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id: 16046
title: Boy Blue and His Friends
author: Blaisdell, Mary Frances
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  "Oh, no!" said Boy Blue, "and I saw her coming out of the barn "I know Snowball will like this house," said Boy Blue. The next morning Boy Blue took Little Sister for a ride. "Come, Little Sister," said Boy Blue, "It is too hot to play. So Mary sat on her sled, and Boy Blue and Jack Horner played they were One day Jack said, "I think it would be good fun to give Mary a "I asked Mary''s mother, and she said we could come at two o''clock." "Yes, Mistress Mary," said Jack, "we''ll come to see how your garden "Come here, little boy," said Grandma. Mary and Tommy Tucker went to Jack''s house one morning to play with the All the children were coming,--Boy Blue, and Mary, and Alice, and Tommy So Mary''s mother said, "Boy Blue can spend the winter with us and go to


id: 15684
title: The Summer Holidays: A Story for Children
author: Amerel
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  "Father," said Thomas, "how miserable we should be if we had no water to "But what do you do in town, Samuel," asked John, "when it is too warm about it, and Thomas said that dozens of these little animals, beside Thomas stopped, and said, "Samuel, this is the place where we killed a where the boys were, and then Samuel asked him where all the water comes "Ask it, my boy," replied Mr. Harvey. "Do not some people think that the bat is a bird?" asked Samuel. "Father," said John, "where did those great bats come from, which you "A good deal," said the boy; and he threw another stone. "They seem more like a bat''s wings," said Samuel. John burst into the room where Thomas, Samuel, and his father were While his father was talking with Thomas and his cousin, John was "It looks like a large grasshopper," said John.


id: 14958
title: Mother West Wind ''Why'' Stories
author: Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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  course big Mr. Bob Cat looked up right away and saw little Mr. Chipmunk sitting on the old stump. fall it came time to put on a new coat, to have Old Mother Nature hand "Ask Grandfather Frog; he knows," replied Old Mr. Toad, and started on "Then of course Grandfather Frog knows it," said Peter. Grandfather Frog stopped a minute and looked very hard at Peter after "Of course," said Peter to Grandfather Frog, "Old Mother Nature knows "Yes," said he, "Old Mother Nature knows a great deal more than I do, The big people, like Old King Bear and Mr. Wolf and Mr. Panther and Mr. Lynx, began to look with hungry eyes on Peter knew by the look in his great, goggly eyes that Grandfather Frog Grandfather Frog''s eyes twinkled as he said this, and Peter looked Of course, Grandfather Frog knows Peter and his


id: 19336
title: The Tangled Threads
author: Porter, Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman)
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  Penelope raised a tear-wet face and looked into her mother''s shining eyes. nothing--nothing all day." A curious expression came into Mrs. Howland''s face, but Kate Merton did not seem to notice. know, dear," went on Mrs. Howland hurriedly, as she saw the angry light a man of considerable means, Mrs. Howland knew little of her niece''s "Listen," replied Mrs. Howland; "it''s little bits of things that you Rathburn came home after a long day''s labor to find Stub waiting for "I don''t know," said Jasper dully, as he got up to leave the room. "She brought codfish again to-day--five times this week; and you _know_ "He--does, mother." There was a little break in Helen''s voice, but Mrs. Raymond did not notice it. "Little boy, can you tell me why Robert Sawyer did n''t come?" she asked day came for Cousin Helen to go home, Mrs. Dudley being now quite her


id: 20877
title: Mother West Wind''s Children
author: Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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  Danny Meadow Mouse sat in his doorway and looked down the Lone Little could see Old Mother West Wind''s Children, the Merry Little Breezes, at "Good morning, Danny Meadow Mouse," said old Mr. Toad, "it''s a fine "Danny Meadow Mouse," said old Mr. Toad, "you make me think of your "Three times old Mother Nature asked Mr. Meadow Mouse where he got the The Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind were tired. Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Striped Chipmunk, Happy Jack Squirrel, Mr. Black Snake, old Mr. Crow, Sammy Jay, Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter, Merry Little Breezes had spied Striped Chipmunk whisking along the old Old Grandfather Frog sat on his big green lily pad blinking in the sun. legs he kicked the sand right back into the face of Reddy Fox. All the little meadow people gathered around the hole where Johnny


