A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1939 - 942 pages Fairy tales, poetry, and fiction for children of all ages. |
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Page 184
... grew a pretty Fir Tree . It was a bright place . The sun shone on the tree , the breeze kissed it and near it grew other fir trees , some young , some old . But the little Fir Tree was not happy . He did not care for wind or sun . He ...
... grew a pretty Fir Tree . It was a bright place . The sun shone on the tree , the breeze kissed it and near it grew other fir trees , some young , some old . But the little Fir Tree was not happy . He did not care for wind or sun . He ...
Page 218
... grew ; for the sake of the ber- ries , I went on and on to its root , which grew hard by a muddy - looking well , with banks of dark green moss , in the deepest part of the forest . The day was warm and dry , and my feet were sore with ...
... grew ; for the sake of the ber- ries , I went on and on to its root , which grew hard by a muddy - looking well , with banks of dark green moss , in the deepest part of the forest . The day was warm and dry , and my feet were sore with ...
Page 548
... grew slimy , and the scales sank into it ; his back grew black , and his sides turned red - not a healthy red , but a sort of hectic flush . He grew poor ; and his back , formerly as straight as need be , now developed an unpleasant ...
... grew slimy , and the scales sank into it ; his back grew black , and his sides turned red - not a healthy red , but a sort of hectic flush . He grew poor ; and his back , formerly as straight as need be , now developed an unpleasant ...
Contents
ENGLISH SCOTTISH AND THE IRISH TALES | 3 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 5 |
GERMAN TALES | 21 |
Copyright | |
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