On the Tree Top

m! no we w

an no time, ho

H

H

A

TROTT

how the la

retty, a

eauty, in

Bro

horses si

retty, a

eathers be

Bro

jog, jig

untain, thr

way the f

ews and se

und strappe

kets, too,

change f

way the f

ngle, fing

es, like

nd dot

ll th

doth

th they

t's no

ng rin

Happy N

ver a

y in our

jar, h

near, or t

eat upon

swing on b

p, and the

f, I'll t

pistols by

he way the o

hed out like

the hurdles after the hounds, t

ess and fast! Crashaway, s

H

A

S.

ne in t

John

rious si

s head

hat pu

that you

S OF JOH

thes ar

rrid a

that ever

covered

n eac

le rent

nce we

ick an

s clothes

gh John

lled

made for m

ld blu

doubl

button her

ndfathe

ches th

cle Phil u

users a

elonge

had got

hn's n

unlik

to the lengt

s are a

and

such a sh

shockin

dec

may know

hat that

worst

hat John k

ce wa

w it i

losed ac

WATCHMAN, J

H

A

teady o

hn S.

hs has stood

orn y

time t

g between se

DFAT

ad to be

rded wi

it was put i

ver t

veryw

s were wai

eves in

ardly

for John

hey mi

nce t

f the plant

e no kin

hey bore

ed to the

corn t

rt of

eirs where

stuck to

ched th

ed by the crow

ength the

is th

and it to

work i

s time

John is gl

ugh mad

uld he w

id to be a

gh it is

ugh it

ch an humb

good s

tter

orn a lowl

N TO

H

A

CKS AND T

CKS AND T

Y MRS. CLAR

ks was a l

y and

ayed ou

lost in

lonely

ame where

ich belonged

d the lat

door ope

ed softl

st steppe

her lit

hat sh

y she, sobbe

id no

to stay

were thr

g all i

e were t

ilk white

re three bed

ather Bea

hard to

other Bea

hard to

Baby Bea

soft in

ken it all

Father B

sour t

Mother B

sour t

Baby Bea

weet, on

ted she dran

H

A

Father B

hard as

Mother B

hard as

Baby B

oft she

he could win

y came t

ather Be

fumbli

other Be

atch stri

Baby B

ger had sure

ther Be

sitting in

her Bea

sitting in

y Bear

n sitting

it all in

her Bear

n tasting

er Bear

n tasting

y Bear

asted of

has drank

her Bea

en lying

her Bea

en lying

y Bear

en lying

he is, fa

old Father

us ea

old Mother

us ea

Baby B

ever wa

her, and se

H

A

THE BEA

careless bo

work, and he

that the jack

ragged fri

illy-shally,

day t

mother was

hem food she

her good-for-

market the

along, with w

ove th

nder the wa

e beans in his

boy, I'll g

cow." Jack sai

y gold for the

ome at

s did the m

ndow the bean

nt supperle

e morning su

high, to t

ans ha

adder all gre

nd crossed an

ng up it with

o his mother

chet, my litt

up I

e, then high

kite, and hig

ight of citi

tugged and cli

pant: "I gu

wn ver

came to a p

e had never

of a woman the

her husband, t

m a shove in th

ut the

H

A

sniffed, and b

low, "Fe, f

prayed he woul

h meat! I wil

louder, "Fe

have

ch as would

arrel of beer

for his littl

able he stretc

"Ho! ho!"-li

ur gold

beautiful e

the Giant be

minute, then

the oven alo

e hen in his

rough t

heard him le

im out, and be

s as nimble

he rapidly s

chet, my litt

own I

howled, and gn

n first, and

dder from

Bean-stalk,

hally, no d

ith a

Jack fame, an

le gold-egg

never he t

one fifty

mother lived

ace a

H

A

RED RID

RED RID

Y MRS. CLAR

n, children,

little Red

l, wonderful

grandmother,

was never

n a cottage

Riding-hood

weather, sh

randmother t

et hood to k

e mantle, s

t of goodie

ter, and cak

n the napkin,

d along bene

a shadow w

such tunes as

e clover-to

wolf by ch

d marked her

carrying the

resh-baked ca

