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. . Kinde rg a rte n s

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 N an h s t ck d w y m g h g m g l i s d
ol d ,
ol d ou e , u e a a a on u e a no a an

w i d spr d i g p p l tr s th er w
e- ea c k i d rg rt
n a e ee ,
e as on e a n e a en

s ch h ppy h ppy k i d rg rt ch i g w i th ch i ld l ght r

u a a ,
a n e a en ,
e o n au e

thr gh t th wh l d y N w th ch i ldr i th i s k i d rg rt
ou ou e o e a o e en n n e a en
— —
.
,

b l i v d i st r i s th y w t d th m v ry d y
e e e n o e d if y e an e e e e a an ou

w i sh d t pl s th m y m ch y w l d b g i s m th i ng l i k
e o ea e e ve r u , ou ou e n o e e

th i s :

O c p n t i m th r w
e u l i ttl b y d h i s m w
on a e e e as a e o ,
an na e as

B y Bl
o A d j st cr ss th str t fr m h i m w
ue . n l i ttl g i rl
u a o e ee o as a e ,

an d h m w P lly Fl i d rs A d th y b th l iv d i
er na e as o n e . n e o e n

M th r G s V i ll g A d
o e oo e a e . n

It w th i f y gl c d r d th c i rcl y w l d
as en , ou an e a ou n e e, ou ou see

b r d sm i l
oa l l th f c s d v ry p i r f y s r st i g
es on a e a e an e e a o e e e n

“ “
,

ea g rly y r w
e on ou o n .

Y y th y
es, w ld st p t
es, t ll y
”
W k w
e M th r ou o o e ou . e no o e

G s W hv s B y Bl s p i ct r d P lly Fl i d rs
’ ’

oo e . e a e een o ue u e an o n e ,

d v r m y th rs i b k th m P t r Pi p r s
’

too, a n e e so an o e n ou r oo a o e e e e ,

J ck Spr t s T mmy T ck r s B P p s
a a
'

, d l l th r st
o u e
’

,
o- ee
’

,
an a e e .

D r l d M th G s f w rl d w i d f m ! Thr gh th
ea o o er oo e o o -
e a e ou e

f sc i t i wh i ch v r cl i gs b t v r m w
a na on s r t
e e n a ou ou na e e a re u e o

6
g th r i s p i r t i f
a e st ry d h st
n a h vi g g i d i
on or a o an a en on a n a ne n
—
, ,

th b g i i g m t th gr t m l l d c ti
'

‘
e e nn n ,
z e res e on e ea a1 1n a e u a on .

I t i s th y m y s f ly sh r i y r t r l ss f th
en ou a a e u e n ou na u e e on ,
or e

Cr k d Moo e st ds g r d I t i s th y m y f ll w c tt
an an d ua . en ou a o o o on an

w l fr m fi ld t l m ; B P p i s th r I t i s th th l f f
oo o e o oo o- ee e e . en e oa o

b r d m y b tr c d thr gh i ts w d rf l ch i f i t rd p d
,

ea a e a e ou on e u a n o n e e en

en c — t d i T mmy T ck r s pp r I t i s th y m y
e o en n o u e
’

su e . en ou a

h ld Tr th p s m th i g d zzl i g d b t i f l
o u u —
as G d o e n a n an ea u u or o as

l v i ts lf I t i s th s ch q l i t i s
o e e . c my thri ft p rs v r en u ua e as e on o , ,
e e e

an c g r s i ty d h r m y b cl th d i r b s r y l f th
e, ene o , an on o a e o e n o e o a ,
or e

ch i ldr l i st i g b l ss i gs th M th r G s !
e n a re en n ,
e n on ee, o e oo e

T h d ys sp d f st i th
e a ld h s m g th tr s d w i th
e a n e o ou e a on e ee ,
an

th m th st r i s gr w t i l b y d b y thr gh th s gg st i f
e e o e e , un an ,
ou e u e on o

a fr i d th y w r g th r d t g th r i th i s l i ttl b k w i th th
en ,
e e e a e e o e e n e oo , e

h p th t b th ch i ldr
o e a d t ch rs i oth r sch ls m i ght fi d en an ea e n o e oo n

th s e sh i sc tt r d thr gh i ts p g s
un ne a e e ou a e .

T h st ry f L i ttl M i ss M ff t V l
e o t i i s i cl d d thr gh
o e u e
’

s a en ne n u e ou

th c e rt sy f th Ki d g t
ou e o e n er a r en

MADGE A B I GHAM . .

A tl a n ta , Ga .
 P AG E

D e d i c a ti o n

MM ‘

H ER G o o s E VI L L A G E
PO L L Y A PR O N
3

F L I N D E Es
T H E C R o o E E n MA N S S TO R Y
’
M
”

TO M M Y G E M E s P A R T Y
'
‘

T H E S (: H 0 0 I N As TE R s
'

PI !

TO MM Y T U E E E Iefs B LTN
T H E A PP L E P A R TY
C U R L Y L OC E S P EA s
’

J A C K ! ND J I I s B I E I I I IE W
‘

D O L LS
W EE T H A N KS G I VI N(
’

L I TT LE PII MP E I N s

SI MP L E S I MO N ’

S SILKE N C OAT

MA I D E N MA P L E L E A F
NA NC Y E T T I C O T E s R I N G
’
T H E O L D W O M AN S C H R I S T M A S T RE E
'

M A R Y C O N T RA R Y S D O L L B E D
’

P E G S T R I P T o T H E S KY
’

J A C K
’

S I C E C RE A
-
M P I C N I C

T H E S L E E P I N G P R I N C E SS
T H E O L D W O M AN S NE W Y E A R S B A S KE T
’ ’

L I TT L E M I SS M U P P E T S VA L E N T I N E
’

MOT H E R H U B B A R D S E A ST E R L I L Y
’

T O M M Y T I N KE R S C H A R M S T R I N G
’

T H E WO N D E R F U L S EC R E T
T H E L I T T L E B R O W N VA L E N T I N E
C I N D E RE L L A S E G G H U N T
’

S ug g es ti o n s to T

M o th e r G oos e R aj / m es
”f ay
,
’
I k a a tae g a y es t ov e r ki l l s
’
a ii a fi el d s a nd b ri d g es
 F e v e r yo u go to L o n do n Town be s u re to
,

kn ock at th e d o or o f j o lly O l d K i n g Co l e
an d as k th e way to M oth e r Go o se V i l l age .

H e w i l l tel l yo u to fol l ow th e b ig road t o ,

c ro s s L o n d o n b ri dge,
fol lo wa w i n d i ng path ,

go o v e r th e o l d sti l e — —
w
wh e re th e C rooked
M an fou n d th e S i xpe n ce to c ross th e fi eld
,

an d cl i mb Pri m rose H i l l an d th e n yo u wi l l
,

s ee M oth e r Goose V i l l age before you .

I fou n d th e way w i th ou t any t rou ble and ,

i t was th e d earest q u a i n test l i ttl e v i l lage i n

,

al l th e wo rl d Lovely flowe rs an d soft gree n ,

.
 12

g r ass wi th b i rd s an d bee s an d bu tte rfl i es

,

scatt e r ed e v e rywh ere ! A n d th e n th e re was ,

th e b eau tifu l sea wi th i ts d an c i ng wa v es ; an d

th e bl u e b l u e sky wi th n o S i gn s of cobwebs
,

anywh e re !
N o wo n d e r th e q u ee r l i ttl e peopl e I m et
l o ved to l i ve th ere . M oth e r Goose hersel f
carr i ed m e o v e r t h e v i l l age an d I shook h an d s
,

w i th m any of th e peop l e I saw L i ttl e Boy

.

B l u e an d B o Peep watch i ng th e i r s h eep I

-
.

saw th e M i l l e r of Dee an d hi s l i ttl e daug h te r

Peg I saw th e T h ree W i se M en of Goth am
.

o n th e seash o re j ust ready to take a sa i l i n

th e i r wo n d erfu l bowl I saw J oh n Sm i t h th e
.

bl acksm i th an d R obe rt R o w ly th e baker an d ,

-
wel l I s a w th em al l
,
.

Fo r afte r M oth e r Goose h ad show n m e

,

al l the l i ttl e red h ou ses tu cked arou n d Pr i m

rose H i ll s h e took m e to th e school hou se
, ,

and I e nj oyed th at most of all We got th e re .

j u st i n t i m e to h ear th e S chool m aste r call

th e rol l E ve rybody i n th e v i l l age an swe red
.

to t h e rol l cal l eve n M oth e r Goose h e rsel f

, .

That was th e o n ly wa y s h e cou l d keep u p

w i th h e r peopl e S h e k i ss ed h e r h an d t o
.

f Me P r i m r os e H i l l
’
On e o l i ttl e r ea li e u s e s on

th e m a s we e n te red th e doo rway an d th e n ,

th e Sch ool m aste r ope n ed h i s b i g book .

N ev e r befo re h ad I see n s o m an y qu ee r l i t tl e
peopl e ol d an d you ng h i gh an d l ow an swe r
, , ,

to a rol l cal l I cou l d n ot h el p bu t sm i l e at

.
 14

th e fu n n y n am e s I h eard a s you w i l l wh e n , ,

you read th em L i st e n .
'

M th r G s
o e oo eJ ck H r r . a o ne .

M th r T w i t h tt
o e J ck G s c e .
a oo e .

M th r H bb r d
o e uL i tt l J ck J i g l
a . e a n e .

Old W m i th S h
o an J h y P ri g l n e oe . o nn n e .

C bw b W m
o e B tty P ri g l
o an .
e n e .

Old W m d r th Hi ll B t s y
o an un e e . e .

F th r G r y b
a e rd aB ss ea . e .

M an i th M n eT m m y S ks oon . o n oo .

L i tt l T e W ee B ssi B r k s ee . e e oo .

P t r P m pk i t
e e u R wl y P wl y n ea er . o e o e .

Wis M e f G th men o L i tt l B y B l o a . e o ue .

H m pty D m pty
u T m m v Gr c
u . o a e .

S l m G r dy
o o on J h un N ry . o n -
a -
o .

T m m y Gr
o Tw d l d m
een . ee e -
u .

T m m y Tr t
o Tw d l d
ou . ee e -
ee .

Ki g f H r t s
n o P t r H d rs
ea . e e en e on .

!u e en o f H r t s N eath i g t l l . o n -
a -
a .

L i tt l Ki g B g g
e n T mmy T k r o en . o uc e .

O l d Ki g C l n T ffy W l ch m
o e . a e an .

Ci d r ll
n e e a .J ck D dy a -
a -
an .

D ct r F s t r
o o o L i tt l P g
e e e
—
. .

C h rl i W g
a e aJ ck D w . a -
a a .

J h S m i th
o n R b rt B wl y
. o e o .

P l l y F l i d rs
o n M rg ry D w
e
’

. a e a .

C rl y L ck s
u o J .y D w en n a .

N
anc y E tti t J m pi g J
co e . u n oa n .

M ry C t r ry
a on
D ffy d w d i ll y
a . a -
o n -
.

J ck b N imb l
a -
e -
L i tt l M iss M ff t e . e u e .
T mm y T i ttl
o e m ou s e Pe t e r Pi p e r .

L a z y T om . B on n y W y F os t e r
oo l e .

Pe t e r W h i t e . J o h n n yA rms t r on g .

B obb y S h a ft o e . P r e tty J o h n W a tt s .

M i ll e r o f D e e . Wi l l y B oy .

El i z a b e t h . T o n y L u m pk i n .

E l s p e th . Sim p l e Sim o n .

Ro bi s
nCr son u oe . J a ck .

T m Pi p r
o e . J ill .

J ck B
a St lk
ea n a . D i cky L o n g .

Pa tchy D ol l y . B o Pe e p
-
.

Cr ook e d Ma n . T e n L i tt le I n d i a n s .

J a c k S p r a t . T om T h u m b .

T h at i s al l I can re m e m be r n ow I wa s .

s o rry wh e n th e t i m e cam e to say good b y -

,

an d I wan ted to l i ve i n M oth e r Goose V i l

l a g e al l th e ti m e B u t of cou rse I cou l d n t
’

. .

M oth e r Goos e cal l ed fo r J oh n n y A rm

st ro ng to carry m e h om e i n h i s l i ttl e wh eel
b arr o w ; th e ve ry sam e o n e i n wh ich h e h ad
b r o u g ht h is w i fe h om e s o h e told m e I fel t ,
.

a wee b i t afra i d th at i t m i gh t b reak dow n

an d g i ve m e a fal l b u t i t d i d n t
’

.
,

Why I h ad th e ga y est r i d e ; ove r h i l l s an d

,

fi el d s an d b r i dges al o ng n arrow pat h s an d ,

 16

wi n d i ng road s we sped u n t i l we ca me to ,

Lon don Town I t was a ve ry fi n e r i d e

. .

O f cou rs I m e t t ll y
ea nm r o e ou o e,

S t ri s I g ss s m h d r d s c r
o e , ue , o e un e o e,

O f th q e r l i tt l p p l I m t t h t d
uee e eo e e a ay

In M th r G s Vi l l g
o e oo e f w y a e so ar a a
 O L L Y FL I N D E R S wa n t e d a
wh i te ap ro n wi th ru ffl es o n i t .

S h e tho u g h t i t wou l d be ve ry beau ti fu l

an d wh i le s h e wa s si tt i ng i n th e d o orway
—
th i n ki n g g u es s at ea t
f
/ ? S h e fel l a s l eep .

,
—
A n d wh i l e s h e was asl e ep g a es s tax ta t ? /

A ve ry ol d c o tto n s ta l k wi th lo ng soft wh i te
, ,

h a i r wal ked u p to th e steps an d spoke to h e r !

,

”
Good m o rn i ng Pol ly F l i n de rs sa i d M r
-
, ,
.

C o tto n s ta l k bowi n g low

,
. I t i s ve ry warm ;
l et m e fa n you wi th on e of my l eaf fan s A n d .

s o you wan t a n ew wh i te ap ro n ,
d o y ou
 —8 1

“ Yes sa i d Pol ly stretc h i ng h e r eyes v e ry

, ,

“
"
wi d e ; h ow d i d yo u k n o w ?
“

“ N e v e r m i n d abou t th at; sa i d M r Cot

to n s ta l k ; ge t a bag an d fol l o w me I w i l l .
.

S h ow you a place wh ere wh i te apron s grow .

So Pol ly got th e bag an d away th ey we n t ,

down th e path way ac r o ss th e m eadows to a

, ,

“
fi eld wh e re e v e r so m u ch cott o n was grow i ng .

N ow sa i d M r C o tto n s ta l k
,
. get to ,

wo rk T h i s I S my fi el d a nd y o u may fi l l you r
.

bag fu l l of cotto n W h e n you h ave fi n i sh ed

. .
,

pick ou t al l th e seed s an d b ri ng th e m to m e
to be pl an ted fo r oth e r apr o n s you k n o w ,

Pol ly though t that was very q u eer bu t ,

wen t q u I e tly to wo rk a s h e h ad tol d h e r .

Sh e pi cked an d p i cked an d p i cked u n t i l ,

by an d by t h e bag was fu l l ,

—
T he n S h e p i cked ou t al l th e seed s p i cked
an d p i cked an d p i cked wh i ch w a s a ve ry
,

h ard task i n d eed an d gave th e m to M r Cot

,
.

to n s ta lk .
 20

“
W h at n ow asked Pol ly P li n d e rs feel
?
,

i ng ve ry w arm Th i s i s n t any apro n !

’

“
N ot yet of cou rse repl i ed M r Co tto n
, , .

stalk . I t i s o n ly th e beg i n n i ng of a wh i te
ap ron You h ave been a s m art l i ttl e gi rl
.
,

though an d h ave wo rked b ravely N ow do

P o l ly tna n k e a
'
Mr . C otton s ta l k , a nd of Me w en t

wh at I tell you an d th e wh i te ap ro n shal l be

you rs Pu t th e bag of cotto n o n you r back
.

an d carry i t to Lo n do n Town wh e re th ere ,

i s a l arge factory Th e n th e factory m an w i l l

.

tel l you wh at n ext to do .

 Pol ly F l i n d e rs was ve ry t i red b u t than ked ,

M r C o tto n s ta l k an d off s h e we n t ove r th e

.
, ,

h el d ac ross th e st i l e to Lon do n Tow n .

At l ast sh e cam e to th e facto ry wh e re s h e ,

u t dow n h e r bag S u c h a h u m an d b u zz of
p .

wh eel s s h e h ad n eve r h eard before ! Rou n d

a n d r ou n d th ey wh i rl ed S i ng i n g m e rr i ly !

“
Over a n d o v r e and o v rw
e e g o,

S p in n i n g th e c o tt o n ,
wh i t e
as as th e w s no ,

W e a vi n g th e ~
c l o th fo r a p r o n s , yo u kn o w ,

So o v r
e an d o v r e an d o v rwe e g o

fe l l ! s a i d P ol l y F l i n d e r s H ow .

T h a t i s j u s t wh at I wan ted you to

i

s tra n
g e l
do fo r m e .

man said : “
So sh e u n t i ed h e r bag an d th e facto ry
To b e su re J u st b ri ng yo u r .
,

cotto n th i s way an d e m pty i t i n to th e b i n

N ow wai t a m i n u te ; i t wo n t b e l o n g b efo re
’

th ese wh eel s h ave you r cl ot h ready Watch ! .

