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TOLD TO THE CHILDREN SERIES

EDITED BY LOUEY CHISHOLM

On the threshold stood a little maiden. See page 14 .

Friedrich de la Motte Fouquée

UNDINE

TOLD TO THE CHILDREN BY

MARY MACGREGOR

WITH PICTURES BY

KATHARINE CAMERON

LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK

NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.

TO MARGARET

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

Undine is the name of the water maiden whose story you will read asyou turn the leaves of this little book.

Undine is beautiful as the dawn stealing across the waters, beautifulas the spray of the crystal waves.

Yet when she comes to earth she comes to seek for that without whichher beauty will be for ever cold, cold and chill as the surge of thesalt, salt sea.

Look deep into her blue eyes and you will see why her beauty is socold, so chill.

In the eyes of every mortal you may see a soul. In the gay blue eyesof Undine, look you long and never so deep, no soul will look forth tomeet your gaze.

Love, joy, sorrow, these are the pearls that shine in the eyes of [viii]every mortal. But in the eyes of the water maiden there is no gleamof love, no sparkle of joy, no tear of sorrow.

Undine has come to earth to seek for a soul. Without one she may neverknow the golden gifts God has given to each mortal, gifts these oflove, joy, sorrow.

You will read in this little book how Undine, the water maiden, wonfor herself a human soul.

MARY MACGREGOR.

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CONTENTS