id: 19909
title: Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
author: nan
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  "Father," said she, "how much do you think our Thanksgiving turkey lay a fair-faced woman, the young wife and mother, who looked The day before Thanksgiving it looked as if there would be no turkey "Well, well!" said Eph; "Aunt Tildy has cooked a turkey for us to-day, "Come, now, Donald," she said, "let''s break the old gobbler''s Days, grandchildren of Mother Year, came to Mrs. November''s brothers and sisters, old Father Time, and Mother Year, to come with "It''s Thanksgiving dinner time, too," said John, "and there''s turkey The little old man looked at the boy with keen gray eyes, which seemed "You look cold," said the old man. "Poor old man!" he thought; "he''s seen better days I guess. "What could _you_ do?" said the little old man. "Well, Herbert," said the little old man, "I''m glad to have made your "Likely not!" said the man, with a knowing look, "but folks has a


id: 28125
title: Dear Santa Claus
author: Various
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  come and make a good, long visit, and you may be sure Nelly was very "She was just like a little girl, too," said Eva. "Oh, oh, oh, I wish I could have a dream like that!" cried little Susy; "I think that was a lovely dream," said Laura; and then little Susy Fairy were good friends, and they had a funny way of looking at each They were happy all the time, and grandma said they were so They did want to stay longer, but papa laughed and said, "Christmas is teased too; so at last they promised, and the children said good-by to the children hung up their stockings, and Bessie said that grandma and to bed, the smaller children whispered for a long time about Santa happy as the children themselves, was a great, big, noble dog, who got "The poor little thing!" said Alma.


id: 17371
title: Raggedy Andy Stories Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann
author: Gruelle, Johnny
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  little playmate and the boy doll, Raggedy Andy. There was Raggedy Ann, the French doll, Henny, the little One can, you know, when one has been a rag doll as long as Raggedy Andy When the other dolls in the nursery heard Raggedy Andy and Uncle Clem and ran over towards Raggedy Andy''s and Uncle Clem''s little bed. Uncle Clem took off Raggedy Andy''s waist, and the other dolls all sat water for a long time, until the candy on it melts!" said Raggedy Andy. The nursery window was open; so Raggedy Andy lifted the penny dolls to And the two little penny dolls nestled against Raggedy Andy''s soft Raggedy Andy tried to open the French doll''s eyes with his soft rag [Illustration: Raggedy Andy dancing with the French doll] [Illustration: Raggedy Andy and the penny dolls went clear over his "Were you wet most of the time, Raggedy Andy?" the French doll asked.


id: 18190
title: Raggedy Ann Stories
author: Gruelle, Johnny
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  And this is how Raggedy Ann joined the doll family at Marcella''s house, At this the French doll ran to Raggedy Ann and took off her bonnet. Then she took Raggedy Ann into the house and showed Marcella and Mamma Marcella took Raggedy Ann right up to the nursery and told all the dolls Finally she said a little prayer for Raggedy Ann, and went to sleep. "You''ll never go up on a kite again, Raggedy Ann!" said Marcella, "for I "She didn''t look like our dear old Raggedy Ann at all!" said the tin the dolls could feel Raggedy Ann''s beautiful new candy heart and they Perhaps Raggedy Ann knew that what the new dolls said was true. "I''ve found something I must tell Raggedy Ann about!" said Fido, as he "I''m s''prised at you, Mamma Cat!" said Raggedy Ann, "Fido has been "You must trust Fido, Mamma Cat!" said Raggedy Ann, "because he loves


id: 25883
title: Denslow''s Humpty Dumpty
author: Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)
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  Adapted and Illustrated by W. Humpty-Dumpty was a smooth, round little chap, with a to be hard, all the way through, for he felt his heart "Your father, Old Humpty," said the Hen, "was very ''Humpty-Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall; (Humpty talks to the Hen)] (Humpty''s father after his fall)] a pot of boiling hot water; your skin is so hard and So Humpty rolled in next door, and told the Farmer''s Wife that he wanted to be put into boiling hot water (Humpty talks to the farmer''s wife)] "Indeed you shall," said the Farmer''s Wife, "what is kettle as tough and as bright as any hard boiled Egg. (Full Page: Humpty walks a tightrope while farmer''s (Humpty sits on a wall playing the banjo)] Of the travels of Humpty-Dumpty much could be said; Denslow''s Picture Books for Children Denslow''s ABC Book Denslow''s Humpty Dumpty


