A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Rinehart, 1950 - 697 pages |
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Page 70
... began to bring forth herrings and broth , and filled first all the dishes and tubs , and afterward began flooding the whole kitchen . The man fiddled and fumbled and tried to stop the quern , but however much he twisted and fingered it ...
... began to bring forth herrings and broth , and filled first all the dishes and tubs , and afterward began flooding the whole kitchen . The man fiddled and fumbled and tried to stop the quern , but however much he twisted and fingered it ...
Page 114
... began to build a roaring fire . Soon the maiden re - entered , but running lightly , and as she passed the old woman she cast on her some of the magic powder which she had brought instead of salt and pepper . The hag had no idea that it ...
... began to build a roaring fire . Soon the maiden re - entered , but running lightly , and as she passed the old woman she cast on her some of the magic powder which she had brought instead of salt and pepper . The hag had no idea that it ...
Page 119
... began to pray to God to give them a child who in their old age might help them to work . They prayed a year , they prayed a second , they prayed a third and fourth , they prayed a fifth and a sixth , and did not receive a child ; but in ...
... began to pray to God to give them a child who in their old age might help them to work . They prayed a year , they prayed a second , they prayed a third and fourth , they prayed a fifth and a sixth , and did not receive a child ; but in ...
Contents
NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS | 39 |
HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF CHILDRENS | 96 |
Iktomi and the Ducks | 108 |
Copyright | |
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