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spake thus : 'When thou desirest
to have something, send to the
dove of the fairies in the island of
Sardinia, and thou shalt have thy
wish."
The new stepmother for five or
six days caressed and petted the
young princess, seating her in the
best place at table, giving her the
choicest morsels, arraying her in
the finest raiment : but having
passed a short time, forgetting the
deed Zezolla had done to serve
her (and sad the soul who hath a
bad master), she brought forward
six daughters of her own, whom
she had kept hidden secretly : and

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