Pol ly F l i n d e rs co u l d h ard ly bel i eve h e r

'

ow n eye s wh e n s h e s a w h e r cotto n d rawn

 22

o u t i n to a l o ng l o ng th r ead
, .

I t grew fi n e r an d fi n e r c r o s s ,

i n g a n d re c r o s s i n g l i k e t h i s
Then Wi th a spi n n i ng wh i r th e wheels
st o pp ed an d th e facto ry m an sai d :
,
You r “ !

c l oth i s fi n i sh ed P o l ly F l i n d ers T ake i t to

,

you r m oth e r an d h ave h e r m ake you a n ew

w h i t e a p r on B u t wai t I l l j u st blow you
’

.
,

back to th e vi l l age Puff f! pu ff f! puff f! a n d

.
- - -

a wa
y yo u go ! M y ! Pol ly F l i n d e rs ope n ed
—
h e r eyes ve ry w i d e an d g n es s wna t ,
' 9 She
was si tt i ng o n h e r o w n d o o rstep
' !

J u st th e n h e r moth er cal l ed R u n h e re
Pol ly an d s e e wh at I h ave m ad e fo r
,

A n d th e re was a n ew wh i te apron Wi th
.

ru ffles o n i t !
 N E m o rn i ng E l i zabeth E l spe th B etsy
.
, ,

a n d B e s s s t a r t e d o u t fo r a w a l k o n
P r i m rose H i l l .

Th ey cl i m bed th e n arrow path o n e b eh i n d

,

th e oth e r an d as th ey passed a wi l d rose

,

bu sh wh at d o you th i n k th ey fou n d
,
9 Al l
tu c ked away am o n g th e fr a i l p i n k roses was a
b i rd n est h o m e s n ug an d warm an d rou n d
-
,
.

—
I n i t we re fo u r d ai n ty eggs al l b l u e
“
!

—
Oh oh ! sai d E l i z abeth .
—
O h oh !
sa i d E l speth B e tsy an d B ess L et s take
’

, ,
.

”
th e m h o m e to s h ow th e bab i es sai d E l i zabeth
,
.
 —2 5
’

Yes l et s do sa i d E l speth B etsy an d B ess

, , , , .

S o ea c h l i ttl e g i rl took an egg an d th at l eft ,

n on e .

Let s go ho m e by th e C rooked M an s ’

hou se an d get h i m to tel l u s a sto ry sa i d

, ,

El i zabeth .

Yes l et s d o sa i d E l speth B etsy an d

’

, , , ,

B ess .

So off th ey starte d d ow n th e path to th e

C rooked M an s h o u se o n e beh i n d th e oth er
’

A n d wh at sh al l I tel l you abou t ? sa i d

th e C rooked M an wh e n th e l i ttl e g i rl s we re,

seated aro u n d h i s c rooked c ha i r Abou t .

b i rd s sa i d E l i zabeth Yes S do sa i d .
-
, ,

E l speth B etsy an d B ess

, ,
.

So th e C rooked M an c rossed h i s l egs S h u t ,

hi s eyes an d began O n ce u po n a t i m e two

o b i n s m a r r i e d o n S a i n t V a l e n t i n e s d a y
’

r .

T h ey we re ve ry h appy an d al l d ay l o ng sang , ,

I l ove yo u ! I l ov e yo u ! J oy j oy j oy ! , ,

Fo r w h at d i d th e y kn ow of sorr o w th e n ?
 26

A n d n ow said M r R ob i n looki ng
,

fo n d l y at h i s wi fe m y d ear we m u st bu i ld
,
“ .

,
,

ou r h om e som ewh e re i n a very s afe pl ace ,

you kn ow Fo r by an d b y wh e n th e eggs
.

are l a i d a n d th e baby ro b i n s c o m e
I — oh j oy , , ,

,
—
j oy j o yl th ey m u st fi n d a place to rest .

Ro b i n,
“
I k n o w a b e a u t i fu l p l a c e s a i d M rs
a most beau ti fu l plac e Come an d .
, .

see !

So s h e l ed th e way to a h i ll wh e re a wi l d ,

roseb u sh grew I ts bl ossom s an d l eaves ri c h

,

w i th beau ty T h e rob i n s wo rked b u s i ly u n t i l

.

th e n est was fi n i sh ed an d i t was su ch a d a i n ty

, ,

p retty hom e h i dd e n am o ng th e blossom s

, .

O n e day M rs R ob i n l a i d an egg a bl u e
.
,

one . Then another and another and , ,

a n o t h e r u n t i l t h e r e w e re fo u r b l u e
,

eggs i n th e n est T h at wa s a j oy .
.

A n d i n t h e fo u r b l u e e gg s
w e r e fo u r b a b y ro b i n s ,

o n ly as yet th ey h ad
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w i l l h ave to go n ow sa i d E l speth B etsy an d , , ,

B ess A n d s o they passed down th e gard e n

.

wal k an d th ro ugh th e l i ttl e cro o ked gate .

T h e n u p th e path to Pr i m rose H i l l th ey
m ar c h ed on e beh i n d th e oth e r
,
.

P r i m r os e t/z ey m a rcfig fl ’

on e
'
’
b e /z z n a t/z e ot/z e r
”

I f you w i l l cl i m b to th e top of Pr i m rose

H i l l an d peep i n to th e w i l d rosebu s h n est
,

you w i l l fi n d fou r bl u e eggs safe an d sou n d ,

.

N ow how do yo u s u ppose th ey got back

,
?
 O M MY G R A C E h ad a m ost d read fu l
t oo th ac h e H ow h e d i d c ry ! N ot h
.

see m ed to d o h i m an y good H i s m oth e r

.

tr i ed h i s fath e r t r i ed an d eve n To m my Lo ng
, ,

t ried h i s fu n n y so ng bu t To m my G race o n ly
,

cri ed th e l ou d e r . B oo h oo boo hoo ! I t

-
,
-

h u rts m e s o I do n t kn ow wh at to do
’

.
,

s h e said
“
M oth e r Goose h eard To m m y G race an d
I k n ow wh at to d o You go to .
-
,

D r P o ste r s offi ce an d l et h i m pu l l th at tooth

’

,
.

th e n co m e rou n d t o my h o u se th i s afte rn o o n
’

an d we l l h ave a party You m ay i n v i te al l

.
 30

o fth e To m m i es I n th e v i llage an d we wi ll ,

cal l i t a Tom my party .

T h at m ad e Tom my G race sm i l e so h e got ,

h i s cap an d off h e ran to D r Foste r s o ffi ce

’

.
,

wi th tears an d s m i l es m i xed u p togeth e r .

”
H i t h e re s a i d D r Fo s t e r
,
! . Little .

Tom my G race I do b el i eve ! Cl i m b righ t

,

i n to th i s b i g ch a i r by th e wi n dow N ow o p e n .

y o u r m o u th an d sh u t you r eyes an d th at ,

toot h w i l l be gon e i n a twi n kl e Why i t s

’

.
,

n oth i ng m o re th an a baby tooth O n e two .

, ,

th ree an d e a t i t comes
,
!

W hy i t was do n e so q u i ckly that To m my

,

G race forgot to sc ream D r P oste r wrapped

. .

the tooth i n a p i ec e of p i n k t i ssu e pape r an d

-

gave i t to h i m to s h ow M othe r Goose Th e n .

away ran To m my G race as h appy as a k i ng

,
.

T h at very afternoo n h e we n t to th e party .

Th e tabl e was s e t ou t u n d e r th e trees an d c o v ,

e red w i th sugar an d spi ce an d al l th i ngs n i ce .

Th e re we re ten l i ttl e C h a i rs arou n d th e

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33

ta b l e al l ready fo r th e te n l i tt l e T o m m i es
, .

Te n l i tt l e pl ates an d ten l i ttl e gl asses an d ,

te n l i ttl e b u n ch es of v i ol ets wa i ti ng to be
pi n n ed o n th e te n l i ttl e Tom m i es .

To m my G race s a t at th e h ead of th e tabl e ,

an d T o m m y T u cke r sat at th e foot O n on e .

s id e s a t To m my G ree n To m my T i ttl e m o u s e
, ,

To m m y T ro u t a n d L a z y T o m O n t h e
,
.

oth e r s i d e sat Tom my S n ooks To m P i pe r , ,

T o m T h u m b an d Tom my T i n ke r S u c h a
'

.
,

m e rry set o f Tom m i e s ! S u ch a m e rry party !

’
“
Afte r th ey h ad l eft th e tabl e t h ey pl ayed
bl i n d m an s bu ff an d l eap frog Then .

Mo th e r G o o s e gave th e m e ac h a r i d e h o m e
'

o n h e r gan d e r .

A nd th at wa s th e e n d of th e To m my party .
 OU h av e h e a rd a b o u t J a c k H o r n e r s
’

C h r i stm as p i e ; of cou rse you h ave

h o w h e p u t i n his t h u m b a n d p u l l e d o u t a
pl u m a n d sa i d wh at a great boy am I
, .

B u t J ack H orn e r h ad n ever stopped to

th i n k how m any p eopl e i t took to make a
C h ri stm as p i e So th e School maste r t hough t
.

i t wou l d b e a good p l an to h ave a pl u m p i e -

l esso n .

N ow th e S ch ool maste r I n M oth e r Goose

“
V i l l age d i d n ot u s e books i n h i s school T h e .

c h i l d r e n j u s t s t u d i e d t h i n g s as R o w l e y
,
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37

D u m pty . Pl u m s ,
cake p i e !
,
sa i d oth e rs i n

“
a ch o ru s
Y
.

p i e to be s u re
es , sai d th e S ch o ol
,
!

“
m aste as h e l i fte d th e c o ve r
Fi
r ,

we wi l l l earn wh at th i s pi e i
rs t
,
.

mad e of .

S eeon a ’
h ow m an y i t took to m ake th e p i e
, .

Tni ra h ow th e pi e taste s
’
,
.

N ow pu t o n you r th i n ki ng caps an d l et
u s get to wo rk .

Wel l t h ey started w i th th e c ru st a n d
, ,

n am ed e v e rvth i n g i n th e p i e .

flo u r wate r sal t bu tte r

milk eggs s ugar spi ces
ra i s i n s cu rran ts C i tro n pl u m s
T h e n t h ey l earn ed wh at fam i ly each t h i ng
b elo nged to an d h ow i t g o t to th e pi e
,
.

grai n fam i ly an i m al fam i ly

m i n e ral fam i ly fru i t fa m l ly
m an s fam i l y
’

7
 38

T he th ree an i m al s th at h el ped th e C h ri st
m as p i e we re t h e cow t h e h e n a n d th e
, ,

h o rse T h e peopl e wh o h el ped were th e

farm e r m iller t i n n er porte r
groce r fath e r m oth er cook

E v e ryb od y ’
na d a s l zf e

Th e l onge r th ey th ough t th e m o re th i ngs ,

th ey fou n d wh i ch h el ped to m ake that p i e .

Tom my G ree n though t of t h e t rees th at

m ad e th e fi re an d Tom my T rou t though t of
,
 39

t h e m a t c h u s e d t o k i n d l e it w h i l e S all y
,

Wate rs n a m ed th e sto v e t h at cooked i t .

Taffy W e l c h m a n n a m e d t h e p l o w a n d
s eed an d C u rly L o c k s th e s u n an d ra i n
i

, .

J ack H orn e r though t s o h ard that h e eve n

! t ta s te n l i k e m or e
’

n a m ed th e gras s an d clove r wh i c h th e cow

ate to m ake th e m i l k an d b u tte r u sed i n th e
pie .

Yes sa i d th e S ch ool maste r wi th a s m i l e

, .
 “
4
0

as h e l o o ked st raigh t at J ack we s e e wh at

a great th i ng i s a C h ri stm as pi e .

Th e n th e p i c was cu t an d eve rybody h ad

a sl i ce .

H u m pty D u m pty sai d i t tasted l i ke more .

I t was a very goo d p i e i n d eed so g oo d th at

,

th e c h i l d re n wan ted o get th e l ess o n o v er

t

aga i n B u t d e ar m e th e M o th e r Goose ch i l
.
,

—
d re n n eve r h ave to get a l esso n over n o i n
,

d eed.
 N E d ay B o b b y S haftoe an d L i ttl e M i s s
M u ffet we re pl ay i n g u n d e r th e appl e
tre e at th e C rooked M an s h ou s e
’

E ve ry ch i l d i n th e v i l l age l oved th e
C rooked M a n an d l i ked to go to h i s c rooke d
,

M aybe i t was becau se h e kn ew s o m any

stories W hy bl ess you al l you h ad to d o
.
, ,

was to n ame wh at you wan te d to h ear abou t ,

an d th e C rooked M an l ean ed back i n h i s

ch a i r sh u t h i s eyes c rossed h i s l egs an d t h e
, , ,

story cam e .
 4
2

Wel l as I wa s say i ng B obby S h aftoe an d

, ,

Li ttl e M i s s M u ffet we re pl ay i n g u n de r h i s
appl e t ree Al l at o n ce M i ss M u ffet gave a
m o s t d r e a d fu l s c r e a m M y ! how sh e d id
.

h ol lo B obby S h aftoe t h ough t su rely a sp i d e r

.

h ad h e r A n d th e C rooked M an t h ough t i t
.

was a sp i d e r too So h e ca m e w 1th a hobbl e

, .

d o wn th e walk to se e wh at was th e m atte r

, .

Li ttl e M i ss M u ffet was d an c i n g a l l aro u n d

—
th e appl e t ree ; an d g n es s wna t ,
? A
cate rpi l l ar was c rawl i ng on h e r sl ee v e
Why ! sa i d th e C rook ed M an I m so ,
“
’
.

glad i t was n t a sp i d e r wh i ch fr i gh ten ed yo u

’

I t i s on ly my l i ttl e fr i e n d th e caterp i l lar

,
I .

wi l l pl ace h i m h e re o n th i s sprig o f appl e

l eaves You m ay watch h i m eat ll l S d i n n e r
.

wh i l e I tel l you a tal e abou t h i s cou s i n a ,

cate rpil l ar I o n ce kn ew
T h e n th e C rooked M an sat o n th e be n ch
be n eath th e tree w i th B obby S h aftoe o n on e
,

si d e an d L i ttl e M i ss M u ffe t o n th e oth e r .

 “
4
4
W el l h e sa i d , ,
th e ca e rp i l l ar I
t k n ew
was n am ed D a n a i s A renififi a s B u t his .

n am e was su ch a l o ng o n e I cal l ed h i m ,

D a n fo r s h o r t H e was a fi n e l ooki ng
’
‘
,

fel low w i th bl ack an d yel low ban d s alo ng

,

h i s back H i s h om e was a b i g m i l kweed

.

“
wh i ch grew i n o n e co r ner of M ary Co n t rary s
’

gard e n an d h e spe n t h i s whol e t i m e eat i ng

, .

H e wa s as fat as fat co u l d be A n d yet .

,

D an n eve r see m ed to h ave e n ough T h re e .

ti m es h ad h e bu rst th rough th e S k i n of h i s
pretty str i ped Coat an d th ree t i m es h ad a n ew
,

o n e grown i n I ts pl ace .

No w Dan h ad bee n a ve ry h appy fel low

, ,

an d co n ten t w i th a cate rp i l lar s l i fe u n t i l o n e

’

wh e n h e s a w a bu tte rfly T h e n th e cake.

was al l dough .

H e watch ed w i th lo ng i ng eyes
, ,

the bu tte rfly fl i t by O ve r th e roses an d l i l i es

.

an d h ead s of n odd i ng C love r ,

s h e sk i m m e d .
 4
5

Pau s i ng n ow an d th e n o n th e b reas t of a
rose to rest Da n n ot i ced h e r beau t i fu l w i ngs
, ,

bl ack an d s h i n i n g l i ke sat i n w i th o range red ,

-

d o ts s c a tte re d ove r .

sa i d Dan i f I cou l d o n ly fly l i ke ,
‘

th at Wh at wi ngs ! W h at a l i fe to l i ve

H e r w i ng s s pre a d to tb e sa n l zg nt

A n d so yo u th i n k yo u wou l d l i ke to fly ,

Dan ? T h e vo i ce w a s C l ose to h i s sid e an d ,

l ooki ng u p h e saw th e b u tte rfly h e r wi ngs

,
,

I P ly Yes ye s !
’

sp read to th e su n l i gh t ? ? .
‘

h e sai d b u t h ow cou l d su c h a th i n g be
’
‘
?
,

Why n ot repl i ed th e b u tte rfly S t range r

’
? ‘

th i ngs h ave h appe n ed I f I was o n c e a cate r .

p i l l ar w hy can t yo u be c o m e a b u tterfl y
’ ’
?
,
 4
6

Yo u o n c e a caterp i ll ar l i ke , W h e re me ?

“
d i d y o u e v e r get you r w i ngs ?
’

I j u st bel i eved th at I w o u l d h a v e th e m
‘

an d th e n I wai ted sa l d th e b u tte r fly Th at

,
.
‘

i s w h a t y o u m u s t d o L i v e y o u r b e s t l i fe
.

n ow an d God w i l l d o t h e rest T h e n th e
’

“
b u tterfly fl ew away an d l eft Dan th i n k i ng
, .

