A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1939 - 942 pages |
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Page 295
... happened so dry a season that there was at last no water in the pond . The Ducks , upon finding themselves forced to move to some other place , went to the Tortoise to take their leave of him . The Tortoise blamed them for leaving him ...
... happened so dry a season that there was at last no water in the pond . The Ducks , upon finding themselves forced to move to some other place , went to the Tortoise to take their leave of him . The Tortoise blamed them for leaving him ...
Page 543
... happened had I left the eggs at home in their own pond ; for there there are plenty of tiny water - plants , whose little leaves and stems serve for many a delicious meal to young tadpoles . I did not feed them , not knowing what to ...
... happened had I left the eggs at home in their own pond ; for there there are plenty of tiny water - plants , whose little leaves and stems serve for many a delicious meal to young tadpoles . I did not feed them , not knowing what to ...
Page 585
... happened to meet him , was afraid he had been considerably hurt ; but , when he heard an account of the accident which had happened , he could not help smiling , and he advised Tommy to be more careful for the future , how he attempted ...
... happened to meet him , was afraid he had been considerably hurt ; but , when he heard an account of the accident which had happened , he could not help smiling , and he advised Tommy to be more careful for the future , how he attempted ...
Contents
ENGLISH SCOTTISH AND THE IRISH TALES | 3 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 5 |
GERMAN TALES | 21 |
Copyright | |
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