Old Hungarian Fairy Tales
by
Baroness
Orczy
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 AR, very far away,
and long, very long ago, when all the
world was inhabited
by the fairies, there lived a great and
mighty king called
Fire-fly. Now do not run away with the idea that this
Fire-fly was in any way like the little glowing insects
that are read about in Natural History books. True,
he had
wings like those flies nowadays, and also a body
something like theirs, but he was a fairy fly, and
wore a
most beautiful crown on his head, which at night
shone as brilliantly as the stars. Then this
Fire-fly had a
most gorgeous
palace, which lay right in the middle of a
wide river. This palace consisted of one
magnificent lotus
flower, and a
more exquisite dwelling-place it would be
impossible to see. His dearest and most precious
treasure was his daughter, a most
lovely princess.
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