d along clos

nd rolled his

things for gr

brightly, w

her very wel

ch towards her

way, and I

l get there f

H

o the cottage,

y, with a dr

?" asked gra

voice up hi

ng, and the la

said; and

r over from

more the thi

her up, and

t a very t

e jumped i

sack and n

soft footst

the door a

d Riding-h

red faintly

ing and the l

granny, in

almost up

r!" she cried,

a shiver, ev

you be my l

ght here under

d answered, "Y

head on the

at pricked-up

reat mouth, wi

s, filled wit

sudden she

asked, in spi

hat makes your

with! to he

what make you

with! to s

hat makes your

with! to e

g to swallow

d a woodman f

riek, rushed,

the wolf in h

way he sav

ittle Red R

H

H

A

DER

y little th

est-faced

as blue as

s of toss

ep-mother

s and bit

ught her own

est of a

little house

e a cot

ers, clad in s

through

k was done,

himney-co

e called her

r, "Cind

ent on, and

ke a wild-

all her ki

mmon, ding

step-sisters

wnier and

with their t

ver any

ey got a n

nted, cre

as an i

from the

poor Ci

ch, and iro

rrands, fril

e, early

ball-night

to paint

ir satin sh

th flowers

their coach

ht; and, a

own by th

nders, wi

H

A

if her heart

were on

ands got bla

begrimed

efore her, o

not how

odd old w

"Why do

very lon

nderell

again. Th

n bobbed

a merry ki

ered, "Is

my little

go to

garden, th

n, large

pantry she

-traps ge

ll find in

the wate

the big, fla

rds must

crickets i

till it

-mother stre

ed them e

changed in

ttered as

ce became

rnesses

herald w

et in a

st blast th

rses plunge

ards were m

they wer

rat-coachm

eweled

n Cinderel

c wand w

t the dingy

ning gol

t shone upon

could

r dainty

pers made

H

you get back

o'clock

aid, and in

out of

ella reache

red at t

utiful

ever se

his admir

word an

er out t

se her for

pt in mind

Godmother

ball, with

half aft

there was a

d her sis

waists, and c

their ch

the fairy

her wand

out in gre

than

d six, with

through t

as gathered r

y was s

heart, and f

y child

er foot st

twinkled l

Prince cho

z or tet

minutes fle

t could

t once, r

Godmother

twelve beg

clock,

swallow o

ted, bu

one flying

made o

away, and

, for i

changed to

orses bec

H

A

nto the ci

ed the go

secured t

proclamat

ntry should

lady, fa

t the slippe

aightway b

y lady

s!" and "Ahs

ella's sis

, and pared

vain! Nob

l enough

derella

as a per

royal her

it was b

ut her tatt

drew the o

elids on the

down a s

rs turned fro

from re

l anger cried

ded, and

ier, withou

out behin

was all t

had asked

slippers ma

two litt

e, with all

e to clai

ised he wou

tion all

iage there

ncing, we

the slipper

for he

H

A

TINGTON A

TINGTON A

Y MRS. CLAR

little la

streets were p

n all his l

rand than the

by day, and his

his city o

he did, wher

filled with

er taste to th

ess hardnes

while, one

Whittingto

way to Lo

lad! he need

nstead of a

rp stones ab

was he was f

cared for

ere, and he w

heart, for

when he could

faint at a me

-for once co

in at the

him bits of

crusts, and

m there for

atoes, and

ettles and sw

im dreadfully

as long as

in despair,

the famous H

he morning gr

sat on a wa

s of Bow, wi

H

a musical c

les of bloo

turn again,

Mayor of L

-so cheered h

a boy who c

cat with his

ad slept the m

erchant's his

nd potatoes a

Miss Puss a

his garret

was sending h

ch servant sh

thing, and o

ck Whittingto

led out and

ed at last at

waited to se

and officers

th the king;