id: 27075
title: Here and Now Story Book Two- to seven-year-olds
author: Mitchell, Lucy Sprague
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  of stories told by four-and five-year-old children in the school seem little later, children seem to begin questioning things social and to be little children I said that they think through their muscles. example, when a group of four-year-olds heard a story about a little things like autos and wagons and horses on the street, coal going down "Because I don''t know where to put them," said Little New Girl. "Now Little New Girl, what do you want to do?" said her teacher. "Now Little New Girl, what do you want to do?" said her teacher. this time the little girl jumped right up and down and said, "I''m glad! she didn''t feel like a Little New Girl at all for now she knew where The old mother cow was giving her new baby some milk. spotted green frog too gets out of the way when the little boy comes


id: 27085
title: Rootabaga Stories
author: Sandburg, Carl
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  laughed in his hat five ways and said, "They are going to the moon and From a long ways off it looks like a little hat Any Ice Today came along and said, "It looks like it used to be an 18 in the elm trees, the Potato Face Blind Man came down to his work "Good-by," said the Potato Face Blind Man as he began drawing long "Come again--you and your lucky blue rats," people said to him. the Blue Wind Boy. The White Horse Girl grew up far in the west of the Rootabaga Country. White Horse Girl and the Blue Wind Boy went away. who looked like he had come a long ways, "Did you ever see the White "''Look!'' said the Boy, ''that''s where the blue winds begin.'' "''Look!'' said the Girl, ''that''s where the white horses come from.'' six balloons floating in the little blue wind over her head, and said:


id: 30953
title: The Boy Scout and Other Stories for Boys
author: Davis, Richard Harding
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  "I never saw a Boy Scout before," announced the old young man. "It _was_," he said, "but this morning the Young Man of Wall Street "Well, the scout-master ought to know," argued Jimmie; "he said it was "You want to look for a man dressed like a tough," said the city editor; "I know who you look like," whispered the detective, with his face close little boy like me," he said, in shame-faced apology. "Every dog in Montreal knows," he says, "except you; and every Master satisfactory," said the young gentleman my new Master called "Mr. Wyndham, sir." "I''ll take you on as second man. "''E''s only a puppy, sir," says my new Master; "''e wouldn''t go outside "Nolan," says the head groom, "some day that dog of yours will give you "That''s my dog, miss," says the Master. the Master, "The judge don''t like your dog?"


id: 4357
title: American Fairy Tales
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  "Thank you," said the glass-blower, and went back to his room. So the glass-blower came, poured the magic drop into a little water, "I know," said the young lady, "but we must have time to make proper "I want to speak with Miss Mydas," said the glass-blower. "Well, to tell the truth," said the lady, "I don''t like your looks. "Can''t I marry a mother, instead?" asked the poor little king, who "If I must marry at all," said the king, after a moment''s thought, But the rich ladies never looked at the poor little king squatting "Why, yes," said the king, thoughtfully, "but it will take some time "The counselor has lost your money," said the boy king, "but he she began to realize what the man meant when he said he gave her the But Gouie, being a thoughtful black man, went away without further Father Time gave him a severe look, but said:


id: 163
title: Flower Fables
author: Alcott, Louisa May
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  turning to a lovely little Elf, who lay among the fragrant leaves never leave his dreary home, till the sunlight falls on flowers till at length he bade his Spirits bring the little Fairy from her prayer, and let the little Fairy go back to her friends and home; the flowers'' bright leaves there beats a little heart that loves looked on the lovely Elves, and no longer wondered that little Violet Soon through the long aisles came Violet, flowers and green leaves All Fairy-Land was dressed in flowers, and the soft wind went singing Rose-Leaf; you shall watch over little Eva''s flowers, and when she Fairy said farewell, and flew away to seek her friend, leaving behind At length, as he lay sleeping in a flower-bell, a little bee came "She will not say no to you, dear Bud," said the poor little Fairies; dark and dreary, on little Annie''s breast the fairy flower bloomed


