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Reading Notes Part B: Snow-White

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Once upon of time, it was the middle of winter. Snow flakes falling and the queen sat at her window working away on her embroidery.  She gazed into the snow, and pricked her finger. Three drops of blood fell into the snow. The queen said to herself, " Oh that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the embroidery frame!" The queen gave birth to her white as snow skin, and blood red lips daughter. The queen died after her birth.  A year had gone by, and the king married a beautiful woman. She could not bear to let anyone be more  beautiful  than herself. She had a magic-looking glass and would stand before it. Looking-glass upon the wall, Who is the fairest of them all? "You are the  fairest  of them all," replied the  looking-glass. She knew the looking-glass spoke the truth.  Snow White began to grow prettier and prettier. She was now seven years old. Far more beautiful than the queen herself. The queen went to the looking-glass

Reading Notes Part A: The Fisherman and His Wife

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 Once upon a time, a fisherman and his wife lived in a hovel by the sea-shore. The fisherman fished everyday, he angled and angled. One day, he sat with his rod and looked in the clear water. He sat and sat. At last, a great flounder was attached to on the hook. The flounder said to the fisherman "please let me go, I am not a real fish, I am an enchanted prince. I shall not taste well and be good on land for you, sir. Put me back in the water and let me swim." "No need for many words," said the fisherman. He let the fish swim away. The flounder sank to the bottom, and left a long streak of blood behind him. The fisherman got up and went him to his wife. "Did you catch anything today?" asked the wife. "I caught a flounder, but he was an enchanted price, so I had to let him go," said the fisherman.  "Did you wish for anything?" asked the wife. "No, why would I wish for anything?" asked the fisherman. "Oh my!" said the