A n d d i d h e really b eco m e a bu tterfly ?

asked L i ttl e M i ss M uffet B u t th e C ro o ked

M an o n ly s m i l ed an d we n t on
.

Wel l Dan “ ,

grew fatte r an d fatte r u n t i l h e h ad to h a v e

an o th e r n ew coat T h e n o n e d ay h e fel t s o
.

S l eepy h e deci d ed to take a rest H e swu n g .

h i m s el f to th e m i l kweed w i th a st ro ng si l ke n
th read wh i ch h e h ad sp u n an d i n pl ace o f
,

th e c o at h e h ad b e en weari ng th e re cam e

“
an o th e r a beau ti fu l coat o f e m eral d green
,

O n e m o rn i ng h e st i rred op e n ed h i s eyes
,
.

an d st retch ed h i s sl en d e r body I c ou l d h ear .

h i m m ov i n g ab o u t i n h i s q u ee r l i ttl e c rad l e .

I k n ew i t w o u l d n ot be l o ng b efore h e c rawl ed
 47
ou t an d I s m i l ed to th i n k o f t h e j o y ah e ad
,

of h i m .

sai d D an wh e n h e h ad ,

st r etch ed an d st r etch ed i t i s t oo war m i n ,

‘

th i s h o t close p l ac e fo r m e
,
I m u st h a v e .

bee n sl eep i n g a v e ry l o n g ti m e i n d eed H o w .

I l o n g fo r a b reath o f fresh ai r an d fo r t h e ,

g l o rl o u s s u n s h i n e ! I m u s t get o u t of h e re i n
’

a h u rry .

S o D a n i n his s n u g b e d p u s h e d a n d
, ,

p u s h e d a n d s t r u ggl e d a n d s t r u gg l e d a n d
"

, ,

th e n ,
— oh j oy ! o n e e n d of t h e c rad l e cam e
,

o pe n .H e fel t v ery q u ee r n ot l i ke a cate r ,

pi l l ar a t al l A n d wh at were th ose qu eer

fo l d ed th i ngs at h i s si d e s ? S l o w l y h e o pe n ed

“
th e m o u t w id e l i ke ti n y fai r y fan s of ga u z e
,

W i ngs ! wi n gs ! W i n gs ! said D an
‘
I
’

.
‘
.

d o bel i e v e I h a v e wi n g s at l a s t .

T h e n away h e fl ew ov e r th e s we et s c e n t e d -

ga r d e n a n d h i s w i n g s s p r e a d w i d e i n t h e
, ,

yel l o w s u n ligh t we re a v el ve ty b l ack wi th

, ,
 4
8

o range red dots scatte red ove r th e m

-
. I h eard
h i m si ng as h e passed m e by :
A b tt rfly b tt r fly O h h ppy m I
u e ,
a u e .
,
a a I

Wi th w i g s f l l f j y I m t th b l s ky
n u o o ,
ou n e ue .

I d w i th s b m I w l t w i th br
a n ce a un ea ,
a z a eez e ;
O th br s t f r s
n e ea I r s t wh oI pl s a o e, e en ea e .

I d ri k fr m th
n p of th l i l y f ir e cu o e so a ,

A d w ft h
n ak iss I s i l th r gh th
er a i ,
as a ou e a r .

Th en l ik
on phy r g yl y I fly
e a z e , so a ,

A b tt r fly
u e b tt r fly O h h ppy m
,
a u e .
,
a a
 T L E To m m y T u c k e r c a m e s i n g i n g
d ow n th e v i l l age st reet H e was o n
h i s w a y t o t h e O l d Wo m a n w h o L i v e d
u n d e r t h e H i l l S h e sol d p i es an d cakes
.

an d b u n s an d Tom my T u cke r wan ted a

,

fresh h ot bu n fo r h i s s u ppe r
,
.

I h ave j u st sol d o u t To m m y T u cke r

,

sa i d t h e O ld Wo man I h ave n t a d u st of
’

flou r . B u t go to th e groce r an d buy m e a

sack I w i l l th e n bake you a fresh h ot bu n
.
,
.

So To m my Tu cke r we n t o n s i ng i n g u n t i l
,

h e reach ed th e store . T h e n h e sa i d O h
, ,

-
4
9
 50

gr o ce r p l eas e sel l m e a s a c k of fl o u r I wil l

,
.

take i t t o th e O l d W o m an u n d e r th e H i l l ;
sh e wi l l bake m e a fresh h o t bu n a n d I wi l l
, ,

si n g you a son g .

B u t th e grocer sh o ok h i s h ead N o d u st .

of flou r h a v e I T o m my T u cke r u n l ess th e

, ,

m i l l e r fi rst gri n d s th e wh eat T h e n I can .

give you th e sack of fl ou r an d th e n y o u m ay ,

s i ng m e a s o ng .

“
So Tom my T u cker we n t to th e M i l l e r o f
O h m i l l e r p le ase gri n d s o m e wh eat
, , ,

so th at th e groce r may sel l m e a sack o f flou r .

I w i l l take th e fl ou r to th e O l d Wom an u n d e r
th e H i l l ; s h e wi l l bake m e a fresh h o t b u n ,

for my su pp er an d I w i l l S i ng y o u a s o ng
,
.

B u t th e m i ll e r sh oo k h i s h ead an d sa i d
I can not gri nd th e wh eat fo r th e gr o c e r ,

u n l ess th e farm e r fi rst b ri ngs m e th e grai n .

Th en w i l l I gr i n d i t i n t o fl o u r an d th en y o u,

m ay s i ng m e a s o ng .

Tom my T u cke r s feet were beg i n n i n g to

’
 52

get ve ry t i red H e wan ted h i s su ppe r th ough

.
, ,

“
s o h e ran to th e farm e r

O h farm e r pl ease g i ve m e a load of gra i n

, , ,

so that th e m i l l e r m ay gr i n d som e wh eat an d ,

mi l l e r s /z ooé Ii z s b e a d
’

th e groce r sel l m e a sack of flo u r I wi l l take .

th e flou r to t h e O l d Wom an u n d e r th e H i ll ;
S h e w i l l bake m e a fresh h ot bu n for m y
,

su pper an d I w i l l s i ng you a song

,
.
 54

T h e n th e farm e r sa i d : To b e s u re ,

To m my T ucke r t o be su r e I wi l l
,
B ecau se
l as t s p r i n g m y h o rs e p l o we d t h e fi e l d I,

plan ted th e s eed wh i c h th e s u n wa r m ed th e,

earth fed an d th e rai n wate r ed I t g r ew

,
.

an d r i pe n ed so n o w my ba r n i s fu l l an d you
,

are wel c o m e .

Th e n T o m my T ucke r sang h i s s o ng ; th e
far m e r took t h e wh eat to th e m i l l ; th e m i ll er
g rou n d t h e fl o u r ; th e grocer sol d a s ack to
Tom my Tucker ; he took i t to th e O ld
W o m an u n d e r th e H i ll an d sh e b aked a
,

fresh h ot bu n fo r h i s su pp e r
, ;

D ear l ittl e Tom my T u cke r !

 A C K B E N I M B L E h ad n e v e r h ad a
- -
.

party
T r u e h e h a d go n e t o a l l t h e p a rt i e s i n
,

M ot h e r G o o s e Vi l l age b u t t h at i sn t,
“ ’

l i ke gi v i ng a party y o u rs el f said J ack b e ,

-

N i mbl e A n d I t I sn t
‘
’

. .

N o w a t p a r t i e s y o u h av e c a n d i e s a n d
,

cakes an d i ce c ream a n d e v e r s o m any o t h e r

-
,

th i ngs th at J ack b e Ni m b le s gran d m o th e r

’
-

kn ew h e c ou l d n t h ave beca u s e th ey c o st so
m u c h m on e y y o u s ee
,
.

A n y wa y y o u d o n o t n eed so m any th i n g s
“
,

55
 56

at a party sa i d h i s
,

“
gran d m o th e r
Le t m e see W e
.

h av e p l e n t y o f a p
pl es ; th e t ree i s fu l l .

W hy n ot give an
”
appl e party ?

ack b e N i m bl e th ough t that

-

wou l d b e be tte r th an n o party

at all s o h e sai d h e wou ld t ry i t
,
.

H i s gran d m oth e r pai n ted a red appl e i n

th e co rn e r of th e i n v i tat io n s an d J ack b e
,
-

N i mbl e carr i ed th e m arou n d

to th e v i l l age ch i l d re n
.

Wh e n h e got bac k h om e h e
c l i m b e d t h e a p p l e t re e a n d
S hook d own th e appl es wh i l e ,

h i s g ra n d m o t h e r fi l l e d t h e
baskets .

We l l a t l a s t e v e ry t h i n g
,

was r e a d y eve n to th e favors

, ,
 57

h i ch were appl e p i n cu s h i o n s m ad e of red

,

e l l o w an d gre e n s i l k s tu ffed w i th wool

, .

T h e y l o o k e d s o m u c h l i k e fre s h r i p e ,

appl es t h at you al m ost wan ted to b i t e th e m .

n d you cou ld n t tel l wh i c h you l i ked best

’

th e red o n e th e gree n o n e o r t h e ye l low o n e

, ,
.

T h e ch i ld re n cam e at s u n set an d we re ,

so o n h av i ng s o m u c h fu n th ey d i d n ot eve n
h ave t i m e to th i n k abou t can dy an d cake .

A l l t h e ga m e s t h e y p l ay e d w e r e a p p l e
gam es F i rst th e re we re two l arge tu bs fi l l ed
.
,

wi th wate r o n th e l aw n F lo a ti n g i n o n e tu b
.

we re appl e s fo r th e boys to bob for an d flo a t ,

i ng i n th e oth e r t u b were appl es for th e gi r l s

to bob fo r You h ad to pu l l th e m ou t of th e
.

wate r w i th you r t e eth an d wh e n you ate th e

,

appl e you fou n d i n s i d e t h e n am e of th e o n e

wh o l oved you b est .

T h at was h eaps of fu n t h ough th e ch i l

,

d re n got th e i r n ose s an d eyes d r i ppi n g wi th

wate r N ext th ey pl a y ed tw o gam e s o f h id i ng
.
Tb e e /z i l d r e n g ot tne i r n os e s a nd y
e es d r ipp i ng w i tn w a te r
 —6 0
fi n d o u t wh i ch cou pl e s hou l d l ead i n t h e
m arch to th e party tabl e .

T h e can dl e was l i gh ted an d p laced o n th e

l aw n an d each ch i l d h ad on e j u m p ove r i t
—
.
,

J ack b e N i mbl e m ad e th e h i gh est j u m p

-
,

an d l i ttl e N an cy E tti c o te cam e n ext s o th ey ,

l ed th e way to th e party tabl e .

T h e re were m a n y ood th i ngs to eat too

G
g

a l l m a d e o u t o f a p p l e s A p p l e s raw .
,

roasted an d baked
,
Appl e p i e appl e tarts
.
,

an d appl e fl oat an d t i ny m ugs of fresh appl e

,

cider .

N ow was n t th at a ve ry good party Th e

’
?

C h i ld re n t ho ugh t s o an d th ey kept th e i r apple

,

s e e d s t o p l a n t s o t h e y c o u l d g i v e a n ap p l e
party som e d ay l i ke J ack b e Ni m b l e s
’
- -
.
,
 62

Th en th e S chool master s m i l ed but he ,

t oo k u p o n e of th e p ea pod s an d tol d th e m a
m o st beau ti fu l s t o ry abou t fiv e l i ttl e s i sters
wh o sl ept i n th e p ea pod c rad l e an d how
-
,

s o m e s u n b e a m fa i r i e s a n d m a n y r a i n d ro p
fai ri es we re wai ti ng to wake th e m O n ly so me
.

o n e wou l d fi rst h ave to t u ck th em away i n

th e great b rown b ed wh i c h m oth e r earth kept
fo r h er se ed ba b i es .

T h e n wh i l e so m e of th e ch i ld re n took clay
,

an d m o d el ed t h e fi v e l i ttl e s i ste rs i n th e pod ,

o th ers d r ew an d pai n ted th e i r pi ctu re Afte r .

t h a t t h e S c h o o l m a s t e r d i v i d e d al l t h e p e a
p o d s a m o n g t h e c h i l d r e n a n d e a c h c h i ld
,

h ad two pods T h at m ad e te n peas you

.
,

k n ow

“
No w we w i l l pl ay sol d i e r w i th ou r peas
sa i d th e S ch ool m aste r an d see i n to how
,
,

m an y e v e n ro ws th ey can m arch
‘
So th ey
m arch ed th ei r sol d i ers i n a row of o n e s l i ke
th i s
S t noo l i n a s te r te l l s a s y
tor a b ou t tne p ea s
 64
’

A n d i n rows of tw o s l i ke th i s

fiv e
’

A n d i n rows of s l i ke th i s

W h e n th e sold i e rs got t i red of m arch i n g

,

th e S chool m aste r gav e eac h ch i ld te n tooth

pi cks a n d tol d th e m to m ake som et h i ng
,

pretty to carry h om e .

S i m pl e S i m o n m ad e s o m e h at p i n s ;
 65

mad e som e h ai rp i n s

R owl ey Powl ey m ad e a l ad d e r

H u m pty D u m pty m ad e a
pretty p i ct u re fram e ;
 66

T o m my G rac e m ad e a c h ai r ;

D i cky Lo ng m ad e d ol l !

Pol ly F l i n d e rs mad e v ery n i ce ta b l e ;

—
an d wel l everybody m ad e som eth i ng ex c ept
, ,

C u rly Locks S h e o n ly sat st i l l an d w a tch ed

.

th e o th ers Th e S ch o o l maste r said :

. I m
“
’

s o r ry C u rl y L o c k s c a n t m ak e a n y t h i n g
’

.
 68

to t i e te n str o ng st r i ngs to th e d i n i ng ro o m
-

w i n d o w an d th e peas cl i m bed al l th e way u p

,

to m ake h e r a m o rn l n g cal l
.
.

T h ere we re p retty l eaves an d p retty blos

s b m s an d by an d by p retty pod s w i th th e
, ,

fattest of s i ste r peas tu cked i n s i d e .

I t was th e n th at C u rl y Locks i n v i ted th e

S c h o o l m a s t e r a n d t h e c h i l d re n h o m e t o
dinner .

A n d wh at do yo u su ppose sh e gave th em
—
to eat Why l peas porridge hot to be s u re !
?

Ve ry m u ch bette r th an m ak i ng ch a i rs an d
s o fas don t you th i n k s o
’
?
,
 A C K an d J i l l we re tw i n s T h at m ean t
.

th at on e w a s j u st a s ol d a s th e oth e r .

T h ey we re j u st a s m u c h al i ke a s two peas ,

an d w ou ld m ost s u rely h ave gotte n m i xed u p

i f i t h ad n t b ee n fo r J ack s t rou se rs
’ ’

T h e l r h a i r an d eyes an d n ose an d mou th

we re al l m ad e by th e sam e patte rn T h at s
’

why th ey l ooked s o m u c h al i ke . T h ey l i ved

wi th th e i r m oth e r at th e foot of a b i g h i l l th e,

sam e h i l l wh ere J ack fel l down an d b roke

h i s c rown an d J i l l cam e tu m bl i n g afte r
,
.

Wel l o n e mo rn i n g J ac k an d J i l l wake d
,
 70

u p very v e ry h appy
,
Y ou
.

see i t was th ei r b i rth day ,

an d th ey were l oo ki ng fo r

“
al l ki n d s of fu n
’
.

I m S I X years o l d t o
day sa i d J ack
,
.

I m si x years ol d t o
’

d ay sai d J i l l
,
.

T h e n th ei r m oth e r ki ssed th em
each s i x t i m es an d se n t th e m off to sch o ol
, .

T h e S c h o o l m a s t e r t h o u g h t b i rt h d ays
s h ou l d be th e h app i est d ays of al l th e year so ,

h e tol d th e oth e r ch i l d re n to do al l th ey c o u ld
th at d ay to m ake J ack an d J i l l h appy .

T h e ch i l d re n mad e two b eau t i fu l c r o wn s

o f cl ove r an d two beau t i fu l da i sy c h ai n s on e
, ,

for J ack a n d o n e fo r J i l l an d c rown ed th e m

,

ki ng an d qu ee n o n a b i rthday th ron e m ad e
fro m h on eysu ckl e v i n es .

T h e n th ey form ed a l arge c i rcl e u n d e r th e

trees an d pl ayed th e gam es J ack an d J i l l

,
 71

l iked best W h e n i t was

.

ti m e t o go h om e th e twi n s ,

s t oo d i n th e c e n te r of t h e
c i rc l e w h i l e t h e S c h o o l
ma s te r an d th e ch i l d re n
shook h an d s wi th th em
an d s aid “
W e wi sh y o u
'

m an y m an y happy b i rth d ays

, .

A t h o m e th ey fou n d an oth e r
s u r pri se M o th e r G oo se h ad se n t a bo x
. on

W h ic h was wri tte n

A bir thd y g i ft f J c k d J i ll
a or a an

W h c rr y w t r d w th h i l l
o a a e o n e .

