a splendid banquet was served, and the King and his daughters sat down to it, and as he always thought that there was some special meaning in everything, he said to the eldest:
Tell me why you have chosen a green dress.
Sire,
she answered, having heard of your victories I thought that green would signify my joy and the hope of your speedy return.
That is a very good answer,
said the King; and you, my daughter,
he continued, why did you take a blue dress?
Sire,
said the Princess, to show that we constantly hoped for your success, and that the sight of you is as welcome to me as the sky with its most beautiful stars.
Why,
said the King, "your wise answers astonish me, and you, Miranda. What made you dress yourself all in white?
Because, sire,
she answered, white suits me better than anything else.
What!
said the King angrily, was that all you thought of, vain child?
I thought you would be pleased with me,
said the Princess; that was all.
The King, who loved her, was satisfied with this, and even pretended to be pleased that she had not told him all her reasons at first.
And now,
said he, as I have supped well, and it is not time yet to go to bed, tell me what you dreamed last night.
The eldest said she had dreamed that he brought her a dress, and the precious stones and gold embroidery on it were brighter than the sun.
The dream of the second was that the King had brought her a spinning wheel and a distaff, that she might spin him some shirts.
But the youngest said: "I dreamed that my second sister was to be married, and on her wedding-day, you, father, held a golden ewer and said: ‘Come, Miranda, and I will hold the water that you may dip your