the meat and

the guests wer

rats and m

n the table, a

crevices, in

he food away

were frightened

dinners they t

ent for the c

left, in a w

d slew, and s

ish king spok

you eighteen

sell me the

the cat belong

hip's homeward

paid to Dick

's wish 'twas

r another

rew each mo

all both fa

ter's daught

prosperous,

the Bow-bells

hgate Hill

turn again,

Mayor of L

of time came t

of London, an

ish history

f Sir Richard

H

A

IN

IN

Y MRS. CLAR

had thr

his dy

at all he ow

them in

his, and the

youngest on

poor fellow

it a bit

feed, he shoul

r, soone

d, with many

o lay in the c

ed, and beg

to her mas

ing slyly

content

ir of boots

nd it will b

sighed h

ed a scor

e silly th

silliest,

space of doub

ots and the ba

at the pee

upon the

of parsley

oots upon

way to the wo

the rabbit

imple rab

y smells li

bag their n

pulled t

, and a gas

e, they were c

ots bagge

it an e

ulder; and,

alace of

upon his thr

m his lovely

e a grac

ier coul

come to your

quis of

love he se

er rabbit f

H

A

etty princ

g said, "Ma

de off to her

and full

've a splendi

but do as I

w, at noo

autiful da

t go, as th

at the r

"Pooh!" but s

the king went

his din

arshy ri

when the king

quis of

is drownin

ood king, or

ants gall

d him from

ht who sent th

aid, to hi

lothes was brou

their midst, on

Puss, in

gre's pa

with a great c

nstrous

olitely as

inned, with a

rd it said,

h the grea

n the twinkli

shape you

I can!" the

g lion stood

ike a leaf,

"It is v

you can, chang

she swallowe

king and his

he palace porc

and old pa

f stone a

st noble lad

astle of

ith a sweepi

ered, and fe

rquis lost

tiful princ

next day the

ful state

ots was their

th them to a

H

A

DREAM OF P

RA DOT

ay, in the

luebird da

urred as in w

at and cardi

th a pip

Locks "aft

waiting

little gir

the bare brow

t even a lea

he sod was

py one tint

e the br

swolle

d in her

of puss

d out, in

ns' fur, so

them down wit

em her little

at scratc

d at feed

went to bed

s dreamed

a little

ed-clothes,

though she sc

oices "M-e-o

t before

branchi

and kittens,

as they

llow, and b

both ears li

ke a royal

e hollow-ey

one wai

twice, a

he willow

re the wil

ide, through br

wailed, "M-e-

and yet Gold

to her mo

were fe

d be ve

e the wil

d the wil

H

H

A

O

O

CLARA DO

away in

tle fly

as sof

the rabb

like a flas

ath is b

ky flos

his ve

h white is

rs are fle

a shad

ke about

a whist

s his r

waiting

s, white

ike a f

g over

he sleep?

h his mis

bit; t

a sigh;

me rogu

up an

H

A

ING

ING

CLARA DO

d spun herself

to take her

d traveled so

d he must gi

en Ant had b

till she was

Bee had liv

ldn't help

d measured h

no longer a

tle was sho

failing and

ecided that t

in the countr

a mixed but

had children t

heir tent and

possible co

and each in

ake happy t

took his you

troll along

th joy, "O, see

d some low-bus

H

er, with misch

would angl

silk thread,

skill she ca

ee, in his gol

a clover leaf

ho was full

den Ant for

lower, and t

y rose a th

; but they go

hat the Ant call

the water

dering Beetle

his heart hi

ome hitherto

back from th

thought that a

n the cheery

dry branch

ght of the cr

stories of

l the Ant yawne

we folks we

s each to his

try folks cam

fiddle, and

fife, they sta

! never a wi

ed for home a

H

A

SPI

SPI

CLARA DO

der had finishe

rm summer day

hreads of her b

ed she to make t

ld-fashioned fea

own to wait; o

fleece with a mo

r but to watch

oing off ear

ly, as neighb

sight of this l

ey-bee, serge-c

cornful becau

our rich rela

flying to cha

after him, half

ried. "I am o

fresh in the way

r window is c

n half a minut

pider arose w

with ceremo

threw her long

ng, but held hi

ght that he coul

ng that he could no

ish, stood chuck

y me for my ea

·

ve the bees go

y their indust

e of their bu

der had dined o

H

A

DICKOR

ck! ti

hat way, fo

pendulum

gular, al

solemn on

isper! hea

knows naug

ard the my

, dickor

ran up t

ck! tic

ace with fi

ismal, st

om his out-

he cares f

always w

hour strike

head has the

ock str

ce ran

ck! tic

hat way, fo

measured a

ves it ful

ns up at e

troke comes, s

own again;

wn, and t

, dicko

mice is

H

A

AND HER SI

, wee

e old Dam

lived by

ee, we

y every

was he

n to swe

wee, we

for the

ver were

about, and b

g like

d enough

d a silv

g in a

as brigh

it, she

er thumb

t in the

kly shut

lanning ove

y to s

ved to go

uy herse

e did next

proved v

d toward ho

scarcely s

e coaxed an

e stormed a

hen they had re

d not g

e Fidget saw

istled

-"Pray dog

won'

y the m

most mi

kid and I

n hour

e said he

stick sh

eat dog, dog

won'

y the m

most mi

kid and I

n hour

H

A

stick di

lled upon

n stick, stick

n't bi

won'

e by the

most mi

kid and I

n hour

fire onl

d and begged

nch fire, fire

eat dog, dog

won'

y the m

ready m

kid and I

and a ha

the wate

e ox app

water, water wo

n stick, stick

n't bi

won'

