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hey were astonished at this adventure.
They had never seen a fairy before. They were
frightened, and talked of her constantly for
five or six months, so that, whenever they
wished for anything she came immediately

into their minds. Nothing, therefore, came to
pass, which greatly incensed them against the
Fairy. But one day, that the King was going out
hunting, he called in passing at the celebrated
Cook's, to ascertain if she were really as clever
as report asserted, and as he approached the
garden, in which the three sisters were
gathering strawberries, they heard the noise,
and Roussette exclaimed, "Ah! if I were

fortunate ______

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