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so Baying, slie emhraced them lx>th. The fairy Gentilla was
delighted, and her pretty train joined to form an hymeneal
choir. No sooner did Abrieotina cast her eyes upon Leander,
thin she knew him again, and saw he was perfectly happy : at
the same j|me the fairy mother said she would remove u the
Island of Calm ©flights’* into Lender's kingdmn, live with
them herself, and do them great services, “ Whatever your
generosity may inspire you to do/’ said Leander* '‘‘it is impos­
sible that you can honour me with any present comparable to
the one I have this dav received from vour hands,” This short
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compliment pleased the fairy exceedingly, fur she was of those
ancient days, when they used to stand complimenting a whole
day upon one leg, The nuptials were performed in a most
splendid maimer, and they lived together happily maoy years*
beloved by all around them.

LITTLE lilii) HIDING HOOD.
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flscR upon a lime a country girl lived in a village, who was
the sweetest little civatiirc that ever was seen; her mother
naturally lovt-d her with excessive fondness, and her grand­
mother doted <i]i her stiil more. The good woman bad made for
her a pretty little red-col on red hood* which so much became the
little girl, that every one called her Little Red Hiding Hood.
One day her mother having made some cheese-cakes, said to
her, u Go, my child* and see how your grandmother does* for I
hear she is ili; carry her some of these cakes, and a little pot
of hotter." Little Hed Riding Ilood straight set out with a
basket filled with the cakes and the pot of butter for her grand­
mother’s house, which was iu a village a little way off frum the