e by the

ready m

kid and I

and a ha

ox bello

uted to th

kill ox, ox wo

nch fire, fire

eat dog, dog

won'

y the m

ing past

kid and I

and a ha

her only lau

e rope sh

butcher, butch

water, water wo

n stick, stick

n't bi

won'

e by the

ing past

kid and I

and a ha

H

A

wayed roun

rat she

rope, rope won'

kill ox, ox wo

nch fire, fire

eat dog, dog

won'

e by the

g past m

kid and I

e of ho

queak was al

called th

rat, rat won

butcher, butch

water, water wo

n stick, stick

n't bi

won'

e by the

g past m

kid and I

nd hour

sy love

zed him in

began to e

gan to gna

gan to hang

began to k

an to drin

egan to que

gan to burn

began to b

gan to bit

kid bega

hrough the

fter m

dame and

dging-oh

H

H

A

SH BO

SH BO

CLARA DO

silly b

he meadow

he noisy f

everyone

s out c

is my nest

ide the su

, sweet-smel

nyone from

le house

not mak

cret-"Here!

d has ear

n he keep

the cosy tr

link, com

ain as pla

is a nest!

would li

across t

one minute

e clover

do no har

only see

would he

ing grass,

of course, an

s dark wi

link-he

t-"A boy!

whose hear

ngs to ventu

mself, "Ah,

ns, glad

in tirel

is my nest

H

H

A

AD

le group abo

of stor

dith, of the c

o strong

rother, on wh

by dimp

easure give e

nders m

s-summers nine

wered on

t, of all th

in-red b

hand, on lowl

ed up, tas

le cleared-ey

like them

e no story-

be daun

wd more confi

gh, inc

bering how, o

oved such

one and put

"Arabia

tle lad wa

was wretc

ho scarce

rd enough

the wolf f

was quite

try he lived

s a dull, d

was as long a

shion in Chi

he looked,

strange fort

rs, though fair-

nything li

nd so marv

-for so runs

ng and lin

ty streets

a, swarthy

, prying eyes

H

t up to him

at his name

I judge of

on of my bro

stafa!"-an

ustafa was

d back, "and

oth yourself a

for foreve

shall lack wi

id the wil

h his kindn

of dark per

or Aladd

of his life,

the earth'

a strange lam

arked the one

t'was dar

r-no one co

s the treas

secure. Fi

ones away,

the strengt

through the ca

rough the dark

ough the lo

upon garden

n fruit-bur

of the hum

uld one tip

s he passed,

the boughs ma

heaps of gol

led, holdin

pied, brigh

al lamp in

hot wick out,

h and joy i

s long way

aw where day

rough a chi

rafty Magic

first sound

p up to me, fi

h luck had

"Wait a bit, a

, ugly push of

g, heavy thrus

d-so angr

H

A

great rock, r

th an oath

under that l

the milde

"or give m

darkness f

at the lamp

ng to rub it

ood, statel

e he could no

" it said, "

or wish, yo

but the lea

, for I am

id, "Open

from the plac

once again:

