1 "I shall come back this afternoon," she said, looking all round at her new kingdom, and speaking to the trees and the rose-bushes as if they heard her.
2 She must be careful if she meant to keep her secret kingdom.
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 There was once a poor Prince, who had a kingdom.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SWINEHERD 5 His kingdom was very small, but still quite large enough to marry upon; and he wished to marry.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SWINEHERD 6 He then went back to his own little kingdom, and shut the door of his palace in her face.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SWINEHERD 7 It certainly could not be the Bishop; even though he was considered the most absent man in the whole kingdom, and people told the drollest anecdotes about him.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE 8 So they danced once more together; and she was about to declare herself, but she was discreet; she thought of her country and kingdom, and of the many persons she would have to reign over.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SHADOW 9 They were soon agreed, both the princess and the shadow; but no one was to know about it before she arrived in her own kingdom.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian AndersenContext Highlight In THE SHADOW 10 However, the king hoped still to save his dear child altogether from the threatened evil; so he ordered that all the spindles in the kingdom should be bought up and burnt.
11 Then they all took a sorrowful leave of the princess; and she put the lock of hair into her bosom, got upon her horse, and set off on her journey to her bridegroom's kingdom.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContext Highlight In THE GOOSE-GIRL 12 He led her to his kingdom where he was joyfully received, and they lived for a long time afterwards, happy and contented.
13 Before you receive my daughter, and the half of my kingdom,' said he to him, 'you must perform one more heroic deed.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContext Highlight In THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR 14 The hero, however, went to the king, who was now, whether he liked it or not, obliged to keep his promise, and gave his daughter and the half of his kingdom.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContext Highlight In THE VALIANT LITTLE TAILOR 15 The king was terrified; he threw himself on the soldier's mercy, and merely to be allowed to live at all, gave him his kingdom for his own, and his daughter to wife.
Grimms' Fairy Tales By Jacob and Wilhelm GrimmContext Highlight In THE BLUE LIGHT