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RAPUNZEL Once upon a time there was a man and woman who were very sad because they had no children. A window in the back of their house over-looked a lovely garden. It was full of beautiful flowers and vegetables; but the garden was surrounded by a high wall, and no one dared to enter it, for it belonged to an old witch of great power, who was feared by the whole world. One day the woman stood at the window looking at the garden, and she saw that it was full of the finest basil she had ever seen. The leaves looked so fresh and green that she wanted to eat them.

The Goose Girl There was once an old Queen who had a very beautiful daughter. The time came when the daughter was to go to a far away country to be married. The old Queen packed up everything suitable for a Princess to start her new life. The old queen sent a maid with the princess. When it was time for the princess to leave the old queen and the princess said a sad farewell and left for the bridegroom's country. After riding for a while the Princess became very thirsty, and said to her maid, "Go down and fetch me some water in my cup from the stream.

MR. 'POSSUM Mr. 'Possum lived in a tree in the woods where Mr. Bear lived, and one morning just before spring Mr. 'Possum woke up very hungry. He ran around to Mr. Squirrel's house and tried to get an invitation to breakfast, but Mr. Squirrel had only enough food for himself. He knew that Mr. 'Possum always borrowed from his neighbors when he could, so he said: "Of course you have already had breakfast early this morning, Mr. 'Possum, so I will not offer you any." Mr.