And as blit

for the Geniu

for food; g

he but value

ple wants i

it furnished

brought ri

it secured h

ncess most

boudour, (w

ught for and s

how grandl

laughed th

his riches

as lover

thing he did w

great baske

fine gems th

her a palace

s at windo

s complete

nered battl

othing an h

H

A

ns of servan

d white slaves,

ttentive, a

and gold

wift to serve,

. They lived w

the lamp wa

like the burs

and Princes

s to fly the

, dismayed

mp had been

his streng

re, and da

d this way

, after ter

a peril a

t the vengef

the attempt

lamp, princ

ss which would

a Yankee

p where the wi

ing a mys

h, and then, ru

na!" he crie

llous pal

ncess Badrou

d in roy

s and cloth-of

louds of banne

ns of slaves, w

ne by obed

the wind o

ould count te

thereafte

to the lamp

e robe he w

r he fast

hours, earl

ky was Lo

H

A

E-B

here was a man s

shrank and tried to h

d prominent, his long h

ormous, and he wor

that through all the c

dreadful deeds but he

! very rich; his h

ed on the sky, so gr

-cloud it looked up

d parks and towns and h

en might covet, stat

ered hundreds, and his

Blue-beard's castle l

ters, beautiful a

one of them be giv

h one it was, but le

hat they felt, their

with coquetry, with

spirits scorned him, y

or them,-or, 'twas r

and lovely feasts, to

s hinges grim the

fore a week was ende

whispered "yes," and

H

A

Blue-beard-like a

is web the wished-f

moon was gone, one da

s of sorrow, but w

a month or more would

er-sorry to-but the

friends, as many as

gling bunch of somet

and cellars and t

nd jewels are, or a

what you will, one s

little key from out

e closet at the end

ot enter! I forbid

she would not, and he

e gone than all her

nd made the dim old

sses whisper, with la

n stairways flitted

wy twilight with the

ht streaming through a

s glancing through t

as restless, and a stro

et a single peep at

lipped away from all

r passage, till she r

urned the lock, and

sight that met her

dark and dreadful, and l

up by their hair, and

H

A

er mind the unknown f

Blue-beard flashed-

s cold as icicles,

loor her trembling fi

hirled the bolt to, shu

deer at sound of hun

with gasping breath,-

n her hand; she sa

handkerchief, she was

sand and stone, but

dint of work, grew b

ou know,) came out t

who should come next m

himself who hadn'

d, after a brief pause

my dear." He saw a

he gave him all but one.

small room!" Poor thi

ain it bore while she

forbade you! Now you

ie at once!" he cried

re him pleading: "Gi

by the clock he gra

ed to call her sist

the tower and watch!" s

e to-day, and I

see them, wave a sig

ng like a bird up

Anne, do you see

ady up the tower-sta

H

A

Anne, do you se

un," she answered, "

ard down below was wh

own quick, or I'll co

re to pray, one minut

minutes are, to dread

Anne, do you se

see a cloud of dust

Anne?" implored the

p." Here Blue-beard t

ome after you!" Aga

e minute more,-one

Anne, do you see

n riding, but they

handkerchief; it bade

his foot so hard it ma

e his wife knelt, swung

ahawk, and shrieked

s heard the beat of ho

the marble floors ran

r swords in hand, came

heir good swords they c

arm, the heavy cut

old, ugly blue, his

dead, his wife had all

Anne a dower to ma

rewarded with comm

d's wife, she did ex

he shed no tears; bu

air to look at as

H

H

A

EPING P

ells and the

d on a su

good king's

ss had b

g out their bri

their stre

e, from lord

oyful

or feasting a

by the h

good fortune

to the ch

the king ha

f the best

ound on the s

ls of pri

the christening

their shril

and endless li

t in scar

were there the

heir gift

he midst a str

d scowli

to be the ol

and eyes

ped, till now,

than fi

s to have be

were guests

seat nor a dish

ad been

H

A

hour for the

airy firs

er wand the ch

of form

econd bade,

said, "N

e well!" and the

the nigh

, "Joy in the

the seventh

black old Dam

ng the bab

ck your finger

of it!"

were the lor

ng and que

enth fairy

tremble

rse I can cha

d of death

though I do my b

for an hun

tern face was a

of the queen

hundred years

y added

a noble line

her for h

ith a hope to c

ed this

he land there was

h was the

H

A

grew, from he

nd witty

the course of ye

sweet ma

n her father's

e as the

the top of the

old wo

the dusky cob

y the dayl

leful, hunch

nning a

cried, "what

ing, you li

aughed: "'Tis

me try

touch, from th

the half-

spindle pric

l she as

king, the frigh

p the old

nd, in hea

cess lyi

r down to a

d her in

uch of gold

her for

n her cheek s

d still on

her eyes, like n

ed in whi

who strove he

ismal doom

e vital hou

rying in

ut the slumb

y made u

avy and dens

er a livi

H

A

r a century

a tranc

he roar of win

e her from

e day, past the

rode a new

a glimpse of

the fo

rt a strange wi

y and bri

h through the

before

t, till he sp

er a slee

oldiers upon

and sno

eps! The doors

alls heard

hamber, openi

and pur

er beauty, war

nted Prin

ord from his l

her sle

rd, and the spe

tment brok

"Dear Prince,

have waite

e whole great s

ned and

in joy at the

nly loo

ide who for ye

d for him

he hour was he

s or tongu

blushed at hi

with her l

in, yawning, b

and they

dress of the h

y woman'

grown somewha

rse of so

H

A

AND

boys, s

oo, if y

ell you of J

think

ster an

he children

n idl

was, J

ter all, that

s simp

coat on

all colors fro

eet we

do d

washed his fac

color

neve

as long as t

went t

s the

ard to say he w

d him

was his

t was kept for t

ill!

