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light, when the Queen came down,
and taking Sweet Diamond Pie by the
hand, said to Betta, "Now be
content." . "May you have such
content all the days of your life!"
replied Betta in an undertone; "for I
have passed so bad a night that I shall
remember it for some days."
The poor girl, however, could not
resist her longing, and resolved to
make trial of the second saying; so she
repeated the words, «Anola tranola,
pizze fontanola» and instantly there
appeared a golden cage, with a
beautiful bird made of precious stones
and gold,which sang like a nightingale.
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