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_Eight-white peahens went down to the gate: _ / _"Wait! " they said, "little sister, wait! "_ / _They covered her up with feathers so fine; _ / _And none went out, when there went back nine._
A long time ago there lived a King and a Queen, who had an only son. As soon as he was born his mother gave him to the forester's wife to be nursed; for she herself had to wear her crown all day and had no time for nursing. The forester's wife had just given birth to a little daughter of her own; but she loved both children equally and nursed them together like twins.