A Book of Children's Literature, Volume 2Lillian Hollowell Rinehart, 1950 - 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
Page 470
... grew , and Pelle grew . And the lamb's wool grew longer and longer , but Pelle's coat only grew shorter ! One day Pelle took a pair of shears and cut off all the lamb's wool . Then he took the wool to his grandmother and said : " Granny ...
... grew , and Pelle grew . And the lamb's wool grew longer and longer , but Pelle's coat only grew shorter ! One day Pelle took a pair of shears and cut off all the lamb's wool . Then he took the wool to his grandmother and said : " Granny ...
Contents
HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF CHILDRENS | 96 |
TWENTIETH CENTURY | 177 |
The Death of Balder | 271 |
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