Identifier: crystalpalaceoth00frar (find matches)
Title: The crystal palace : and other legends
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Frary, Marie Harriette, 1883- Stebbins, Charles M. (Charles Maurice), 1871-
Subjects: Legends
Publisher: New York : Stebbins
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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if he does not come back to them. 112 The Giant Maiden By and by, he went on, the wholeworld will be owned by little creatureslike this man, and we shall be no more/ The Kings daughter was very sadwhen she heard these things. She didnot want to give up such delightful play-things. But she had a kind heart, andshe loved her father. She knew, too, thathe understood things much better thanshe did. So she put the man, the plow,and the horses into her apron again, andtook them back to the place where shehad found them. The man was very happy when she sethim down in the field again. His goodwife, and his children were there, too; andthey rejoiced to see him again. Theyfeared something had happened to him. The maiden looked on for a time,wondering about it all. It made her gladto see how happy the man and his wifeand children were. She was no longer,sorry that she had given up her play-things, and she went home with a lightheart. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOF?, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS
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THE SWAN KNIGHT Elsa was a very beautiful girl. Shelived with her father, the Duke of Bra-bant. Her father loved her very much,so they lived happily in their lovely home.But one day Elsas father died, leavingher all of his lands and castles. Then shehad no one to care for her, and she wasvery unhappy indeed. The Duke of Brabant had had a trustedfriend, Frederick of Telramund. Heundertook the care of Elsa; but he did notguard the lonely maiden as her fatherwould have wished. Indeed, this mantried to force her to marry him, that hemight obtain all of her wealth. In vain the lovely Elsa declared she did not love him. In vain she appealed to his chivalry. He cared nothing for her tears, but cruelly cast her into a damp prison 3 114 The Swan Night .close by the rushing river. There shemust suffer in loneHness until she wouldobey the will of Telramund. At last Elsa sent a long message toHenry I. begging him for aid. He de-cided that the matter should be settledin the lists. Elsa should choo

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