I n si d e of t h e b ox we re two dol l s exactly ,

al i ke o n ly o n e was d ressed i n t rou sers an d

,

th e oth e r i n sk i rts M oth e r G o ose bel i eved

.

i n d o l l s S h e sai d eve ry boy an d g i rl s h o u ld

.

h a v e o n e i f t h ey wi sh ed to m ake good fath er s

an d m o th e rs .

A nywa y J ack was v e ry p r o u d of h i s d o l l

, ,

an d fo r h o u r s h e an d J i l l o fte n played a gam e

 “
72

cal l ed Lady co m e to see you ,

w i th ou t get
t i ng t i red .

O n e d ay b o t h t h e d o l l s go t s i c k w i t h
wh oop i n g co ugh -
J i l l p l ay e d s h e w a s a
.

t rai n ed n u rse an d J ack pl ayed h e was Doctor

,

P oste r .

H e fi xed u p eve r so m any b read c ru m b -

p i l l s an d a bottl e of wate rmelo n j u i c e fo r

,

m ed i c i n e .

T h e n Docto r J ack we n t to see t h e s i ck

dol l s an d S l o wly fel t ea c h pu l se
,
He .

shook h i s h ead T h ey we re ve ry ve ry S i c k
.
,
.

A n d a l t h o u g h t h e t ra i n e d n u rs e ga v e t h e
b read c ru m b p i l l s an d wate rm elo n j u i ce i t
-
,

d i d n o good B oth dol l s d i ed

. .

J ack an d J ill b u r i e d th e m i n a san d ban k

n ear th e fe n ce T h e n J i l l c r i ed u n t i l J ack
.
,

cal l ed h e r a c ry baby an d sa i d th e dol l s we re ,

n ot t ru ly t ru e d ead bu t on ly pl ay l i ke To ,

morr ow th ey wou l d d i g th e m u p an d th ey
wou ld b e as wel l as e v er T h e n J i l l fel t .
 74

bette r Togeth e r th ey co v ered th e gra v es

.

wi th ro s es an d p i n ks an d pl aced s m al l wh i te
,

r o cks arou n d th em fo r a bord e r J u st th e n .

th e s u pp er bel l rang an d th ey ran t o get ,

ready Afte r su ppe r th ey we n t to bed

.

,
.

J i l l though t o f th e dol l s th e fi r s t th i ng i n
th e m o rn i ng b u t th ey had to h u rry off t o
,

s c h oo l so cou l d n o t d ig th em u p Al l day
,
.

l o ng sh e th o ugh t ab o u t th e dol l s a n d afte r ,

sch oo l s h e an d J ack h u rri ed t o th e san d ban k

to get th em .

T h ey d ug an d d ug an d d ug B u t n o .

d o l l s c o u l d th ey fi n d B oth we re l o st i n t h e
.

san d J ack an d J i l l were v ery s a d Tear s

. .

stream ed down th ei r ch eeks .

“
”
B oo h oo h oo sai d J ack an d B oo h o o
- -
, ,
-

hoo sa i d J i l l,
We l l n e v er
.

pl ay bu ry i ng an y more .

An d th ey n e v e r d i d .
 76

wi t h a s n eez e “
Al l h e re sai d th e L i ttl e Wee Pu m pki n
,

B u t I th i n k i t w i l l be ou r
.
,

l ast n i gh t togeth e r for I h eard Pe te r s a y t o

,

d ay th at to morrow h e wou l d p u l l u s an d
-
,

se n d u s o n o u r j ou rn eys H ow d el igh tfu l ! .

To b e s u re sa i d th e G reat B i g Pu m p
,

kin . I hope we w i l l m ake th e best of p i e s

.

for som ebody s T h an ksgi v i ng d i n n e r Speak .

i ng o f j o u rn e ys th ough I do hope Peter w i l l

, ,

se n d m e to Lo n do n Town Th ey s a y th e .

”
s i gh ts are ve ry wo n d e rfu l .

“
’

S O I v e h e a rd said the M iddle Size ,

Pu m pk i n .I S h ou l d be gl a d to stop at the
K i ng s palace O l d K i ng Col e i s a m e rry ol d
’

sou l .

A n d I too sa i d th e L i ttl e Wee Pu m p

,

kin . I S hou l d l i ke s o m u ch to see th e Pr i n

cess C i n d e rel la who m every o n e lo v es B u t
,
.

I am n ot large n o r fi n e en o ugh to go to the

pal ace M ost of al l I shou l d l i ke to m ake
.
,

s o m e b o d y v e ry h a p p y o n T h a n k s g I V I n g
 77

a
y an
,
d th e n too I h ope my seed s
, ,

saved an d pl an te d n ext year I t is .

o
y to grow .

I ndeed It is s a i d t h e G re a t
um
“ p k i n .

A nd i n d eed i t i s sai d t h e M i d d l e

“ 1 s /to a l d l i k e to m a k e m e b od
so y

Pu m pki n I w i sh Pete r cou l d get al l ou r

.

seeds H e takes s u ch good care of u s an d

.
,

l ikes s o to s e e u s grow .
Wel l g o od n i gh t an d pl easan t d ream s
“
-
, , ,

s a i d th e G reat B i g Pu mpki n ; i f we pu m p
k i n s do n ot cl o se ou r peepers an d go to sl eep ,
 78 “

th e s u n b eam s wi ll catch u s n app i ng a p retty ,

sigh t for a T h an ksgi v i ng m o rn i ng .

So t h e p u m pki n s th re e s n uggl ed be n eath

th ei r fr o sty c o ats an d we n t to sl eep .

O n T h an ksgi v i ng m o rn i ng th e Li ttl e W ee
Pu m pki n was t h e fi rst t o wake S h e al mo s t .

l o s t h e r b reath wh e n Pete r ope n ed th e gar

de n gat e an d th e Pri n ces s C i n d e re l l a h ersel f
tri pped i n b eh i n d h i m .

S h e was v e ry b eau tifu l T h e sam e su n ny

.

h ai r an d d ai n ty feet an d sm i l i ng fac e that you

h a v e read ab o u t B e i n g a p ri n cess h ad n o t
.

ch anged h er becau s e S h e wa s a l ways good

,

an d k i n d S h e h el d i n h e r h an d a b u n ch of
.

v iol ets al most th e colo r of h er p retty eyes

, ,

“
an d s m i l ed as s h e h e ld t h e m up to Peter say
i ng S ee Pete r I h a v e b rough t you these
, , ,
,

fro m th e palace gard e n s ; th ey are my Th an ks

gi v i ng offer i ng N ow yo u m u st h e l p m e fi n d
.

th e best pu m pk i n i n al l you r patch for a j ack

’

o l an tern
-
I t i s to m ake a l i ttl e g i rl v ery
.
 80

h appy S h e ha s b e e n s i ck a lo ng l o ng ti m e
.
,

I n th e L o n d o n h o sp i t a l an d I h ave p r o m i sed ,

to m ake h e r a j ack o l a n tern o n T h a n ks g iv

’
- -

“
i ng Day .

Y e s my l ady sai d Pete r b o w m g an d

, , , ,

th ey stepped fro m vi n e to v i n e hu n t i ng th e ,

best pu mpkin F i rs t s h e s t o p p e d a t t h e
.

G reat B i g Pu m pk i n ; b u t n o th at was too ,

l arge T h e n sh e stopped a t th e M i dd l e S i z e
.

Pu m pk i n b u t th at was too fat A n d t h e n

,
.

S h e S toppe d at th e L i ttl e We e Pu m pki n an d ,

th at ,
an d th at was j u s t righ t .

N ow th e L i ttl e W e e Pu m pk i n was ver y

,

m u ch su rpr i se d wh e n C i n d erel la st o op i ng ,

d o w n by h e r sa i d gayly You d ear Li ttl e

, ,

Wee Pu mpki n Y o u w i l l m ak e a m o s t
—
.

beau t i fu l j ack o l a n tern an d are th e very o n e

’
-
,

to m ake th e l i ttl e g i rl h appy t h i s Tha n ks g iv

i ng Day Com e Pete r I h ave chose n th i s
.
, ,

”
o n e an d s h e patted th e L i ttl e Wee Pu m p
,

k i n ge n tly .
 81

my l ady s ai d Peter
, .

ca r efu l ly t u cked th e L i ttl e W e e

i n th e p o n y ph aeto n b es i d e C i n d er
.

away th ey wh i rl ed off to Lo n do n
,

m ake t h e l i ttl e gi rl h a ppy .

 I M PL E S I M O N h eard t h ere was a pot
of go l d at th e e n d of th e ra i nbow an d ,

“
h e real ly bel i e v ed i t .

“
I l l fi n d th at pot of gol d sai d S i mpl e
’

S i mo n an d b uy m e a s i l ken c o at
,
.

S o h e started ou t an d walked u n t i l h e
,

H e sai d to th em ,
“
cam e to th e T h ree W i se M e n of Goth am
Pl ease tel l m e th e way t o
.

th e e n d of th e rai n b ow ; I wi sh t o fi n d th e p o t
,

W i se M e n sa i d ,
“
of gol d to buy m e a s i l ke n coat T h e T h ree .

F o l low th e ra i nbow u n ti l
”
you c o m e t o th e e n d .

_ 82 _
 — 84
can s e e th at afte r a ra i n S i m pl e S i m o n afte r
, ,

a rai n .

So S i m pl e S i mo n s a t o n a l og to wai t fo r
a ra i n .

Wh i l e h e wa s S i tt i ng o n th e l o g a frog

“
hopped by
Good mo rn i n g
-
.

F r o g sai d S i m pl e
, ,

“
A f ro
g b opp e d by

S i mo n ; pl ease tel l m e wh e n i t w i l l rai n I .

w i sh to see th e ra i n bow an d fol l ow i t to i ts ,

e n d an d fi n d th e pot of gol d to buy me a

, ,

s i lke n coat .

T h e frog sa i d Yes yes S i m pl e S i m o n

, , ,

y es
,
i n d eed W h en i.t th u n d ers i t wi l l ra i n .

Watch an d s e e B u t S i m pl e S i m o n watch ed
.

a long t i m e an d i t d i d n ot th u n d e r S o h e .
 85

a l ke d o nu n ti l h e c am e t o a c r ow s i tti ng o n

Said h e ,
“
fe n c e n ear a c o rn fi eld
Good m o rn i ng M r C I OW
-
.

, .
‘ '

l ease tel l m e wh e n i t wi l l th u n d e r I wan t .

h e rai n to th at I m ay s e e th e rai n bow ,

To b e s a re ,
’
sa id Me cr ow

an d fol l o w to i ts e n d an d fi n d t h e pot of
'

gol d to b uy m e a s i l ke n coat
,
.

“
To b e s u re S i m pl e S i mo n sai d th e
,

c row t o b e s u re I t wi l l th u n d e r wh e n th e
,
.

c l o u d s ru s h togethe r .

T h e n S i m pl e S i m o n l ooked i n th e s ky ,

,
“
bu t h e s a w n o cl o u d s S o h e cal l ed to a
bu z za rd flyi ng by O h M r B u zzard please
.

,
.
, ,
 86

M r B u z za r d te l l m e wh e n th e cl o u d s wi ll
.
,

r u sh t o geth er I wan t i t t o th u n d e r th at th e
.

rai n m ay fal l th at I m ay s e e th e rai n b o w

, ,

an d fo l low i t t o i ts e n d an d fi n d th e p o t o f ,

g o l d t o b u y m e a s i l ke n c o at
,
.

“
O h ye s S i m pl e S i m o n sai d th e b u z ~
, , ,

zard I can tel l y o u I t wi l l th u n d e r wh e n

,
.

th e l i gh t n i ng fl ash es Of th at I am ve ry .

s u re .

Po o r S i m pl e S i m o n wa s begi n n i n g t o get
v e ry t i red b u t h e th ough t of th e p o t o f gol d
,

an d th e s i l ke n c o at an d walked o n ,
.

At l ast h e cam e t o a sp i d e r bu s i ly spi n

n i ng h er web B ack an d fo rth back an d .
,

forth sh e d rew h e r si lver

th read Simple Simon .

w atch ed h e r a lo ng ti m e .

T h e n h e sa i d w i th a v ery
l o w bow G oo d mo rn i ng ,
-
,

M rs Sp id e r ; stop a mom en t .

l p
E a si y
/ s w
i n n i ng a an, d tel
!
l m e whebe n”
th e l i gh t
 88

n i ng w i l l flash I wan t th e cl o ud s to ru sh
.

t o geth e r th at i t m ay th u n d er th at th e
, ,

rai n m ay fal l th at I m ay s e e th e rai n,

bow an d fol low i t to i ts en d an d fi n d th e

, ,

“
pot of gol d to m ake m e a s i lke n coat
,

T u t tu t t u t ! S i m pl e S i m o n sa i d
, , ,
.

th e spi d e r tu t tu t tu t ! T h e re i s n o
, , ,

pot of gol d at th e e n d of th e ra i n b o w .

W h o eve r h eard tel l o f j u s t su ch B u t if

?

i t i s a s i l ke n coat y ou wan t why I l l — , ,

~
’

sp i n you o n e J u st l et m e c rawl u p on
.

“
you r back an d I w i l l take you r m easu re
S p i n aw ay s a i d S i m p l e S i m o n ,
.

l a u gh i ng So h e sat o n a st o n e wh i l e
.

th e sp i d er cl i m bed o n h i s back to spi n .

S h e spu n an d spu n an d spu n .

B ck
a d f r th w i th
an t r st
o ,
ou a e .

Sh w v h
e o si l v r th r d
e er e ea ,

O v r h is r m s
e d b ck
a d ch s t an a an e ,

A dn d h is c r l y h d
a ro u n u ea

S pi i g nn n ,

Spi i g nn n ,

S pi i g nn n .
 89

Oh d a i n ty s p i d e r fa ir y
, ,

I p r a y yo u w e a v e fo r m e
A c o a t s o ri c h a n d a ir y
S o w on d e r fu l to s e e .

S pi n n i n g ,

S pi n n in g ,

S pi n n i n g .

5
F i n i sh ed ,

sh e s n apped t h e s i lve r th read

li l
m an sa i d th e spi d e r
rn
y tt e

J u st step
,

.
“ ,

th e b rook th e re an d s e e how yo u l i ke,

fo u rs e lf .

D e a r l i ttl e S i m pl e S i m o n ! h e h ad n eve r
s ee n a c o at so b e au ti fu l befo re a soft r i ch , , ,

T h an k you M rs S p i d e r oh !
“
s i l v e r gray .
, .
,
-

”
th an k y o u a h u n d re d ti m es h e sa i d This ,
.

i s m u ch bette r th an th e pot of gold .

H e k i ssed h i s h an d to h er an d sk i pped
a way ,
— s u c h a h a pp y h a ppy boy to h a v e a
~
‘

, ,

s i l ke n coat !
 H E S ch o ol m aste r cam e i n to th e scho o l
hou se w i th a sm i l e o n h i s face
.

Al l th e c h a i rs we re i n place o n th e c i rcl e ,

an d th e ch i ld re n we re wai t i ng for h i m won,

~

“
deri ng wh at th ei r l esso n was to be abou t .

spen d th e d ay w i th u s h e sa i d
,
.
“
S ee I h ave b rough t a l i ttl e m a i d e n to
,

I m et he r
t h i s mo rn i ng a s I walked alo ng .

S h e fl u tte red m err ily o n ah ead

o f m e u n t i l we got to th e school
h o u se wh e re s he stopped o n th e steps So
,
.
,

o f c o u rs e I i nv i t e d h e r i n
, . H e r n am e i s
90
 92

M apl e Leaf s backbon e I t i s h e r wa te rp i p e

’

. .

Why h e r d ress wou l d d ry u p were i t n ot fo r

,

th at H e r moth e r se n d s fo o d an d
.

sap wate r al l th e way from h e r

-

r oo ts u n d e r th e grou nd u p h e r ,

large t ru n k alo ng th e l i m bs th rough th e

, ,

tw i gs i n to th i s ti n y backbo n e an d th en i n to
, ,

th e r i bs an d ve i n s so t h at h e r l i ttl e d augh ter

,

m ay h ave h e r b reakfast sweet an d fresh .

I s n t th at a l o ng way fo r a b reakfast
’

to t ravel ? B u t M a i de n M apl e Leaf

d r i n ks i t eage rly an d ,
dances and
sw i ngs i n th e su n sh i n e su ch a h appy
, ,

th an kfu l l eaf !

M ayb e yo u th i n k l eaves h ave n t a n y

’

wo rk to do o n ly to l ook pretty an d pl ay al l
,

h e d ay Dear m e n o God n eve r m akes

.
,
.

anyth i ng j u st fo r th at N ow pu t on
you r th i n ki ng caps an d tel l m e th e
wo rk you th i n k th ey do .

T h ey g i ve u s shad e sa i d C u rly Locks ,

.
 T h ey give u s
fa n s s a i d l i t t l e
,

J u m pi ng J oan .

Th ey gi ve u s m ed i c i n e
sai d Tom m y G race .

T h ey m ake th e grou n d ri ch
th at fl owe rs m ay grow sai d M ary ,

“
C o n t rary .

“
A n d th e l ea v es give u s food
sa i d Li ttl e Peg ; l ettu ce cab
,

“
”
bage gre e n s a n d wate rc ress
, , .

