Toads and DiamondsTHERE was once upon a time a widow who had two daughters.
The eldest was so much like her in the face and humor that whoever
looked upon the daughter saw the mother. They were both so
disagreeable and so proud that there was no living with them.
The youngest, who was the very picture of her father for
courtesy and sweetness of temper, was withal one of the most
beautiful girls ever seen. As people naturally love their own
likeness, this mother even doted on her eldest daughter and at the
same time had a horrible aversion for the youngest— she made her
eat in the kitchen and work continually.
Among other things, this poor child was forced twice a day to
draw water above a mile and a-half off the house, and bring home a
pitcher full of it. One day, as she wa
