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„Carmen Sylva.“
Heath’s Modern Language Series
Aus meinem Königreich
TALES FROM THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS
BY
“CARMEN SYLVA”
(Queen Elisabeth of Roumania)
SELECTED AND EDITED FOR EARLY READING
WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES AND VOCABULARY
BY
Dr. WILHELM BERNHARDT
BOSTON, U.S.A.
D. C. HEATH & CO., Publishers
1900
INTRODUCTION
I
The Roumanians and Their Language
Not many years ago, the Roumanians,i.e., the inhabitants o