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THE SWALLOW 



king, and fled away with them in a 

 ship towards the north. 



During the voyage Odaffa died. 

 The queen landed on "The Island 

 of the Whale," where the old sailor 

 built a hut out of the sails and wood 



of the vessel. And there they all dwelt. 



Six years they lived there and the little 



princesses had no other amusement than play- 

 ing in the snow. So long as the queen had 