A n d th ey co v e r th e seed s
i n wi n te r an d keep p l an ts
,

fr o m freez i n g sai d,

Sal ly Wate rs .
 “
94

T h ey can m ake g oo d d i ppe rs sai d S im ,

“
pl e S i m o n
Yes ye s sa i d
,
.

,
th e School m aste r ,

l eave s d o al l o f those and many ,

th i ngs besi d es to ,
h el p i n th e wo rl d .

Why th ey e v e n b reath e fo r u s an d keep th e

, ,

ai r fresh an d sweet i n o r d e r th at we m a y n o t ,

get si ck .

S t r a n ge r e v e n t h a n t h a t t h i s l i t t l e ,

M a i d e n M apl e Leaf k n ows ho w t o m ake th e

c o al we b u rn i n ou r fi res though th e su n ,

beam s h a v e to h el p E v e n th e n i t takes ov e r .

tw o h u n d red years .

So y o u see to wh at a b u sy cl a s s of wor k
’

ers th i s scarl et l eaf bel o ngs You wou l d n t .

th i nk to S e e h e r th at s h e c o u l d eat
, , ,

d r i n k wo rk rest b reath e an d sl eep

, , , ,

j u st as we do A n d yet M a i d e n M apl e Leaf

.

“
d o es al l of th i s .

B u t c o m e I th i n k sh e wou l d l i ke to go
,

back h o m e n o w Pu t o n y o u r p o i n ted caps

 96

an d l et u s go for a walk We w i l l look fo r

.

o th e r l eaves as we go th e m ost beau t i fu l o n es

,

we can fi n d To mo rrow we wi ll d raw th e i r

.
-

pi ctu res mod el th e m I n clay to see t h e i r ribs

,

an d ve i n s an d c u t th e patte rn of th ei r
pretty d resses to colo r an d p ress i n
,

ou r books M oth e r Goos e wil l b e

.

gl ad to s e e th e m an d to k n ow h o w many
,

ki n d s we can fi n d .

A n d s o th e y tr i pped o u t of th e l i ttl e red

s ch ool hou se a s h appy a s b i rd s i n M ay wh i le
,

th e School m aste r fol l owed afte r w i th M a i d e n

,

M apl e Leaf pe rch ed o n th e l apel of h i s co a t .

 H R I S T MA S c o m i n g an d o f a l l
,

th i n gs i n th e w o rld l i tt l e N a n cy E tti
,

c o te wan ted a g o ld ri ng i n h e r s t o cki ng .

S h e wa s n ear l y e igh t years o l d an d h ad

n eve r h ad a ri ng th ou gh s h e h ad al ways
,

wan ted o n e .

E v e ry C h ri stm as s h e h ad wri tte n San ta

C l au s a l e tte r an d p u t i t u p th e b road black
,

ch i m n ey B u t som eh ow h e h ad n o t g o tte n
.
,

th e l ette r becau se t h e ri n g was n o t i n h e r

,

stocki ng you k n ow
,
.

H u m p ty D u m pty was t h e o n ly o n e i n the

97
 -
98

v i ll age wh o kn ew abou t th e r i ng . I n d eed

i t was h e wh o h ad h el ped N an cy E tti c o te
wr i te th e l ette rs to S an ta Clau s an d h ad ,

p o ked th e m u p th e ki tch e n ch i m n ey h i m sel f

w ip e d a w ay t/z e te a rs

ru n n i n g
ove r aga i n eve ry C hr i stmas m orn i ng
to see i f th e r i ng h ad co me .

So you s e e H u m pty D u m pty was al most

as sorry as N an cy E tti c o te wh e n th ey d i d ,

n ot fi n d th e r i ng
.
 100

com e ! I l l se e wh at k i n d of a San ta C l au s
’

H u m pty Du m pty w i l l make H e wo n t be

’

q u i te so b u sy as th e oth e r o n e n o r have s o
,

man y places to go to .

Th e n h e sm i l ed to th i n k of h i m self as a
t ru ly t ru e San ta C l au s an d wo nd e red what
,

th e ol d ge n tl eman wo u ld th i n k .

H e tol d n o o n e abo ut h i s pl an except th e ,

O l d Wom an who we n t to th e market h e r

'

eggs fo r to sel l an d h i s black h e n

,
Of .

co u rse th e blac k h e n h ad to k n ow becau se ,

sh e was to l ay th e eggs wh i c h th e Ol d Wo m an
was to sel l fo r h i m wh e n s h e we n t to m arket .

And th e mon ey ,
wel l h e was go i ng to save
,
,

th at i n h i s t i n ban k to buy th e r i ng w i th So .

you see h i s pl an was a good on e i f th e bla ck

h e n l i ved an d s h e was enj oy i ng ve ry good
,

h eal th th e n You sh ou l d h ave see n h e r shake

.

ou t h e r tai l feath e rs wh e n H u m pty D u m pty

spok eto h e r abou t i t S h e su rely u n d e rstood
.
,

becau se h e fo u n d h e r n est t h e v ery n ext d a y

S /z e s nooe l i e r ta il f e a t/z e r s w /z e n H u mp ty D um
pt y s
p ok e to b e r a bou t i t
.
 —102
u n d e r th e rose bu sh
-
. A n d th e re was an egg
i n i t too
,
.

E ac h d ay afte r that d i d s he cackl e lou d

an d lo ng an d each d ay d id H u m pty D u m pty
,

fi n d a n ew fresh egg w hi ch wa s pl aced i n

, ,

th e market basket u n ti l th e Ol d Wo m an
call ed fo r th e m .

d id s /z e ul e
c a c/ l ou d a nd l o ng

S h e we n t to m arket eve ry Satu rd ay to

sel l h e r own eggs an d i t w a s a real pl easu re
,

fo r h e r to carry H u m pty Du m pty s too

’

By th e e n d of th e year h e had th ree d ol lars

i n th e t i n ban k a n d h e an d th e O l d Wom an
,

wen t to Lo n don Town togeth e r to buy th e

r i ng
.

H e was ve ry h appy so h appy t hat h e ,

 1 04

n u ts an o range
, ,
an apple an d —yes away
, , ,

d own i n th e very toe was a q u ee r l i ttl e pack

age H ow h e r h eart d i d beat
. .
! I t was ti ed
w i th a ve ry h ard knot bu t s h e wo rked and
,

wo rked t i l l i t cam e u n t i ed T h e n S h e u n .

roll ed a n d u n rol l ed ti ssu e pape r an d cam e to ,

“
anoth e r h ard kn ot Well
. sa i d N an cy ,

”
E tti c o te d i d you eve r
,
? W h e n th at str i ng
was u n t i ed an d m o re t i ssu e pape r u n roll ed
, ,

t h e re w a s a wee t i n y box A n d wh e n s h e
,
.

ope n ed t h e box you kn ow what

,
? T h e re

“
was th e ru by r i ng !
O h ! oh ! oh sa i d l i ttl e N an cy E ttic o te ,

as sh e sl i ppe d th e r i ng on h e r fi nge r .

A n d H u m pty D u m pty ? H e w a s th e
h app i est boy i n al l th e v i llage that
C h r i stm as mo rn i ng .

I wo n d e r can you gu ess th e

reaso n why ?
 NC E u pon a ti m e Pe e p an d B oy
Bo -

B l u e h ad a sec ret T h ey d i d n o t tel l

.

anyo n e b u t M oth e r Goose an d sh e p rom i se d

n e v e r to t el l a sou l u n t i l C h ri stm as an d th at
,

was m an y m o n th s off .

B o Pee p an d B oy B l u e both kept sh eep

-
.

Som et i m es B oy B l u e looked afte r th e cows ,

too b u t B o Pe ep d i d n t becau se s h e was a

’
-
, ,

gi rl an d gi rl s do n t l i ke cows
’
—m u ch .
, ,

W el l th e i r sec ret w a s abou t s h e ep s wool

’

an d a C h ri st m as t re e fo r th e O l d Wom an
wh o L i ved i n th e S hoe I su ppose I m i gh t
.
 106

as wel l tel l you i f you w i l l p rom ise n e v e r t o

,

te ll B u t I w ou ld n t h ave th e O l d Wo m an
’

—
.

fi n d ou t ,
n o t fo r an yth i ng T h at wou l d.

sp o i l th e su rpri se.

B o Peep an d B o y B l u e h ad tal ked i t al l

-

o v e r at th e m eadow bars T h ey sa i d th ey
.

w ou l d cl i p th e wool fro m th e i r sh eep th at

spri ng an d u se i t al l to b e m ad e i n to cl o th es
,

fo r th e Ol d Wom an s ch i ld re n O f cou rse

’

.
,

the w o ol wo u l d h ave to be sen t i n bags t o th e

facto ry i n Lon do n Town M oth e r Goose .

he rsel f h ad p rom i sed to take i t an d h ave i t ,

w ov e n i n to t h e p retti est of cloth part b l u e ,

an d part yel l ow Th e n sh e was to take i t to

.

ol d M oth e r Tw i tc he tt to m ake i n to cl oth es

, .

N ow ol d M oth e r Tw i tc he tt had b u t o n e
eye bu t d ear m e h ow s h e coul d sew S h e
, ,
!

makes cloth es for everybody i n th e worl d

an d n eve r gets t i red .

So she tol d M o th er Goos e s h e wou ld

make j ackets an d sk i rts an d bl ou ses an d
 108

t r o u sers an d d resses an d sacks an d caps an d

cl o aks an d rou n dabou ts an d be o n ly too glad
,

to do i t.

Wel l th e sec ret t u rn ed ou t beau t i fu l ly

,

D res s ed in l z
er ne w c l ot/z e s

from th e d ay th e sh eep We re i n to th e
cl ear m eadow b rook to h ave th e i r th i ck wool
wash ed an d s h eared to th e day wh e n ol d
,

M oth e r T w 1 tc h e tt sen t th e cloth es to B o

 -
1 09

Pe ep s h o u se al l ready fo r th e O l d Woman s
’ ’

c h i l d re n t o w e a r N o t h i n g h a d b e e n fo r
g o tte n eve n to m i tts an d socks
, .

T h e n cam e th e fu n fo r B o Peep an d B oy -

Blue .

E ve ryth i n g h ad to be wrapped i n b u n d l es
n u m b e red an d t i ed to th e b ran ch es of th e
C h ri st m as t ree T h e O l d Wom an h ad n eve r
.

n am ed h e r ch i l d re n S h e h ad s o m an y s h e
.

sai d i t was easi e r j u st to n u mbe r th e m So .

th e re we re N u mbe r O n e ,

N u mbe r Two N u m be r ,

T h ree N u mbe r Fou r an d

, ,

so o n u n t i l yo u got away
,

u p al most to o n e h u n d red .

I t to o k b u s y fi nge rs to
i

get th e t ree ready W h e n .

i t was fi n i sh ed th e re was n t
ro o m a n y w h e r e to h a n g
—
e v e n a ch e s t n u t bu n d l es
“
, ,

b u n d l es e v e ry wh ere m .
B u ,
 1 10

O n C h r i stmas eve n i gh t wh i l e eve ry o n e

-
,

sl ept Moth e r Goose h ad th e tree carefu lly

,

m o ved to th e Ol d Wo man s hou se a n d

’

pr o pped agai n st th e h e el of th e s hoe Th ere .

P r e tty i s a s
p r e tty

e arly th e n ext mo rn i ng A n d .

j u b i le e ! S o o n t h e n e w s s p re ad
th e sh oe an d th e c h i ld ren ru sh ed
,
 n o t k n o w M a r y C o n t ra ry
pl an ted dol l s i n h e r gard e n d i d y o u
,
?

W h e n I read of th e p retty m aid s al l i n a

row I tb oug /i t s o bu t of cou rse I real ly d i d
,

n ot en ow u n ti l I s a wth e do ll s grow i ng
—

M ary Co n t rarysa i d som e o n e h ad to m ake

dol l s for th e c h i ld re n wh o l ived i n th e shoe .

Th e O l d Wom an sa i d S h e cou l d n t beca use

’

S h e h ad so mu ch to do sh e h ad n o t i m e to
—
waste o n dol l s A n d I gu ess sh e was r i gh t
. .

T h at was th e reason M ary C o n trary

wan ted to pl an t dol l s i n h e r gard e n .
 1 13

To be s u re th ey we re o n ly g o u rd s w i th ,

re tti l r o u n d ed h ead s B u t wh e n th e i r faces

y .

e r e pai n ted an d th ey we re d ressed i n th ei r

o ng w h i t e d resses you co u l d n t tel l th e m
’

P a i n te d f a ce s a n d l on g w l ute d r e s s e s
'

t r u ly t ru e dol l bab i es A n d th e O l d .

Wom an s c h i ld re n th ough t th ey we re th e
most beau ti fu l d ol l babi es any c h i l d eve r h ad .

T h e d o l l s got r i p e i n A ugu st I t was .

great fu n to gath e r an d d ress th em an d ,

 1 14

M ary Con trary always gave a b i g s ewi ng

party at th at t i m e wh i ch l asted u n t i l al l the
,

d o l l s we re d ressed .

M ost every ch i ld i n th e v i ll age who kn ew

h o w to sew was i nv i ted an d eve n th e boys ,

we re always glad to com e Th ey cou l d h el p .

gath e r th e d ol ls th read n eedl es an d wa i t on

, ,

th e g i rl s i n m an y oth e r ways I t w a s great

.

fu n fo r th e m to take th e m arket baskets an d

go i n to th e gard e n w i th M ary Co n t rary dol l ,

gath e r i ng Th ey wou l d go from o n e e n d of

.

th e bed to th e oth e r h u n t i ng th e gou rd s

,

wh i ch wou l d m ake th e prett i est doll s lo ng ,

o n es an d sh ort o n es fat o n es an d l ean o n es

, .

Al l we re p u l l ed an d carr i ed i n gl ee to th e
l arge back porch wh e re th e g i rls we re wa i t
,

i ng to d ress t h e m .

Th e h ead s we re fi rst cove red w i th wh i te

c l o t h a n d t h e i r fa c e s p a i n t e d S t ra i gh t .

n oses p i n k ch eeks an d rosebu d mou th s w i th

, , ,

eyes of bl u e an d gray and b rown Th e h a i r .

 1 16

m a d e of cu rly ri ngs of sh eep s wo o l

’

wa s ,

wh i ch l ooked ve ry c u n n i n g peep i ng be n eath ,

th e r i m of th e caps .

W h e n th e h ead s were al l fi n i sh ed i t wa s
ti m e to cu t an d s e w th e d resses an d th ose ,

w e re h a p p y d ay s o n t h e v i n e c l a d p o rc h -
.

Laugh ter an d su n sh i n e m i ngl ed w i th th e

so ng of t h e n eed l e as bu sy fi n ge rs ,

pl i e d th e th read .

M oth e r Goose gave t h e cloth

to m ake th e wh i te d resses an d sh e ,

ofte n cam e to s e e h ow th e l i ttl e

d ressm ake rs we re gett i ng o n w i th
th e i r work S h e showe d th em.

h ow to m ake a pretty po i n ted cap ,

cal l ed t h e M ot h e r Goos e cap .

T h ey we re s o qu a i n t m any of th e ,

C h i l d re n i n Lo n do n Town wore
th em an d eve n to day th ey are
,
-

see n o n th e h ead s of wel l d ressed -

S tr a zg /i t n os e s
h l l d re n
,

p i n é
t c b ee b s
’”
C .
 1 17

A s soo n a s a d ol l was d resse d an d h er

a
p ti ed o n sh e w a s pl aced i n th e row agai n st

h e ban i ste r ra i l i ng B y an d by th i s row

.

cac h ed from o n e e n d of th e l o ng po rc h to
e oth e r an d a n eate r sweete r row of d ol l s
, ,

m s u re yo u n eve r s a w
’

E ve n ol d San ta C l au s cou l d n ot h ave

o n e b ette r sa i d M o th e r Goose as s h e h e l d
, ,

e r h ead o n o n e s id e an d s m i l i n g ly l ooked

“
own th e row .

Yo u h ave d o n e ve ry wel l my d ears ve ry , ,

”
wel l i n d eed
,
S h e sa i d an d I a m s u re t h e
, ,

Ol d W o m a n s ch i ld re n w i l l be q u i te h appy
’

to get t h ese ch arm i n g bab i es .

A nd th ey we re too W h en fi n i sh ed al l
,
.
,

th e dol l s we re packe d n eatly i n a l arge cl oth es

basket an d pl aced o n e n i gh t o n th e doo rstep
,

of t h e O l d Wo m an s h ou se E arl y th e n e xt
’

mo rn i n g th ey we re fo u n d an d yo u s h o u l d ,

h ave see n t h ose c h i l d re n d an ce arou n d th at

”
basket an d s a y O h oh oh ! ,
-

, ,
 —1 18
T h ey were al ways go o d wh e n th ey had
do l l s to pl ay wi t h bl ess th e i r l i ttl e h earts !
,

I t w a s too c u te to s e e th em h ug th ose
“
gou rd bab i e s cal l i ng th e m d arl i ng an d
,

s wee t an d pe t an d m oth e r s d ear o n e

, ,
“ ’
,

M a ny we re t h e h appy days th ey pl ayed

be n eath th e t rees th at ol d gam e Lady com e
to se e you hol d i ng th e ch e r i sh ed gou rd
,

baby u p fo r a k i ss of welcom e .