id: 11991
title: Po-No-Kah: An Indian Tale of Long Ago
author: Dodge, Mary Mapes
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  held Kitty tightly in the other, Tom Hennessy dashed into the forest, Bessie, his manly little Rudolph, and Kitty, his bright-eyed darling? away; "don''t tell Rudolph about Bouncer until he gets home, father--it Rudolph and Kitty in his arms, followed by yelling savages. As for Rudolph and Kitty, the poor little creatures were Rudolph and Kitty, poor Tom entered upon the dread ordeal. As soon as Tom opened his eyes he saw the pale, tearful faces of Rudolph pointed with a meaning gesture--first at Tom, then at Rudolph and Kitty. figure, "half Indian, half Tom," as Rudolph afterward described him, This discomfited warrior had looked upon Tom and the two little Big Tom saw the dark looks of this Indian, and regarded him with Rudolph and Kitty learned many things from the Indians that they never Just then Farmer Hedden, Tom Hennessy, and Rudolph rushed in.


id: 33927
title: Not Quite Eighteen
author: Coolidge, Susan
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  "Mother," said Roger, after she had gone, "Jim Boies is going to his Roger went in to look at the child, who was lying in a little bedroom "He said he''d find Bunny for me some day," muttered the little voice; was the turned-up-nose girl''s mother, and she said, ''I want you to go "And the girl smiled just as sweet, and she said, ''Yes, mother, I''ll be "We shall never know if the young man married Mercy," said little "Children," said Mrs. Marsh, opening the door, "I''m afraid you''ve been shall like it, and have a beautiful time from the moment they come till "Come, Amy, let''s see your new baby," said Mr. Carpenter. she runs on all day; she''s like some little girls in that. things of which people who have little to do with their time and money says if we use up all our strong words about little every-day things, we


id: 35773
title: Violet: A Fairy Story
author: Guild, C. S. (Caroline Snowden)
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  little daughter Violet, whose presence in their home made it beautiful So it would be if every little girl and boy kept two good fairies, like to be as good and loving as Violet, I don''t want you to _do_ every thing The toads stood still when they came to the cup of violets, and looked "About _him_?" asked Violet, shaking away the golden hair as she looked He _did_ see the beautiful love Violet had for her ugly little pet, and I called Violet a little berry girl, and I''ll tell you why. flowers--so many it looked a little way off like snow; and Violet, whose But as the bird flew away, Fairy Love whispered inside of Violet''s Violet''s work; for the old gardener loved flowers dearly; and when he "How good you are, Violet," said Narcissa when she came back, "and how


id: 39706
title: Mother West Wind''s Animal Friends
author: Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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  sky, saw Johnny Chuck, Jimmy Skunk, Peter Rabbit, Striped Chipmunk, stranger in the Green Forest--Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter, Johnny Chuck, Peter Rabbit, Happy Jack Squirrel, Danny Meadow Mouse, Striped happy were all the little meadow people--all but Peter Rabbit, who sat Pool came Jerry Muskrat, Little Joe Otter, Billy Mink, Grandfather Frog Johnny Chuck, Danny Meadow Mouse, and old Mr. Toad came together. Johnny Chuck stood on the doorstep of his house and watched old Mrs. Chuck start down the Lone Little Path across the Green Meadows towards had run away from home with Peter Rabbit after old Mrs. Chuck had told "Peter Rabbit, I want to go home," said Johnny Chuck suddenly. So Johnny Chuck followed Peter Rabbit up the hill to the old Peter Rabbit looked at Johnny Chuck and slowly winked one eye. Reddy Fox, Johnny Chuck, Peter Rabbit, Danny Meadow Mouse, Striped


