A Book of Children's Literature, Volume 2Lillian Hollowell Rinehart, 1950 - 697 pages |
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Page 92
... matter ? What's the matter ? " cried they . " Here are a couple of vagabonds selling hides at their weight in gold , " said the cobbler . " Hold ' em fast ; hold ' em fast ! " bawled the inn- keeper , who was the last to come up , he ...
... matter ? What's the matter ? " cried they . " Here are a couple of vagabonds selling hides at their weight in gold , " said the cobbler . " Hold ' em fast ; hold ' em fast ! " bawled the inn- keeper , who was the last to come up , he ...
Page 95
... matter , but the pîpal tree replied coldly , " What have you to complain about ? Don't I give shade and shelter to every one who passes by , and don't they in turn tear down my branches to feed their cattle ? Don't whimper - be a man ...
... matter , but the pîpal tree replied coldly , " What have you to complain about ? Don't I give shade and shelter to every one who passes by , and don't they in turn tear down my branches to feed their cattle ? Don't whimper - be a man ...
Page 407
... matter - of - fact age and keenly interested in life about them , they find pleasure in reading about child life at home and in foreign lands , about the actual experiences of boys and girls of today and yesterday , and about the facts ...
... matter - of - fact age and keenly interested in life about them , they find pleasure in reading about child life at home and in foreign lands , about the actual experiences of boys and girls of today and yesterday , and about the facts ...
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