At n i gh t th e bab i es we re p u t to bed w i th
th e greatest of care an d rocked to sl eep to
th e softest st ra i n s of
By b bv b
e ati g un n ,

D ddy s g h ti g
’

a on e a -
un n ,

T g t
o e l i tt l r bbi t s k i
a e a n

T w r p h is b b y
o a p i : a u n
 12 0

n o e n d to i t l i ke y o u rs an d m i n e bu t i t was
,

fu l l of n ew p i ctu res an d n ew sto r i es eve ry

day S u ch a beau t i fu l won d e rfu l book !
.
,

Som et i m es s h e wou l d s e e a p i ctu re th at

l oo ked l i ke th e ki ng s pa l ace w i th great m ar
’

bl e p i l l ars an d arch es an d steps Som e ti m es

.

S h e w o u l d s e e l i on s an d t i ge rs an d el eph an ts

A i ng
’
S un

o r gracefu l wh i te swan s sw i m m i ng o n lakes

of bl ue . O ft e n s h e w o u l d t ry t o l o o k a t
K i ng S u n h i m se l f as h e sm i l ed warm ly
upo n h e r
S ome ti m es th e re wou l d be wool l y sh e ep
an d wee fl uffy l ambs ; an d aga i n gal lop i ng
, ,

gray p o n i es or stately sh i ps w i th go l d e n masts

an d puffy s i lve r sa i l s .
 12 1

T h e n th e re wou l d som et i m es be C lou d

ad i es ; an d ch i l d re n boys an d gi rl s w i th
,

e rry l augh i n g faces Th ey seem ed al ways

,
.

e c ko n i n to L i ttl e Peg to c o m e an d p l ay
g
i th th e m i n clou d l an d .

O h i f I o n ly c o u l d ! s he sa i d an d t h e n
, , ,

s s w/ za t ! S h e fel l asl eep i n th e grass.

W h i l e s h e l ay th e re sl eep i ng t h e O l d
W o m an wh o swept cobwebs from t h e s ky
passed by .

D eary m e s h e sai d th e d ay h as bee n

, ,
“
too lo ng fo r L i ttl e Peg I bel i eve I w i l l take
.

h e r to r i d e w i th m e wh i l e I b ru sh th e cob
webs fro m th e s ky
So s h e t u cked h e r d ow n i n t o th e basket
wi th o n ly t h e top of h e r cu rly h ead pee p i ng
, ,
—
ou t ; t h e n u p u p u p sh e sai l e d straigh t to
cl o u d l an d .

Peg cou l d h ard ly b el i e v e i t wh e n S h e

ope n ed h e r eye s an d fo u n d h ersel f am o ng the
clou d s .
 “
12 2

T h e O l d Wom an s m i l ed an d sa i d ,
H ow
”
do you l i ke i t my d ear
,
?

Ve ry ve ry m u ch repl i ed Li ttl e Peg

, ,
.

“
H ow d i d you k n ow I wan ted to c o m e ?

Pe rh aps a bi rd o r a fai ry t o l d m e We .

are passi n g t h rough fai ryl an d n ow so l i ste n , ,

an d I wi l l tel l y o u wh ere th ey al l l i v e .

! u een M oon

T h at beau ti fu l palace ov e r th e re be l o ng s
t o my l ady th e moo n
,
Sh e I s th e q u een o f
.

th e h ea v e n s an d th e su n i s ki ng Wi th th em
, .

dwel l al l th e l i gh t fai ri es o f b o th d ay an d
n I ht T h ey are a bu sy s et I can tel l y o u
g .
, ,

—th ese moo nbeam s an d s u n b eam s wh i ch

c a rr y l i g h t t o th e ea r th T he l arg e g r a y
.
 12 4

pa l ace wi th fl u ted c o l u m n s i s th e h o m e o f th e
wate r fai ri es an oth e r b u s y s e t T h e re dwel l
,
.

th e s n o wflakes th e rai n t h e m i st an d th e d ew
, , ,

Th e v r s s i wh i t
a l wa y s d gr y e n e or a

A d k p th fl w rs fr s h
n ee d g y e o e e an a ,

T h y w s h th f c s f t r s d g r ss
e a e a e o ee an a

A d thr w
n k iss t o l l th y p ss
a o a e a .

S m t i m s th y j i th ir h d s i
o e e e o n e an n a ro w
A d d w
n t th
o r th w i th s b m s g
n o e ea un ea o,

T h y f rm r i b w g y d bri ght
e o a a n o a an

A d d nc
n d si g w i th g l d d l i ght
a e an n a e .

Yes ye s sa i d L i ttl e Peg I h ave see n

, , ,

th es e fa i ri es m any t i m es th ough I d i d not ,

k n ow t h ey l i ved i n s u ch a beau t i fu l h o m e .

T h e s tars t o o I h ave learn ed to l o v e watch

, ,
‘

,
”

i ng th em pl ay h i d e and s eek w i th th e clou d s - -

.

I h ave see n th e m m arch an d form pretty

;

figu res l i ke th e G rea t B ear J acob s Ladd e r , ,

and th e Sparkl i ng D i pper A n d b e s t o f al l .

'

I h ave see n th e m ru n a race —pel l m el l down ,

“
th e M i l ky Way St ream
-
.

Y e s i n d eed
, l augh ed th e O l d Woman , ,
 12 5

th e star fa i r i es are a m e rry t ro o p T h ey are.

th e m oo n s ch i l d re n you k n o w an d sh e ha s
’

, ,

n a m ed th e m al l t h ough d ear m e I can n ot

, , ,

see h o w s h e eve r keeps u p wi th t h e m W hy .

,

sh e i s e v e n wo r s e th an t h e O l d Wom an wh o

“
Li ves I n th e S h oe .

B u t co m e I h ave fi n i sh ed my sweep i n g
, ,

an d M o th e r Goose w i l l wo n d e r wh at h as
bec o me of m e S h u t you r eyes an d c o u n t
.

fi ve th e n op e n th e m wi d e an d you wi l l fi n d
,

you rs el f i n th e grass wh e re I fou n d y o u .

A n d so s h e d i d .
 “ H E R E was q u i te a sti r i n th e O l d
’

Wom an s sh oe on e m orn i ng .

T h e ch i ld re n we re swarm i ng arou n d l i ke
’

so m any bees an d yo u cou l d n t tel l N u m b e r

,

—
Si x from N u mbe r Twe n ty th ey we re s o
,

m i xed u p A n d th e n o i se
. My !
You s e e wh e n t h ey got u p th at mo rn i ng ,

th e you n g est g i rl h ad fou n d a b i g squ are l et

ter u n d e r th e door I t was ad d ressed to th e
.

O l d Wom an s c h i l d re n wh o l i ved i n th e S hoe

’

N ow th e O l d Wom an d i d n o t Ofte n get

a l ette r an d th e ch i l d re n alm ost n e v e r S o
—
.
,

12 6
 12 8

S o ap i s ch eap an d w ate r i s free an d th e ,

c reek sti l l ru n s at th e foot of th e h i l l N o w .

go down th e re an d sc ru b e v e ry boy an d g i rl
, ,

an d wh e n you h ave fi n i sh ed com e back t o ,

C b e e e s g l ow e d w i tb tb e r u b b i ng

m e an d I w i l l have cl ean fresh p i n afores ,

wa i t i ng fo r you
.

T h e Ch i ld re n we re so h appy th ey tu mbl ed
al l ove r o n e an oth e r d own th e h i l l .

Soo n th ere was su ch anoth e r s plash i ng

 12 9

s c ru b b i ng of feet h an d s an d faces as
, ,

y o u n e v e r s a w C h eeks j u st glowed wi th
.

th e ru bbi ng T h e n th ey s a t o n th e rocks t o
.

d ry i n th e s u n an d b ru sh ed o u t t h e i r ru m pl ed
,

A n otb e r tr ip to w a s l i tb e i r e a rs

h ai r w i th p i n e —
co n es ve ry good b r u sh e s
,

i n d eed wh e n you h ave n t an y bette r

’

.
,

Afte r a l l h ad fi n i sh ed th ey we n t back , ,

fu l l of gl ee to th e h ou s e wh e r e th e O l d
, ,

Wo m an l oo ked at th e m cl osely to see i f sh e ,

cou l d fi n d any d i rty spots .

 —13 0
H e r eye s we r e v e ry sh a r p an d s o m e o f th e ,

b o ys to o k an oth e r t ri p t o th e ri v e r t o wash
th ei r ears B u t b y an d b y a l l we re as c l ean
.

as wate r cou l d m ake th e m an d th e gi r l s ,

pu t o n fre sh p ri n t apro n s an d th e b oys sti ff ,

s n o w wh i te c o l l ars an d cl ean b l o u s es
-
.

T h ey l oo ked as fresh an d sweet as a M a y

m o rn i ng an d th e O l d W o m an was v e ry p r o u d
,

of th em S h e watch e d th em off stan d i ng in th e

.
,

d oo rway sh ad i n g h e r fac e wi t h h e r h an d an d
, ,

s m i l i ng a good b y I t was twoo c l o ck s h arp

’
-
.

wh e n th e ch i ld re n reach ed th e t o p o f th e h i l l .

M o th e r G o ose an d J ack were th ere t o

m eet th em an d soo n th e fu n b egan
,
T h e re .

were swi ngs an d j o g gl i n g b o ard s e n ough fo r

“
’

al l So th ey swu ng a n d j oggl ed an d j ogg l ed ,

“
an d swu ng T h e n th ey pl ayed J aco b an d
.

”
D r o p th e h an d ke r ch i ef u n ti l M oth e r G oo se
cal l e d th em to th e p i c n i c tabl e .

T h i s tabl e wa s o n ly a v ery v e ry l arge ,

r o u n d tabl ecloth cu t by th e pattern of th e

,
 13 2

fu l l m oo n I t was spread o u t o n th e grass

.
,

an d eve rybody h ad a seat arou n d i t .

T h e ch i l d re n s eye s grew w i d e a s J a c k
pl aced befo re each ch i l d a can dy basket fi l l ed
wi th i ce c re am an d a can dy boat fu l l of cakes
-
.

Th ey h ad n eve r see n su ch a S l g ht befo re an d ,

th ey cl apped th e i r h an d s w i th j oy .

T h ey ate th e c ream an d cak es bu t sa v ed

,

th e can dy baskets an d boats to carry h om e

and eat som e oth e r day .

J u st a s th e s u n we n t down th ey sa i d g oo d
b y an d k i ss i ng th e i r h an d s to J ack an d M o th e r
,

Goose t rotted down th e h i l l to th e i r h o m e i n

,

th e sh o e as h appy as h appy c o u l d be
,
.
 a q u ee r b r o w n h ou se w i th ou t wi n dows
o r d oo r s a beau ti fu l p r i n cess l ay fast
,

asl eep .

S h e h ad sl ept an d sl ept an d sl ept u n t i l

,

th e fai ry se rvan ts wh o cared fo r h e r t hough t

sh e wo u l d n eve r wake .

T h o ugh th e b row n h ou se was i n M ary

C o n t rary s gard e n sh e d i d n ot k n o w th e
’

p ri n cess sl ept th e re T h e b i rd s kn ew b u t ,

d i d n ot tel l ; th ey o n l y sa ng to h e r e v ery day.

T h e s u n beam s k n ew ; th ey warm ed h e r c o u c h
fo r h e r T h e ra i n d r o ps k n ew ; th ey carri ed
.

1 33
 F
13 4
h e r c oo l fresh wate r A n d a l i ttl e wo rm
,
.

kn ew ; h e h el ped to m ake h e r bed s o ft B u t .

th ey d i d n ot tel l an d s o th e l i ttl e p r i n ce s s
,

s l ept o n .

O n e m o rn i ng sh e st i rred T h e b reez e s .

t o l d th e b i rd s a n d th e b i rd s t o l d th e s u n
,

“
beam s .

Come ! sai d a we e s u n beam fai ry l et ,

“
u s peep at h e r
Y es said an o th e r an d l et u s carry h e r
, ,
“
“
”
som eth i ng beau ti fu l Wh at sh al l i t be ?.

W hy a d ress ; l et i t be a beau tifu l d ress

,

”
fr o m th e R ai nb o w P a l ace sai d al l th e su n ,

“
beam fa i r i es .

W h at color sh al l we h a v e i t ?

Pu rpl e a rich v el v ety pu rpl e fo r a p ri n

, ,

cess sai d o n e .

A n d a ri ch g o l d e n b o rd e r sa i d an o th e r
,
. .

Yes gol d an d r o yal pu rpl e w i l l i n d ee d

,

be beau ti fu l L e t u s ca r ry i t t o h e r at o n ce
. .

So th e su n beam fa i ri es caugh t h an d s an d ,
 13 6

S h e h ad h eard a v o i c e s tro n g an d te n d e r
'

“
cal l i ng h e r A vo i ce that sa i d s o p l ai n ly
.

Yo u h ave sl ept lo ng e n ough m y pan sy ; ope n ,

,

you r eyes an d m ake b r i gh t th e wo rld arou n d

you .

A nd n ow sh e h ad pu sh ed h er s el f free from
th e b row n hou se w h e re s he sl ept an d sto o d ,

wid e awake —
I t was al l very beau t i fu l th e
bl u e S ky th e d an c i ng s u nbeam s th e cool i ng
, ,

breez es an d th e s i ng i n g b i rd s
,
an d sh e ,
-

won d ered why s h e h ad n ot wake n ed befo re .

T h e n s h e l ooked down at h e r own royal

rob e an d wo n d ered at I ts r i ch n ess
,
.

Wh ere d i d i t c o m e from ? W h o h ad
b ro ugh t I t ?

T h e su n beam s d i d n ot tel l fo r th ey o n l y
sm i l ed Th e b reez es d i d n ot tel l fo r th ey
.
,

on ly d an ced Th e l i ttl e worm d i d n ot tel l

.
,

for h e o n ly peeped A n d th e b i rd s d i d n ot
.

tel l for th ey o n ly sang

,
M ake b r i gh t th e
,

worl d M ake b r i gh t th e world I

Yo u b a n e s l ep t l on g a l ong /u m; p y;
a ns ob e n yo u r ye
e s
 13 8

T h e pa n sy p ri n cess n odd ed h e r d ai n ty
h ead an d s m i l ed o n th e fl o we rs ar o u n d h e r
,
.

D i d M ary Con t rary eve r fi n d th e pan sy

p r i n c e s s Yes i n d e ed N o fl owe r bl o o m ed
?
,
.

i n th e o l d gard e n wh i ch sh e d i d n ot fi n d .

“
S h e k n el t o n th e bord e r of sto n es bes i d e
th e flow e r an d sa i d ,
You l o vely lo v ely
,

pan sy ! W h ere d i d you co m e fr o m anyway ,

”
wh e re d i d y o u get you r d ress s o gay ?
 14
0

away th e i r S u n d ay cloth es an d go n e to b ed ,

al l e xcept th e Ol d Wom an S h e was s i tt i ng .

u p befo re h e r fi re n od d i ng an d resti ng fo r s h e ,

h ad j u st pu t al l h e r ch i ld re n to bed was h ed ,

th e i r faces an d co m bed t h e i r h ead s an d was ,

ve ry ve ry t i red So s h e sat down to rest a b i t

,
. .

Wel l wh i l e s h e was s i tt i ng th ere n o dd i ng

,

an d n odd i ng a ge n tl e tap cam e at th e doo r

, .

T h e O l d Wo m an though t i t wa s th e w i n d
an d d i d n ot st i r Th e n al l at o n ce s h e h eard
.

som eth i ng c ry fi rst a t i ny t i ny c ry th e n a

, , ,

lou d e r o n e I t sou n d ed as though i t cam e

.

from u n d e r th e bed B u t wh e n s h e looked .

u n d e r th ere why ! th e re was n t anyth i ng

’

, .

T h e n s h e looked i n th e c upboard an d ,

beh i n d th e t ru n k an d i n th e press an d th ere

, ,

was n t anyth i ng T h e n s h e cou n ted al l h e r

’

ch i l d re n s n oses an d n on e we re m i ss i n g So
, .

s h e we n t back to th e fi repl ace an d took h e r

seat aga i n B u t th e O l d Wom a n d i d n t s i t

.
’

th e re l ong .
 141

S h e w a s j u st n od d i ng off n i cely wh e n
—
som e th i n g we n t rap ra p rap righ t agai n st
, , ,

h e r doo r I t wa s s u c h a su d d e n k n ock th e
.

O l d Wo m an j u m ped th re e fee t h i gh — so it ,

s ee m ed to h e r T h e n s h e st raigh te n ed h e r
cap an d spectacl es an d sa i d W el l I do ,
“ ,

won d e r ! N ow wh o can be payi n g m e a

N ew Year s cal l th i s t i m e of n i gh t I l l j u st
’ ’
?

g o an d see .

S o sh e l i t t h e can d l e l o ng an d sl i m th at
, ,

N an cy E tti c o te h ad se n t h e r fo r a C h ri st m as
p rese n t an d we n t to th e door
. .

Wh e n s h e ope n ed i t o n l y th e sn owflakes
,

d ri fted i n b u t righ t at h e r feet n ear th e doo r

,

way was a great b ig basket B u t s h e d i d n o t .

h ea r a s o u n d .

