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She is the fairy-godmother in the story, the one who helps these girls place the ad that says "looking for a decent husband."
Karin Badt: Lonely Danes and Thai Brides: Janus Metz' "Love on Delivery" 2009
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The mother of women's rights was, improbably, a fairy-godmother in my life.
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And music the Beatles, the Stones, Simple Minds is a catalyst for this magical, fairy-godmother moment, which inevitably leads to the transformation of our heroine into a princess.
Dont You Forget About Me Jaime Clarke 2007
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And music the Beatles, the Stones, Simple Minds is a catalyst for this magical, fairy-godmother moment, which inevitably leads to the transformation of our heroine into a princess.
Dont You Forget About Me Jaime Clarke 2007
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I just liked her kindly, benevolent face and those rather delightful, fairy-godmother type outfits of soft pastel that she wore.
Presidents Don’t Matter, but Dictators Do - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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And music the Beatles, the Stones, Simple Minds is a catalyst for this magical, fairy-godmother moment, which inevitably leads to the transformation of our heroine into a princess.
Dont You Forget About Me Jaime Clarke 2007
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"There was never need of a fairy-godmother for you," he told her, his voice grave.
Then I'll Come Back to You Larry Evans
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I wish we hadn't chosen her to be the fairy-godmother now. '
In the Fifth at Malory Towers Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950
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Nobody knows to this day just what passed between the fair girl and the stately matron, but the duchess was not very much bothered with unnecessary advice after one short interview with her rather officious social fairy-godmother.
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She was a veritable fairy-godmother, bringing us wines and dainty food from Groote
A Woman's Part in a Revolution Natalie Harris Hammond
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