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Excerpt from Fairy Tales
Nce upon a time there was a peasant who had three sons - Peter, Paul, and John. Peter was big, red-cheeked, and stupid; and Paul was thin, sallow, and envious; whilst John was brimful of fun and as fair as a woman, but such a tiny fellow that he could easily have hidden himself in his father's big boots; so he was nick-named Thumbkin. All the peasant's wealth consisted of his sons, he had nothing else besides, and it was a grand day in the cottage when a halfpenny was to be seen there. Rye was dear, and life very hard to these poor folk. From the time the three children could do any work, their father was always urging them to leave the hut where they were born, and go forth into the world to seek their fortune.
He used to say, It may not be always easy to earn one's living away from home, but any how there is a chance of earning it whilst here, the only thing one can look forward to is to die of hunger.
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