O n th e basket was a card t i ed wi th wh i te

“
sat i n ri bbo n an d i n great b i g l ette rs s h e read
, ,

“
FO R YO U
To b e s u re sa i d th e O ld W o m an s m i l
, ,

i ng ,
s o m eth i ng good to eat T h e s e d ear .
 14
2

v i l l age pe o pl e are al ways se n d i n g m e som e

th i n g — b l ess th em I w i l l d rag i t i n t o th e
.

fi r e an d h ave a q u i et sn ack wh i l e th e ch i l d re n
sl e e p
.

S o sh e d rew th e N ew Year basket t o th e

fi repl ace an d si tt i ng dow n to e nj oy h ersel f
, ,

t o ok th e cove r off an d
,
I w i sh you co u l d
,
-

“
h a v e see n h e r face I t was a s i gh t to beh o ld
.

Sa i n ts above sh e c r i ed t h row i ng both

!
,
.

h and s above h e r h ead A n oth e r pa i r of

.

bab i es so s u re as I l i ve
,
W hoeve r h eard
.

tel l of j u st s u ch ? W hy I ve got so m any

,

n ow I do n t k n o w wh at to do S u rely I m u st
’

be d ream i ng !
B u t sh e was n ot N o i nd ee d Fo r j u st
. .

th e n both fat bab i es ope n ed th e i r eyes s m I Ie d ,

th e c u test l i ttl e th ree co rn e red s m i l es and

-
,

st r e tch ed ou t the i r d a i n ty p i n k h an d s to th e
Ol d W o man .

B l e s s you r angel h earts sh e sa i d h o w , ,

c a n I h elp b u t love you n ow ? You are th e

 14
4
d ear e s t N ew Year cal l ers I h ave h ad th i s
day Wh e re d i d yo u com e from anyway
.
?
,

B u t d ear m e th e bab i es d i d n ot kn ow
, .

Th ey on ly bl i n ked an d bl i n ked cooed a s ,

b i rd i es c oo an d bl i n ked an d bl i n ked
, .

S o th e O l d W o m an kept th em fo r h e r

C r owd e d roun d tb e b a s k e t

v e r y own . Two m o re bab i es d i d n ot make

m u ch d i ffere n ce w i th h e r you k n ow S h e
,

cu ddl ed th e m both i n h e r b rave strong arm s , ,

an d rocked th e m gen tly to an d fro u n t i l both

bab i es fel l asl eep l i ste n i ng to h e r p retty song .

Th e n ext m orn i n g wh e n al l th e ch i ld re n
,

waked you n eve r h eard s u ch a h u bbu b as

, ,
 14
5

th ey c r o wd ed rou n d th e basket an d peeped ,

at th e tw o n ew bab i es You wou l d h a v e .

“
th o ugh t th ey n eve r h ad see n a baby befo re
- -
”
O h o o ! th ey sai d o n ly s e e ! ,
“ .

W h t c t l i tt l y s d fi g rs d s
a u e e e e an n e an no e,

W h t d r d i m p l d h d s wh t c i g p i k t s
a ea e an ,
a unn n n oe ,

W h t s ft p r tty h ir i ri g s f d r k br w
a o ,
e a n n o a o n ,

W h t d rl i g s y
a a n —th d r st i t w !
o u a re , e ea e n o n

So th at i s h ow t h e O l d Wom an got h e r
tw o n ew babi es I k n ow y o u w i sh you h ad
.

th e m B u t I w i l l tel l yo u n ow th e O l d
.
,

W o m an wo u l d n t part w i th t h e m n ot fo r
’
-

anyth i n g A t l east th at i s wh at s h e told

.

M o th e r G oo se .
 I TT L E B O Y B L U E w a s v e ry an x i ou s
to se n d L i ttl e M i ss M u ffet a val e n t i n e
.

B ecau s e of al l th e c h i l d re n i n M oth e r Goose

V il l age h e loved h e r th e best B u t d ear m e !
,
.

Val e n ti n es cost mo n e y yo u kn ow an d B oy
, ,

B l u e had n on e .

W h at t i m e h e was n ot asl eep u n d e r th e

,
l —
h aystack why h e was blow i ng h i s h orn or
watch i ng th e cows an d sh eep A n d the re
.

seem e d to be no way fo r h i m to earn an y

m o n ey
So h e told M oth e r Goose abou t i t S h e .

_ I4
6
 14
8

A n d
h e fou n d pl e n ty o f wo rk to d o t oo ,
.

F i rst h e wen t to th e O l d W o man wh o

L i ved i n th e S hoe an d got th e re j u st i n ti m e
,

to keep th e you ngest boy fro m fal l i ng ov er

th e h eel of th e s h o e a m o st d readfu l fal l ,

i t wou l d h ave b ee n .

N ext h e v 1s 1 te d th e O ld W o m an wh o
b ru sh ed cobwebs from th e S ky T h e n h e ran .

r o u n d to t h e C rooked M an s h ou se an d t o
’

Pete r P i pe r s wh e re h e h el ped to pi ck a p e e k
’

o f peppe rs .

Afte r th at h e h u rri ed o n t o J ack S p rat s ,

to S i m pl e S i mo n s to J ack b e Ni m b l e s t o
“ ’ ’
- -
, ,

T o m my T u cke r s to To m my G rac e s t o J ack

’

, ,

H orn er s to H u m pty D u m pty s to J ack an d

’

, ,

J i l l s to M ary Co n trary s to M argery Daw s

’
’
, , ,

an d eve n to O l d M oth er H u bbard s i n search

’

of wo rk .

A n d e v e ry o n e of th em except M oth e r ,

H ubbard ga v e h i m a j ob t o d o
,
.

So by an d by d ear Li ttl e B o y B l u e had

 14
9

fi fte e n pe n n i es s n ug w i th i n h i s bl u e j acket
p o cket t o buy a val e n t i n e for L i ttl e M i ss
M uffe t becau se h e l oved h e r s o .

H e stood fo r a l o ng t i m e befo re th e b i g
s h op wi n d ow wo n d e r i ng wh i ch w a s th e m ost
,

b eau ti fu l v al e n ti n e an d wh i ch o n e L i ttl e M i ss
,

M u ffe t wou l d l i ke th e best .

W h i l e h e was wo n d e r i ng an d won d e ri ng ,

T o m Tom th e P i pe r s So n cam e h u rfyi n g

’

, ,

d o w n th e st reet w i th so m eth i ng u n d e r h i s
a r m G u es s w/ta t
.
9

D ear n o ! I t was n t a p i g T h ough I

’

h ave h eard so m eth i ng abou t Tom an d a p i g .

W hy i t w a s t h e softest d eare st gray k i tte n

, ,

th at eve r you saw W i th fou r wh i te m i tte n s

.
,

to o ; an d yet what d o you th i n k

,
? Tom w a s
real ly o n h i s way to th e pon d to d rown th at
ki tte n H e tol d B oy B l u e s o
. .

M y ! B oy B l u e th o ugh t th at wou ld be a
most d readfu l a c t So h e offe red al l th e
.

pe n n i es h e h ad to To m fo r th e gray k i tte n ,
 -
15 2

i dd l d d i dd l
Hey d v l t i k i tty
e e e, a a en ne ,

A d th t is wh t B y B l
n a b ght a o ue ou

H y d i dd l d d i dd l
e e v l t i k i tty
e e, a a en ne

Wi th l v t M iss M ff t h br g h t
o e o u e ,
e ou .

H ow d i d L i ttl e M i ss M u ffet l i ke th e v a l
e n ti n e ?

W hy sh e though t i t was th e l o v el i est th i ng

,

i n th e wo rl d I n d eed sh e se n t i t to L o n do n
.
,

t o v i s i t th e qu e e n Yo u h ave h eard ab o u t .

h o w wh i l e t h e re th i s very k i tty frigh te n ed a

, ,

m o u se from u nd e r th e q u ee n s C h a i r
’

T o be s u re you h ave A n y o n e wh o read s .

th e won d e rfu l book of good M oth e r Goo s e

knows that fact To be s u re h e d o es. .
 Hu b b ard s Ea ster Li
’

H Y does n t M ary Con t ra ry pl an t

’

”
me I won de r
,
? sai d a l ily bu l b ,

o n e cold d r i zz ly d ay
, . Last year I h ad su ch
beau ti ful bl o ssom s an d I sh ou l d l ike so m u c h
,

to h ave th em ready aga i n by E aste r S u rely .

“
sh e h as n ot fo rgotte n m e .

S top frett i n g an d go to sl eep sa i d a ,

bl ad e of grass n ear by Do you n ot kn ow

.

th at l i ly b u l bs n eve r bloo m wel l th e secon d

year I h eard M ary Co n t rary s ay so T hat
? .

i s wh y y o u we re t h r o w n away So go to
.

sl eep an d keep qu i et .
 “
154

Dear m e ,
sa i d th e l i ly b u l b th at i s t o o ,

bad I m s u re I cou ld grow i f som e o n e

’

wou l d o n ly pl an t m e I S h all se n d ou t my .

r oo t l ets anyway an d m aybe wh e n M ary C o n

,

”
tra ry sees how h ard I try sh e w i l l pl an t m e .

A n d s o sh e t r i ed h e r v e ry best B u t j u st .

th e n Old M oth e r H u bbard s d o g F i d o ca m e

S topp e d ri g /i t s ti ll and w a g g e d i ti s ta i l

s c a m per i ng th rough th e grass h i s c o ld b l a c k , ,

n os e s n i ffi n g th e gr o u n d a s h e ran H e was .

h u n ti ng a b o n e you kn o w an d wh e n h e saw
, ,

th e fres h l i ly bu l b h e stopped rI g h t sti l l an d

,

wagged h i s ta i l F i do looked at i t v e ry h a r d
.
,

t u rn i ng i t ove r an d ove r wi th hi s shaggy paw

T h e n h e t o s sed hi s h ead an d sa i d A potato ! ,
“ .

A p o tat o ! I h a v e fo u n d a fi n e fat potato !

 15 1 .

an d picked u p th e l i ly b u l b l o o ki ng at i t ,

“ “
’

cl o s el y t o see i f F i d o s sharp teeth h ad h u rt i t .

No s h e s ai d sh aki n g h e r h ead i t i s
, , ,

a l l r igh t . P oo r l i tt l e th i ng ! i t i s t ryi n g i ts
b e s t t o g r o w I s h al l p l a n t i t an d h a v e i t fo r
'

m y E a s te r l i ly M aybe i t wi l l blo o m
. .

T r o tti n g o ff t o th e c u p bo ard agai n sh e

g o t a p r etty gl a s s bo wl an d p l aced a han d
fu l o f s a n d an d r o c k s i n th e bo tt o m T h en .

sh e p l an ted th e bu l b carefu l ly o n t h e m c o v ,

e r i n g i t w it h fre s h wate r an d p l ac i ng i t o n
,

th e su n n y w1 n d o w seat to grow A n d n ow
-
.

t h e l i ly b u l b was ve ry v e ry h appy
,
.

I o n ly wi s h y ou c o u l d h a v e see n h e r gr o w .

E v e n F id o wa s su r p ri s e d H e th o ugh t that a
.

ve r y q u ee r wa y fo r M o th e r H u b b ard to bake
a p o tat o H e wan ted i t c ov ered i n th e a s h es
.
,

an d wh e n d o n e to h ave i t fo r h i s su ppe r .

S o e v e r y t i m e M o th e r H u b b ard b r o ugh t
,

fr e s h wate r t o th e l i ly bu l b F i do wou l d catch ,

h e r b y th e ap r o n bark an d p u l l T h e n h e
,
 1 58

w o u l d r u n t o th e fi rep l ac e an d sc ratch i n th e
ash e s t r yi ng h i s v e r y b e s t t o s ay C oo k i t
, , ,

c oo k i t !
,
“
B u t M o t h e r H u bb ard w o u l d o n ly
l augh an d s ay D o wn s i r ! F i d o y o u h a v e n t
, ,
’

o n e grai n o f s e n se
. T h i s i s n o p o tat o .

W h e n E a s te r m o r n i ng cam e th e fi r s t
,

th i ng M o th e r H u bb a r d d i d wa s t o o pe n h e r
eye s T h e n ext t h i ng sh e d i d wa s t o lo o k
.

at h e r b u l b an d th e n ext th i ng sh e d i d was
,

t o s m i l e an d s m i l e.

O f co u rs e yo u k n ow t h e re aso n wh y .

Peepi ng fr o m th e ri ch gree n l ea v es o f th e l i ly
,

b u lb wa s a m o st beau ti fu l E a s te r l i ly .

A n d th at i s wh at m ad e M o th e r H u bbard
smile .
 16 0

o f al l ; e v erybody sa i d so N o o n e el se h ad .

on e l i ke i t ; eve n th e Sc h o ol m aste r k n ew th at .

B u t s o m eth i n g s o r r owfu l h appe n ed o n e

d ay fo r Daffy down d i l ly lost h e r p retty bu t
,
- -

t o n i n th e g r as s I t wa s red wi th a g o l d star
.
,

an d th o ugh sh e l oo ked an d l oo ked i t cou l d n t

’

b e fou n d S o sh e h ad to go h o m e wi th ou t i t
. .

E arly th e n ext m o rn i ng Tom my T i n ke r

passed th at way an d fou n d th e b u tt o n lyi ng
i n th e grass
,
.

F i rst T o m my T i n ke r said Oh it is ,
“ ,

D a ffy down d i l l y s p r ett i est b u tt o n I wi l l

’
- -
.

ru n an d carry i t to h e r righ t n o w

N ext h e sai d
,
N o I l l pu t i t o n my
,
“ ,
’
.

st ri ng j u s t for t o day Daffy down d i l ly won t

-
.
- -

”
care T o m orrow I w i ll take i t to h er
.
-
.

B u t wh e n th e n ext d ay cam e th e bu tto n

looked s o p retty o n h i s str i ng Tom my Ti n ker
cou l d n t bear to take i t off A n d d ear me !
’

h e kept i t an oth e r d ay H ow d read fu l ! .

To m m y T i n ke r fel t ve ry qu ee r som eh ow .
 16 1

W hy h e e v e n d i d n o t wan t t o m eet M oth e r

,

G oo s e n o r t h e S ch oo l m aste r n o r th e O l d
, ,

W o m an wh o n e v e r to l d l i es n or Daffy , ,

d o w n d i ll y h i s v e ry b e s t fri e nd
-
, .

b u tton l ob b e n
’

so
p r e tt y on bis s tr i ng

A n d q u e e rest of all h e d i d n t l i ke to wear

,

h i s ch ar m s tri ng an y m ore bu t kept i t wadd ed ,

“
u p i n h i s t ro u s e rs pocket
H o w d read fu l
.

sa i d Tom m y T i n ke r s
,
’
 WAY down i n o n e e n d o f M a ry C o n
’

tra ry s gard e n grew M rs M orn i ng

.

Gl ory V i n e
-
. S h e cl i m bed al l ov e r th e back
fe n ce an d l i ke th e O ld Wom an wh o L iv ed
, ,

i n th e S hoe M rs M o rn i ng Gl o ry V i n e h ad s o
.
- -

m any ch i ld re n sh e d i d n ot kn o w wh at to d o .

T h ey were h er b lo s s om s y o u kn ow an d
, ,

s h e d ressed th e m al l i n p i n k .

S h e th ough t t h ey were v e ry beau ti fu l .

A n d th e v i l lage ch i ld re n th o ugh t so t oo fo r
, ,

eve ry m orn i ng th ey wou l d stop by th e fen ce

o n th e i r way to school j u st t o c o u n t h o w
,
 “ 166

p i n k m o rn i ng g l o ry as i t n e s t l ed c l o s e
-
,

“
t o th e m o t h e r v i n e
Wel l s h e said al l th rough th e
,
.

,
“
l o ng su m m e r m o n th s I h ave b ee n
v e ry bu sy m ak i n g each o n e o f you a
b rown seed pocket H a v e you n eve r n o ti ced
-
.

th em be n eath yo u r p i n k ski rts To be s u re

?

y o u h ave W el l by an d by wh e n you gr o w
.
, ,

v e ry t i red of playi ng wi th you r fri e n d s th e

s u n beam s rai nd rops an d b reez es I wi l l p u t
, , ,

you to sl eep i n th ese seed pockets You wi l l -

.

b e moth e r s seed bab i es th e n an d I s h al l be

’
-
,

v e ry n ear yo u u n t i l you are qu i te fast asl eep .

N ow look below yo u at th e grou n d Th at .

i s th e soft b rown bed wh e re al l th e seed bab i es -

sl eep I sl ept th e re o n ce mysel f a n d i t i s ve ry

.
,

fi n e A n d you too w i l l sl eep an d

, ,

S l eep an d sl eep an d sl eep a lo ng l o ng , ,

n ap u n t i l th e col d wi n te r h as passed
,

“
a way .

I t i s th e n th at th e won de rfu l part

 168

of my sec ret h appe n s fo r wh e n you wake n ext

,

s
p rI n
g
,
why ! you w i l l n o lo nge r be b rown
seed bab i es bu t a t ruly t ru e v i n e l i ke you r
-
,

moth e r You w i l l h ave p retty gree n l eaves

an d eve r so m an y blossom s d ressed i n p i n k ,

al l you r very own .

