“It is a sign from heaven that she is innocent,” whispered many of them; but they ventur
“It is a sign from heaven that she is innocent,” whispered many of them; but they ventured not to say it aloud.As the executioner seized her by the hand, to lift her out of the cart, she hastily threw the eleven coats of mail over the swans, and they immediately became eleven handsome princes; but the youngest had a swan’s wing, instead of an arm; for she had not been able to finish the last sleeve of the coat.Hans Christian Andersen “Wild Swans” -- source link
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