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Table of Contents Long Ago and Far Away. . . 1. A Discovery 1 2. If Only . . . 3 3. The Meek, The Spare, The Spoiled 5 4. The Peasants 10 5. The King and Queen 12 6. An Encounter 18 7. The Royal Riders 23 8. The Hermitage 27 9. The Pouch 29 10. The Hermit 33 11. Wisdom 38 12. The Old Woman 43 13. Preparations 47 14. The Count and Countess 52 15. The Dirty Beetles 55 16. Royal Duties 59 17. The Wordsmith 63 18. The Burden 67 19. A Gift 71 20. One Story Ends 76 21. The Cornos 81 22. The Inventories 84 23. Castle Dreams 88 24. The Intrusion 92 25. Resolve 94 26. Castle Conversations 98 27. Cottage Conversations 104 28. Greener Grass 106 29. Free? 112 30. Kidnapped 120 In a Towering Castle. . . 31. The New Hermit 125 32. The Tasters 130 33. A Dream? 135 34. Bother, Bother, Bother 137 35. Duty Calls 141 36. Questions 149 37. Peasant Ignorance 153 38. New Inventories 158 39. A Duel 162 40. The Heir and a Hair 166 41. The Queen and a Bean 170 A Story Was Told. . . 42. A New Story 175 43. The Castle¿s Tale 182 44. Restless 186 45. The Mission 189 46. A Favor 192 47. An Unexpected Reception 195 48. Interrupted 201 49. Hermit in the Tunnel 204 50. Poison 206 51. Beans 210 52. The Summons 213 53. A Tale of Two Orphans 216 54. Ever After 223
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Orphans -- Fiction.
Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
Kings, queens, rulers, etc. -- Fiction.
Italy -- Fiction.