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Tonight, I would be reading a fairy tale

from the book Icelandic fairy tales.

By Mrs. Angus Hall.

The Legend of the king's three sons.

So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story.

In olden days, there once lived a king and a queen.

They were wise and good, and their kingdom was known far and near as the happiest and best-governed country in the world.

They had three sons, Osric, Edric, and Friedhof, all handsome and brave and

greatly beloved by their parents. But having no daughter, the king had adopted his little orphan

niece, Isolda. She grew up with his sons and was their best-loved playfellow, both the king and queen making

no distinction between her and their own children. As the princess grew older, she also grew

fairer. So when she was 16 years old, there was no maiden in the land so beautiful and sweet as Isilda.

All three brothers fell in love with her and wanted to marry her, each in turn asking his

father for her hand in marriage. Now the king was greatly puzzled what to do, for he loved his

sons all equally well, so at length he decided that the

princess should choose for herself and select the one she liked best. He therefore sent for her

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