e eve

racks on the

er on

romp

are-footed, in

er wen

on his

braided and

iced an

llowed

Jack" without

to s

ching

-scarum, was

forced

r way t

with only a

H

A

y were

they w

for water, a

id not

ck fel

his hand, and b

l, who

alwa

Jack did, t

nk, if y

rolled

Jack and bare

p Jac

me did

ther Jill was

poor bru

rn and

on tear, sob

run the

aper p

the sight o

e Jil

thoughtf

her head, had

ill c

a sau

e plight poo

hen s

undle

d up with a clo

up in

omica

her hands and

me, pe

adfully

d said, "I'll

ny blo

l not

in earnest, s

e naugh

ue and

d a plaster as

t time,

has

for water, I

otheri

o up t

again, why, of

H

A

E BO-

-Peep? Can

Bo-Peep was

d in a short w

f blue, with a

kerchief abo

in her ha

e had, the l

o laugh with, an

d shy, and bl

e summer ski

n gentians u

er were a

dess ought to

less little

or late wild

her tongue ha

in number, and

though, to

way the li

knew, had lo

the nearest

o look the p

face, and cal

f them cou

out went lit

tired, the hil

ng her fear

don't know wh

lone, and the

heir tails

trustful lit

inute was

head, and h

he fruit she h

ts were only of

ed she heard

dream for li

the grass, her

nd clatter and

from all ways h

bleat, then anot

a-a-a!" al

H

A

was only wh

enough to

was with her; f

eyes to see

t her dream w

ere nowher

sorrowful

lashes the tea

ed out, as th

ld be too dark

deed, but it made

ft their tail

or cry, our

a comical cr

nty of bodies,

wide mouths, e

oft wool, a

y of nois

em stood, and

distance f

voice, and w

e with her croo

so strangely b

le tail be

-faced old m

nd stamped to

s shorn close,

oddest of a

lambs went

, and ha

enough was

were lost from

, "I'll find

ery little go

ent, and at l

hem hung

m up in a gre

e could do, poo

fasten them wh

t least, what

did it I

my story

H

H

A

-MY-T

e there was a

had sev

ght but poor to

y litt

erely lads; no

he crust

ght be, coarse and

ch he mu

ll, the younges

d still, a

other, and the

im not ov

as when he wa

en he ha

s no bigger th

d him Hop-

e, for days and

l no drop

on the stalks; a

he shrive

had swept acr

veled in

meant for the

ne, with

at before a sm

owed down

se weak wits of

me for th

e the feeble

her toil-h

as no help for t

in makin

H

poke: "Ah, bad lu

find th

ning with me

the litt

o watch this pie

they run

ots for me, o

I'll com

ife, "I'm sure the

s-poor li

hink best-we al

t to bed

all the rest wer

y-Thumb

ht of wolves and

e heart w

d planned; and e

with all

er, where he fi

les small

arted for the w

behind,

smal places, dr

e now a

es; 'twas twilight

broad day

addies at the

amperin

like a flock of

ving hun

sk their mother

d they w

o'-my-Thumb waile

y so hard

ath, if you'll b

to fol

es strewn on the

ht had fal

and spied their

g 'neath

H

near, and, pausi

-Thumb c

hin; his fathe

st abou

paid them two

d debt;

eef for two, th

ht enough

the ravenous se

l into t

he fine roast

to feed

ll long as the

was gone

ned to take the

e them a

, who heard aga

m his tru

ce of pebbles

crumbs

through brier and

e darks

ed his clues a

im when

re they found th

le Hop-o

d them out, he f

en ever

! They wandered

in dread

they saw, with

e light

aintly, like a

ing toward

use and knocked;

a brie

n asked them wh

"To stay

The faster you

ered in

H

ves here, cruel

up lit

r him coming fr

im by th

un, we are so f

my-Thum

e whether the wol

good gen

them in, fed t

erneath

e more they he

amp! an a

re coming hom

ing nice

a spit, ten ra

sheep in

or wide open, sn

a dread

his poor wife stoo

seven lit

him 'twas the m

ad browned

house, peering a

ed the be

m one by one out

e Hop-o'

would make, to

fuls and

ill to-morrow!"

at enough

," he said, "I'l

ey're plump

ed the Ogre had

slept in

, and each wore

rown on

umb, when all th

ir chamb

d-bands for hims

them while

H

A

y it was; he

doubt, ris

alf awake, would

no night

gh, he did! He

so veiled

up a huge, broa

them, ev

Thumb, awakenin

"Make has

they did as t

kling o

zzly mist of a

h the chil

oon! Within an

dful blu

ven-league boots a

ch the vi

feet into the

a mutter

arted, over h

ues at eve

saw him like

could o

ountry, rumbling

they hear

is seven-league

ould go

ay to rest hi

had grow

where lay the

he knew

spoke softly t

t as ever

to take care

y-scurry

mb, creeping from

atest ca

off (these woul

ou wished

H

em on himself.

