A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Rinehart, 1955 - 697 pages |
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Page 161
... grew , and grew , and grew , until in a few min- utes it had become an immense nose that seemed as if it would never end . Poor Geppetto tired himself out with cutting it off ; but the more he cut and shortened it , the longer did that ...
... grew , and grew , and grew , until in a few min- utes it had become an immense nose that seemed as if it would never end . Poor Geppetto tired himself out with cutting it off ; but the more he cut and shortened it , the longer did that ...
Page 233
... grew without man's aid and why some were good for food and others were poisonous . " Truly , " he thought , " the Great Spirit made all things . But could he not make it easier for us to get our food than by hunting and fishing ? I must ...
... grew without man's aid and why some were good for food and others were poisonous . " Truly , " he thought , " the Great Spirit made all things . But could he not make it easier for us to get our food than by hunting and fishing ? I must ...
Page 265
... grew apples like thine . But now have I found a tree whereon the fruit is of finer gold , and of greater size than these , and a taste of it needs not to be renewed again , but makes one young for evermore . " Then Idun stopped playing ...
... grew apples like thine . But now have I found a tree whereon the fruit is of finer gold , and of greater size than these , and a taste of it needs not to be renewed again , but makes one young for evermore . " Then Idun stopped playing ...
Contents
HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF CHILDRENS | 96 |
William Pène du Bois 1917 | 199 |
FABLES | 214 |
Copyright | |
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