 ... went and hid themselves to watch what the little elves would do. About midnight they came in, and were going to sit down to their work as usual ; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and were greatly delighted.  Fables and Folk Stories - Page 27by Horace Elisha Scudder - 1890 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jacob Grimm - Fairy tales - 1823 - 298 pages
...usual ; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and were greatly delighted. Then they dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye,...as merry as could be, till at last they danced out at the door over the green ; and the shoemaker saw them no more : but every thing went well with him... | |
 | English literature - 1827 - 326 pages
...for them, they laughed and chuckled and were greatly delighted. They then dressed themselves in tiie twinkling of an eye, and danced and capered and sprang...as merry as could be, till at last they danced out at the door over the green ; and the shoemaker saw them no more : but every thing went well with him... | |
 | Legends - Children's poetry - 1843 - 300 pages
...but when they espied the clothes lying for them, they stopped and threw down their tools. They then dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye, and danced and capered and jumped about as merry as possible, till at last they danced out at the door over the green ; and the... | |
 | Romani - 1845 - 796 pages
...but when they espied the clothes lying for them, they stopped and threw down their tools. They then dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye, and danced and capered and jumped about as merry as possible, till at last they danced out at 1he door over the green; and the... | |
 | Clara Arnold - Animal welfare - 1853 - 166 pages
...but when they espied the clothes lying for them, they stopped, and threw down their tools. They then dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye, and danced, and capered, and jumped about as merry as possible, till at last they danced out at the door, over the green; and the... | |
 | Jacob Ludwig C. Grimm - 1869 - 424 pages
...usual ; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and were greatly delighted. Then they dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye,...could be, till at last they danced out of the door over the green ; and the shoemaker saw them no more : but every thing went well with him from that... | |
 | Edgar Taylor - Fairy tales - 1869 - 420 pages
...usual ; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and were greatly delighted. Then they dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye,...could be, till at last they danced out of the door over the green ; and the shoemaker saw them no more : but every thing went well with him from that... | |
 | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm - Fairy tales - 1872 - 328 pages
...they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and chuckled, and seemed mightily delighted. Then they dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye,...as merry as could be ; till at last they danced out at the door, and away over the green. The good couple saw them no more; but every thing went well with... | |
 | Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm - Children's stories - 1875 - 452 pages
...usual ; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and were greatly delighted. Then they dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye, and danced and capered and sprang ahout as merry as could be, till at last they danced out of the door over the green ; and the shoemaker... | |
 | Jacob Ludwig C. Grimm - 1876 - 382 pages
...usual ; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and were greatly delighted. Then they dressed themselves in the twinkling of an eye,...could be, till at last they danced out of the door over the green ; and the shoemaker saw them no more : but everything went well with him from that time... | |
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