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Now the stream was all choked up, and overgrown with weeds and water-plants, so that its waters could not flow freely. 'Oh! Medio Pollito, it cried, as the half-chick hopped along its banks, 'do come and help me by clearing away these weeds. 'Help you, indeed! exclaimed Medio Pollito, tossing his head, and shaking the few feathers in his tail.
Therefore, I am not afraid that you will be afraid of the magicians and dragons; besides, you see that a really brave boy or girl was always their master, even in the height of their power. Some of the tales here, like The Half-Chick, are for very little children; others for older ones.
Medio Pollito, cried the fire, in a weak, wavering voice as the half-chick approached, 'in a few minutes I shall go quite out, unless you put some sticks and dry leaves upon me. Do help me, or I shall die! 'Help you, indeed! answered Medio Pollito. 'I have other things to do. Gather sticks for yourself, and don't trouble me.
The Blue Bird The Half-Chick The Story of Caliph Stork The Enchanted Watch Rosanella Sylvain and Jocosa Fairy Gifts Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine The Three Little Pigs Heart of Ice The Enchanted Ring The Snuff-box The Golden Blackbird The Little Soldier The Magic Swan The Dirty Shepherdess The Enchanted Snake The Biter Bit King Kojata Prince Fickle and Fair Helena Puddocky The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs The Story of the Three Bears Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes Jorinde and Joringel Allerleirauh; or, the Many-furred Creature The Twelve Huntsmen Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle The Crystal Coffin The Three Snake-leaves The Riddle Jack my Hedgehog The Golden Lads The White Snake The Story of a Clever Tailor The Golden Mermaid The War of the Wolf and the Fox The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife The Three Musicians The Three Dogs
His mother shook her head sadly as she looked at him and said: 'My youngest born is only a half-chick. He can never grow up a tall handsome cock like his brothers. They will go out into the world and rule over poultry yards of their own; but this poor little fellow will always have to stay at home with his mother. And she called him Medio Pollito, which is Spanish for half-chick.
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