A Book of Children's LiteratureLillian Hollowell Rinehart, 1955 - 697 pages |
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... wood . " Then she gave them each a piece of bread , and said : “ Here is something for your dinner , but mind you don't eat it before , for you'll get no more . " Gretel put the bread under her apron , for Hansel had the stones in his ...
... wood . " Then she gave them each a piece of bread , and said : “ Here is something for your dinner , but mind you don't eat it before , for you'll get no more . " Gretel put the bread under her apron , for Hansel had the stones in his ...
Page 69
... wood , on the afternoon of Christmas Eve , cutting wood before the holidays , for he thought the trolls would come again ; and just as he was hard at work , he heard a voice in the wood calling out- " Halvor ! Halvor ! " " Well , " said ...
... wood , on the afternoon of Christmas Eve , cutting wood before the holidays , for he thought the trolls would come again ; and just as he was hard at work , he heard a voice in the wood calling out- " Halvor ! Halvor ! " " Well , " said ...
Page 306
... wood of twisted thorn trees , purple- black against the fainting stars . Curiously twisted and gnarled and ancient the trees of that wood were . The wind had stripped the leaves from them , but every branch was lavishly fruited with ...
... wood of twisted thorn trees , purple- black against the fainting stars . Curiously twisted and gnarled and ancient the trees of that wood were . The wind had stripped the leaves from them , but every branch was lavishly fruited with ...
Contents
HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF CHILDRENS | 96 |
William Pène du Bois 1917 | 199 |
FABLES | 214 |
Copyright | |
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