en to t

eled towards th

t was li

. The king had

ying th

e, and said, "I'

the magi

'-my-Thumb made

s whol

y lives, and f

as rich

re, in his sl

that led

ed and bruised

hed from

mb, whose influen

tain to

ress, who had hi

of Dra

H

A

ES IN T

ist to

orry,

ho must

who will

ll oth

darling o

irit s

eve for t

man or

olate

my dear

e not th

hose tear

pitying

drops h

ring i

dreds o

the same

artfelt

s-with th

father i

dren did

t one, a

three y

an that had

's head

too, lay i

power m

arlings, tha

ell bless

mother-on

in the s

latest brea

er's bro

kin, upon

ned ones

e oath to

wn blood

H

devised three

unto

ed, on her

the lit

from the u

uble fir

ance, they bo

o have t

love for ei

was hard

promised fai

both bad

th did his

the dread

l ruffian

him in h

secret wer

ew to i

a wily, pl

d it ev

o children

he best

s of his-f

n, for t

stood befor

ans twain

h scarlet g

ted, side

he babies'

could ha

pretty sig

sound th

noisy laug

had win

ned, never

tered li

H

A

ach ruffian

and rest

prattlers,

ence und

ugh the wa

towards

d the leafy

the way g

ith new gl

ring gloo

st, quite ch

e ruffian

ercome with

cked a

kill the lit

"for an

hot words be

y once

ell, and th

the earth

n sank upon

g and te

together,

and sobbed

o lived le

vering w

or food; he p

e awhile,

ll go int

nd fetch y

their swee

sted to

he sparkling

y cloud wa

vain, they

again, n

H

A

rite the mo

how, up

hunger drive

e mosse

ng at his l

ing to h

e day-more t

them th

for blackber

ing they

a thicket of

t a hinder

e down to di

l ground

tle bodie

the south

; and a ho

f shadow

red-breast

them wit

H

A

EE LITT

very poo

, with her c

eautiful

ose thr

g always, w

nciful knot

nough of so

hey t

ay, with a pi

mother

ur fortune y

e world, as t

ree pi

ong, the fi

rried a bund

straw for a

ttle p

not even wa

an did as

e pig built a

more than se

ong and knocke

p, and

little pig, l

e pig

hair of my chi

grumbled, and

I'll puff and I'll

gray

he puffed and he

up the poor

H

e very

ithe a

ttle pig went

o find his for

t two

ir shoulders bu

entle

furze for a h

ttle p

him freely,

e pig built a

no more than

along and knoc

little pig, l

e pig

hair of my chi

olf growled, a

I'll puff and I'll

fierce

ffed and

ffed and

lew the

up the poor

third little

y tail and hi

nds of prank

man with a lo

said, "

tly willing to

ng he got th

in a

e hous

rtly the hou

and snug

H

A

e the same wo

ked at t

hump, an

little pig, l

e pig

hair of my chi

lled his cheeks

ellows,

howled,

I'll puff and I'll

d and he puffe

and he huffed

all his

l his

would no

o, de

appe

d to go with

at least, wa

pig with the

e wil

was, and

tle pig, whe

turnips!" Pig

mith's, in hi

ot far

pleasant

we go

ix?" "Yes," pi

ld the little

rise

to go throug

where the t

plenty a

them all he

gh for his di

home

e promptly a

friendl

pig, "Are yo

'd have

y been ther

or dinner," t

H

e wolf

cheated

here's a lovel

ome voice

ittle pig, fro

nd smiled, "

Garden; if y

pleasan

o tog

he morning w

y and

g was, for as

t day, and run

get the ap

s up. But t

far as he thou

boughs in the

o himself, "I

t of a

, crunch

score-then wh

ay wolf just u

here h

ook as meek

ittle pig, are

should fall fro

s heart wen

d, "The nicest

row dow

after it as

fore he

ut of the tre

four li

camper

house, while

h a savage vo

urious

long an

pig proved to

H

came again th

and called "Lit

o the Shankli

d I will cal

, as he had

of the wolf, a

e bought him

started ou

should

st one he ch

the s

nd it frightene

crept

urn to

roll; he b

and a

the

wolf with a

worse than he'd

nny, rumb

fled in

own and the l

e time-fo

starved-his

in at the litt

ed look his

e tale

t bumped and bou

wn hill, an

away from the

th all h

pig laugh

ocular, sc

s saucy

O, how would y

and that I wa

xclaimed, "I ha

or and your ho

u anyway-th

wn the chimn

H

A

uilt a fire,

ith water hi

he wolf came

ribs as he sl

did

cover, and

ot-hide, h

at nex

slide

he pot; "It'

