Once upon a time, there was a woman who had no children. What the woman really wanted was a little girl.
One day, an old woman came to see her. "Plant this seed," said the old woman. "Soon you will have a little girl."
So the woman planted the seed, and very soon, there was a flower. When the flower opened, out came a little girl. The woman took the little girl into her home.
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"You are as little as my thumb," said the woman. "So I shall call you Thumbelina." The woman looked after Thumbelina, and Thumbelina was happy.
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One day, a toad saw Thumbelina playing. "What a pretty little girl!" said the toad. "I shall take her home with me. She will marry my son."
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So the toad hopped up to Thumbelina and took her away to the pond. She left Thumbelina on a lily leaf and went to look for her son.
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