id: 39757
title: Half-Hours with Jimmieboy
author: Bangs, John Kendrick
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  Jimmieboy, somehow or other, didn''t like to think of the little sick boy "Yes," said Jimmieboy, with a little sigh; "everything." "Oh, wait a little while, Jimmieboy," said his father, wearily. "Tell a story," said Jimmieboy, poking his thumbs into his father''s half "I have to keep out of sight, you know, Jimmieboy," the Pencil said, in "Poor little shepherd boy!" said Jimmieboy. "I wouldn''t spoil the cake and jam," said Jimmieboy''s voice, in reply to "I should think you would have liked that," said Jimmieboy''s voice. "I wish you''d tell me all you know," said Jimmieboy, resting his elbows "Yes, I do like rhyme very much," said Jimmieboy. "Well, here''s a thing I don''t know about," said Jimmieboy. "Well, I don''t exactly like to have Jack killed," said Jimmieboy. "Yes, I think I do," said Jimmieboy, "and I''ll go back and tell him what


id: 39871
title: Bikey the Skicycle and Other Tales of Jimmieboy
author: Bangs, John Kendrick
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  "I s''pose," said the little friend, "it''s sort of like sailing, maybe. "That''s very likely true," said Jimmieboy, "but how are you going to do "It''s a--a--good thing with wings," said Jimmieboy. "It''s a very good rule," said Jimmieboy, "but in our world I don''t think "Come on, Bikey," said Jimmieboy, "I''d sort of like to see the inside of "I should think so," said Jimmieboy in a superior sort of way. "Not with a real live boy in the house it won''t," said Jimmieboy, "I suppose that would be a good way," said Jimmieboy, "but I really "Well, if you want me to, I''ll like it," said Jimmieboy, who was in an "Having a good time," said Jimmieboy. "Don''t think I know how," said Jimmieboy. "There!" said the little voice back of Jimmieboy. "Well, I only wanted to know," said Jimmieboy. "Well, I only wanted to know," said Jimmieboy.


id: 32172
title: Children''s Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860
author: Wright, Henrietta Christian
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  The man who was reading the old story was John Eliot, an English chapter of the life history of John James Audubon, the American Here, when three years old, Bryant often stood book in hand and with and romance as a preparation for his life work, and two years after In an old New England farm-house kitchen, a barefoot boy, dressed in This old phase of New-England life has now passed away, but he has Hawthorne was forty-six years old, appeared his first great romance. in public records and church histories, was given new life. America, was born at Litchfield, Conn., in those old New England days published his first book of verse under the title _A Year''s Life_, a forest life and with the pictures which the old stories called up, Six or eight times during the year the Great Spirit was called upon,


id: 33510
title: Stories for Helen
author: Leslie, Eliza
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  One day, Mrs. Renwick, a lady who lived next door, sent a message to Next day as they were coming from school together, Mrs. Renwick''s little "You have often," said Mrs. Evering, "told things almost as improper to At last, a young lady named Henrietta Harwood became a member of Mrs. Middleton''s seminary. fearing that Miss Loxley might possibly have returned, or that Mrs. Middleton might possibly be coming up stairs. "Go now to your beds," said Mrs. Middleton, "and I will send a servant Juliet had gone up to her room to commence dressing, Madeline came in was to wear that night herself; but Madeline said that Juliet''s dresses Come _I_ shall wear it this evening."--"But indeed," said Juliet, "So," said Madeline, as she passed Juliet on her way to the cotillon Madeline did not come in to see Juliet till she knew that she had quite


id: 60625
title: Uncle Wiggily''s Story Book
author: Garis, Howard Roger
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  "Hurray!" softly cried Uncle Wiggily, who heard what the boy said. that girl?" For, since he had helped the Toothache Boy by letting Dr. Possum pretend to pull an aching tooth, the bunny gentleman wanted do surprised at seeing Uncle Wiggily that the little boy never said a word. Uncle Wiggily looked over his shoulder and saw the bad boy rushing out I''ll tell you in the next story about Uncle Wiggily and the good boy. "For that dog," said Uncle Wiggily to Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, "is the "Oh, he doesn''t look like that kind of a boy," said the bunny rabbit "This is a good little girl," said Uncle Wiggily to himself, for, By this time the little boy and his sister had seen Uncle Wiggily and It''s a good thing Nurse Jane saw him!" said Uncle Wiggily. Uncle Wiggily Longears, the bunny rabbit gentleman, was hopping through