cook him, an

ied i

ll let

is dinner-ti

dined quite

o himself, "I'

e hair of my ch

e best way to t

H

A

TWO-

TWO-

Y MRS. CLAR

es, Two

Goody T

ow about

dy now

ittle cre

odd

very lo

s of good

the cold w

ss and m

hrown two he

as they

called the

girl was

they crie

-board shelv

they roamed

nowing why

dred, all

lter, the

es, Tom h

rgery had

oe, On

Little

never a

ed on the

slipper, f

knot or bu

H

A

e our hu

lways lovi

every h

omewhere a

tched the wa

ir forlorn

note Tom's

ry's tatt

village

ught them

rm, soft clo

shoes fo

oes, tw

my two

ittle Ma

cobbler c

itted tri

rn and ti

ow and wh

trange

off to Lo

nt to vill

s, and qui

the simp

the lon

ked at her

med to nod

ow so brig

selves in w

sentence

re she kne

ad learne

H

-Shoes,

oody Tw

magic art

to help poor

o had no cha

, she would t

days of good

ere printed

ly, for the

studied w

m proper bl

he letter

me cosy s

he children r

hem-not alo

spell, and

practice

kind to

es, Two

Goody Tw

iden, come

man, wise

ow, as a

Mrs.

faithful t

year an ad

an youth's f

pon her cha

hings seemed

amb, whose d

and tended

kitten a

stolen fr

finger, th

d wings were

to the hea

ch had foug

s hand with

first could

n gracious w

dog, watched

t eyes and j

urred and rub

shoulder pe

es, Two

argery T

ays of good

of wisdom;

e people sa

they thought

H

A

y Noodle, a

e cry, "A wit

s summoned

eved, she scar

riends, how

s Justice Sh

ust be a wi

he raven, do

d Lovell,

court and s

ood sense,

re beauty

ly in his hi

argery wa

know she

he so bewi

H

A

her go her

whatever mi

love could w

n she should

es, Two

ll, if sh

noble lo

as a lov

as love

e heart an

nswer, all

church chi

wedding a

st deligh

H

A

oes, Tw

day of T

lass but

vell is

es, Two

Lady Tw

s that rid

hat and ch

trappings

gay from L

bells, he str

of foam are

f journey

see the br

es, Two

ody Two

come home

he's at

grand as

ess the we

H

A

CHIN

CHIN

to wi

as a

ing g

the

arrow he sho

nd packs it as

t the hou

Phunny

o the

and

mes to the

t are you d

' stockin's on

ngue, has Sti

nkles out o

his aching b

solemn as P

e chil

, is it

u a-shakin' a

n, shaking the

the house, Mis

out the

chin'

chuckles, ba

g," he says,

best things '

git old 'no

uzzles her qu

she toddle

ul, ugly, old G

rchin

H

by the clock in

says, "does the

e grea

ck

e grim

ck

top of his

Moon (in his fo

is wisdom, or

e knows

er wil

and tock till

they

-archi

quare room, by

ace, bending a

snapping her

ross a broad,

t you are a-

a 'comfort,' m

and I are a-

red o' the Sa-

ht fades, and t

wn from the f

, from his schoo

know by your

-get on your

l me somefing

Uncle Phil, I'v

is-they

-archin

Phil l

hil loo

wags hi

tries t

last

reat s

be sure! to be

old dame, of

H

A

h-

u ever

eadful

ck Frost

lague of

h!

l of a

lungs a

hink of

chin

a fine old fe

ull of his p

f noses, ju

em on again wh

pretty, soft e

s up with his

! for y

rp for h

s after, and

ot-for a mon

e plans, she snea

way through the t

H

A

hunny-kind, "how

ll picture her

harp and strong, To poke

m frostily al

whether they'r

ings on

onishi

ith's bellows,

e dances a h

bellows a

away, in the d

he works with

is quiet, and

ld Jack leaves his

once he'd be q

him up with her

goes, you may kno

e peeps through the

she hides away

bare ground wit

lap boards the nai

H

the potatoes (if

l the people whose

ld clock in the d

d up both his ha

t she w

e than

h-

l of a

ungs, an

ways, w

of tha

chink

ind shivers a

p sigh; and says

own, quietly,

watching th

H

A

y bed got a fin

t I can put o

ty boy!)" says gr

a 'comfut,' so

be in it, for s

ur bed-time, and

I'm goin' as

give me a han

I'm jus' goin'

ec' every word

nd Phil; for

,' and 'tan'

chink

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