H ow wo n d e rfu l how wo n d e rfu l ! th ey

,

c r i ed i n a b reath n od d i ng th e i r h ead s so gay

,
.

Tel l u s m ore abou t i t m oth e r ; tel l u s m o re

,
.

We l i ke to l i ste n .

“
H u sh sa i d M rs M o rn i ng Glory V i n e
, .
- -
,

laugh i ng h e re co m es M ary Co n t rary to s e e

,

how h e r gard e n grows R ol l you r sk i rts i n to

.

n eat l i ttl e rol l s an d l et u s get to wo rk Th e

-
.

b rown seed pockets w i l l n eve r get fi n i sh ed

-

u n l ess you do you r part H aste n my blos .

,

som s
 I TT L E T E E W E E was th e o n ly on e
wh o re m e m b ered to carry th e C rooked
M an a v al e n ti n e .

I t was a p retty h eart w i th b i rd s an d flow

e rs pai n ted o n i t T e e Wee h ad m ad e i t
.

h i m sel f
.

CC
Pl ease s i r cou l d yo u te ll m e a story
, ,
'
?

sa i d T ee W ee .

To b e s u re sai d th e C rooked M an
,
.

“
”
W hat sh al l i t b e abou t ?

Abou t val e n ti n es sa i d L i ttl e Tee We e

,
.

So th e C rooke d M an c rossed h i s l egs an d

1 69
 17 2

B ob link B ob
’

li n k
‘ ’
-
o o
-

Spi k sp k spi k
n , an ,
n .

W h l l b m y v l ti
o
’

e a en ne ?
Mi ! Mi
ne ! Mi ! ne ne
’

I t was always a sobe r l i ttl e b rown b i r d

that h e ch ose i n th e e n d to b e h i s val e n t i n e .

H e loved th e m best Th ey we re te n d e r .

an d s hy an d l e t R obe rt do al l th e S i ngi ng :
,

B ob lin k
’

lin k B ob
’
-
o -
o

S pi k spa n k spi n k
n , ,
.

A l i tt l e br o w n v a l e n t i n e
F o r m e o n l y th i n k " ,

Bu t one year i t snowed and

s n owed o n S t Val e n t i n e s D a y and
’

.
,

R obert got to th e bal l ve ry l ate .

H e cam e i n a pe rfect fl u tte r of exc i te

m e n t w i th hi s sp i n k span k sp i n k W hat ’ ’
‘
.
, , ,

i f al l th e b rown b i rd s h ad bee n chose n an d

n on e l eft fo r h i m ?

li n k ! B ob lin k
’ ’
Oh ,
B ob -
o -
o

Wh a t wou l d yo u th i n k ?

F l u tte rm g from b u sh an d t ree an d tw i g

 17 3

h e twi tte red pa s t c oo i n g c o u pl e s o f h app y

m ates . O n a n d o n h e fl u tte red h i s sau c y ,

h ead o n o n e si d e h i s b r i gh t eye s search i ng

,

eage rly A t l ast he fou n d h e r d o w n by th e

.
,

j a s m i n e b u sh a l i ttl e b i rd i n b r o wn .

S h s mi ! ‘
e
’

ne

S h s mi e
’

ne !

My v l t i
’

! a en ne

h e ca r o l e d an d b r u sh i n g a flake of s n o w
,

fro m h i s v e s t o f wh i te an d b l ack fl u tte red t o ,

t h e grou n d by h e r s i d e .

N ow I m u st tel l you a sec ret a bo u t th i s

l i ttl e b r o w n b i rd ; sh e h ad go n e away t o h id e .

B e n eath th e j a s m i n e b u sh wi th a v e ry ,

sad h eart sh e d r oo ped h e r p retty b r o wn h ead

,
.

N o o n e h as ch ose n m e s h e sai d an d I am
’
‘ ‘

, ,

n ob o dy s v a l e n t1 n e N obody cares fo r m e
’ ’

. .

I t was j u st th e n th at Ro be rt of Li n c o l n
fl ew d o wn tw i tte ri n g s o ftly i n h e r ear :
,

‘
L v st th
o e m l i tt l bir d i
ou br w
e, e n o n

En ou gh t b m y v l t i
o e ! a en ne

S w t s w t s w t h r t mi ?
ee ,
ee , ee ea ne
’
 174

N o w wh at d o y o u s u pp o se s h e s a i d ?

a s k e d th e C r oo ked M an wi th a c r oo k e d l i tt l e

smile .

A n d Li ttl e Te e W e e s m i l e d ba c k agai n
an d sai d Y es ,
.

T o be su re sh e d id l a u gh ed th e C r oo ked
,

M an ,
an d th e y l ived h appi ly ever afte r .

wa r d s A n d Ro be rt kept o n si ngi ng :
.

‘
I lo v e yo u ! I l o v e yo u !
Sw eet h e a r t mi n e , .

Sw e e t swe e t swe e t
, ,

S w e e t va l e n ti n e .
 1 76

afte rn o o n wi th M o th e r G o ose i n h e r q uai n t

c o ttage an d ta l ked and tal ked an d talked
, .

A n d so o n E aste r F rid ay th e ch i ld ren we re

n o t very m u ch su rp ri sed wh e n th e S cho o l
maste r tol d th em t o pu t o n t h ei r p o i n ted caps
an d get ready fo r a t ri p to Pri m rose H i l l .

O h I do b el i eve i t w i l l be an egg h u n t
, ,

said L i ttl e T ee Wee to C u rly Locks

A n d C u rly Locks sa i d M aybe s o an d — ,
“ .

o h won t th at be h eaps of fu n !
’

S o th ey started ou t a d oubl e row of l i ttl e

,

p o i n ted caps .

A c r ss th vi ll g
o e d b y th mi l l
a e, an e

Th p th
en puth t P rimr
e s Hi all o o e .

S u re e n ough th ere sto o d C i n d e rel la an d

,

M oth e r Goose wai t i ng fo r th em .

A n d su re e n ough i t was to be an egg

h u n t Th ey h ad h i dd e n h eaps an d h eaps of
.

eggs among th e g ra s s an d stu m ps an d l eaves

‘

an d ro c ks an d b r i ars o n Pr i m r o se H i l l S u ch .

p retty pretty eggs too !

, ,
 177

C h i n a eggs wax eggs cl ay eggs can dy

, , ,

eggs ; h e n eggs t u rkey eggs an d gu i n ea eggs ;

, ,

bl u e eggs red eggs gre e n eggs

, ,
yel low ,

—
eggs ; a l l ki n d s of eggs o n e gol d e n
.

s ca mp e r e d

T h i s was h i d d e n bes t of al l an d th e ,

w ho fo u n d th e gol d e n e g g — why ! h e
th e s h a rp e s t eyes
f .

C i n d erel l a gave th e m eac h a da i n ty

l o w basket fo r th e i r v e ry own an d th e n ,
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17 8

c o u n ted o n e two th ree

, , A nd away th ey
,
.

scam pe red ou t o n th e h u n t S u ch a m e rry .

t i m e as th ey h ad sc ratch i ng l i ke s o m any
,

ch i cke n s .

J ack b e N i m bl e fou n d th e fi rst egg a mo s t

- -
,

A l l tb e b a s b e ts w e r e q u i te f ul l

beau t i fu l bl u e o n e an d l i ttl e J u m p i n g J oan

,

fou nd th e n ext .

Afte r th at eve ry o n e see m ed to fi n d th e m

at th e sam e t i m e All o v e r th e h i l l you cou ld
“
.

h ear th e m say i n g t o geth er O h oh ! Look , , ,

l oo k ! See m i n e ! H ow p retty ! O h oh c h !
”

, ,
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s un n lz e a d
 18 1

anyth i ng Fo r we re n ot M oth e r Goose an d

.

C i n d e rel l a an d th e S c h ool m aste r al l th e re ?

Wh at wo u l d th ey th i n k of a c ry baby p

h e swal lowed h i s tears an d s m i l e d

wh e n th e c h i l d re n sh ou ted :
“ H rr h f H m pty D m pty
u a or u u !

T h b y w i th th s h r p s t y s
e o e a e e e ,

H s t m p d h is t
e u e d br k h is g g
oe an o e e ,

uB t v r v r ri s
ne e ,
ne e c e .
”

W h e re d i d h e fi n d t h e gol d e n egg 9

i n th e h ol low of a t ree .
 e s ti o n s to
-

u e

H E w vi g f th M th r G s ch r ct rs i t th t l s f
ea n o e o e oo e a a e n o e a e o

th i s l i ttl b k w t i ml ss eE v ry h oo t i c d th as no a e . e on e as no e e

iv rs l f sc i t i M th r G s h f ch i ldr
un e a a na F w on o e oo e as or en . e

h m s
o e w i th t w th r b t c py d i t h b
a re ou a p tlyea e -
ea e n o , an as een a

c ll d th ch i ld s first l i t r t r L g b f r t r i g th sch l
a e e
’
e a u e . on e o e en e n e oo

r m h h b c m f m i l i r w i th th j i gl i g rhym s
oo e as e o e d a a e n n e ,
an

dr m d f th d y wh h c ld r d th m f h i ms lf i th
ea e o e a en e ou ea e or e n e

m gi c l b k
a a oo .

T k i g th i s thr d f th ch i l d s i t r st my g i d I h v
a n ea o e
’

n e e as u e, a e

s ght t giv i t
ou o d c t i l v l i th h p th t th ch rm
e an e u a on a a ue , n e o e a e a

w ld st i ll w rk f h i m d s r v t l ss s m wh t th d i ffi l
ou o or , an e e o e en o e a e cu

t i s f th p r i t d p g T fi d s m m ch l v d rs ry t l
e o e n e a e . o n o e u -
o e nu e a e

b ck i g h i m fr m th p g s f R d r i s str g i c t iv
e on n o e a e o a ea e a on n en e

t w rds l b r S i t i s w i th k
o a a o d l i ght th t th ch i l d w i ll d i
. o een e a e s

c v r m g th s p g s h i s l d M th r G s c q i t c s i
o e a on e e a e o o e oo e a ua n a n e n

ne w d an xp ct d s i t t i s d j y i g xp ri c s l i k t
un e e e ua on ,
an en o n e e en e e un o

h i s w i th r d f v ry d y l i f
o n, n e ou n o e e a e

s b j ct m tt r I h v s ght tw f ld d —t m k th
.

I n u e -
a e a e ou a o o en o a e e

st r i s s gg st iv t t ch rs f N t r w rk d t th s m
o e u e e o ea e or a u e o ,
an a e a e

ti m f r i sh s b st t i l f d t th ch i ld pr s t d i
e u n u an cc p t
a oo o e . e en e n an a e

a bl m e r
anne .

Th st r i s
e f tw k i d s th
o e r l i st i c d th sc i t i fic
a re o o n , e ea an e en .

T h r l i st i c d l w i th th pr b b l
e ea v ryd y xp r i c s f th
ea e o a e e e a e e en e o e

1 82
 184

MOTHE R G OO S E V I LLAGE .

Oo
j t T f m i l
eci r i z th ch i:ldr o a a e e en w i th M th r G s ch ro e oo e a

a c te rs .

As wr i tt x rci s
a h w m ch f th r l
en e b r pr
e e see o u o e o e ca n e e o

d d
uce Dr w sch lh s
. a a oo ou e .

P OLLY FL I NDE R S A P R ON
’

Oo j z T i
ee mpr ss th: pr i c i pl f
o c p r t i d t tre c e n e o oo e a on an o a e

th m e f ct r f cl th fr m th s d thr gh th l m
anu a u e o o o e ee ou e oo .

C p y d m m r i z th v rs
o an C t pr fr m p p r
e o e e e e . u an a on o a e .

THE C R OO K ED MAN S S TO R Y P g 3
’

. a e 2

Obj t A N t r l ss
ec . bi rds t p r v t th r bbi g f
a u e e on on ,
o e en e o n o

ne sts .

\V i t th r m s f l l th bi rds y k w M d l
e e na e st w i th
o a e ou no . o e a ne

f r ggs
ou e .

TOMMY G R A C E S PA R TY ’

Obj t T bri g
ec .t th sym p th t i c t r f M th r G s
o n ou e a e na u e o o e oo e .

W r i t fr m m m ry th
e m s f th b ys t th p ty M d l
o e o e na e o e o a e
‘

ar . o e

a g d r i cl y
an e n a .

THE SC HO O LMA S TE R S PI E ’
.

oo j m : T o i ll u str a t e th e pr i n c i pl e o f c o o p e r a t i o n i n f oo d .

C o m bi n e a l a n g ua ge l e ss o n w i th th e r e a d i n g l e ss o n b u i ld i n g ,

n te n c e s fr o m th e l i st o f w o r k s g iv e n Dra w th e p i e . .
DAN .

A N t r st ry tr c i g th b tt rfly thr gh i ts
Obj e ct : a u e o a n e u e ou

s v r l st g s
e e a a e .

H v c c ai b e th t th ch i ldr
a w tch th i s
o o on n a ox so a e en ca n a

m st b t i f l f l l N t r s s cr ts Dr w p i ct r s d m d l
o eau u o a a u e
’

e e . a u e ,
an o e

th f rms thr gh wh i ch th b tt rfly p ss s C p y th v rs s

e o ou e u e a e . o e e e .

TOMMY T U C K E R S B U N ’
.

Obj t A N t r st ry i ll str t i g th p r i c i p l f i t r
ec : a u e o u a n e n e o n e

d p d c
e en en e .

Tr c th s d fr m th gr d t th b
a e M d l b i cl y
e ee o e ou n o e un . o e a un n a .

THE A P P LE PA R TY .

Obj t A st ry t i m p r ss fr g l i ty
ec : v l b l pr i c i p l o o e u a as a a ua e n e .

M d l p pl s nd c l r th m d y ll w d gr
o e a e ,
a o o e re , e o ,
an een .

C UR LY LO C K S P E AS ’
.

Obj t A N t r s t ry i ll str t i g th
ec : rt r c ss ry t a u e o u a n e nu u e ne e a o

aw k th l i f i s d
a en e e n a ee .

Dr w d wr i t tha m s f th th i gs th ch i ldr m d
an e e na e o e n e en a e .

M d l p p ds w i th p s vi s ibl
o e ea o , ea e .

J A C K AN D J I LL S B I R THDAY DOLL S P g 69
’
. a e

Obj t T sh w th sp c i l c l b r t i
ec : v ry ch i l d s bi rth
o o e e a e e a on e e
’

d y sh u ld r c iv
a d i m p r ss i g th p r i c i p l
o fe i y f
e e, an e n e n e o un t or a

g iv r s lt en e u .

M k p p r ch i s sh w i g m b r c m bi t i s f s i x (c l rs
a e a e a n o n nu e o na on o o o ,

bl d wh i t !
ue a n t e ; as, e c .

I TTL E W EE P U M P K I N S THAN K S G I V I NG ’

Obj ec t : A Th ksg ivi g st ry t p rtr y th tr sp i r i t

an n o o o a e ue of

gr t i t d ;
a u e t sh w th j y i
o g ivi g r th r th i r c ivi g
o e o n n a e an n e e n .

C py o an d fill i th s b l ks n e e an

T h fr e o st k i g g v t th thr
n p m pki s a e o e ee u n .

Ci d r n e e ll g v a a t P t r e o e e .

Ci d r n e e ll g v a a t th l i ttl s i ck g i rl
e o e e .
 186

L i ttl W P m p k i w t d t
e ee u Th k s n an e o on an

g ivi g d y n a .

M d l i cl y th thr p m pk i s
o e n a e ee u n .

S I M P LE S I MON S S I L K EN C O AT ’

Obj t A g d st ry f r pr d ct i s i c th c t i i ty
ec : oo o or e o u on ,
n e e on nu

o f id s m k s it
ea sy t b cc r t a e ea o e a u a e .

C py d m m r i z th v rs s P i t th r i b w i w t r
o an e o e e e e . a n e a n o n a e

c l rs d dr w th bi rds d i m ls Si m m t h i s tr i p
o o ,
an a e an an a on e on .

MA I DEN MA P L E LEAF .

Obj t A N t r l ssec : l vs a u e e on o n ea e .

G iv ch ch i ld m pl l f d f ll w th s gg st i s i th
e ea a a e ea ,
an o o e u e on n e

st ry G th r m y v r i t i s f l v s t pr ss m d l d sk tch
o . a e an a e e o ea e o e ,
o e ,
an e

i w t r c l r
n a e o o .

U th f ll w i g g m
se t f m i l i r z th
e o o ch i ldr w i th m y
n a e o a a i e e en an

tr s Pl c i th c t r f r i g s v r l c mm l v s t
ee : a e n e en e o a n e e a o on ea e ,
o

wh i ch th rs m y b dd d ch d y Pl c ch i ld w i th cl s d
o e a e a e ea a . a e a o e

e e
“
y s r th r i g All w th r ch i ld t r m v l f d
nea

i f th b l d ch i ld
e
e

g iv th m f th m i ssi g l f M y
ln
”
n .

ca n
o ano

e e na
e

e o
o

e
e o e a

n
ea

ea
,

.
an see

an

va r i t i s m y b th s s i ly l r d Si g
e e a e u ea ea ne . n :

R d th ri g w g i ly i tt i gou n e n e a re a s n
,

O p r tty l f h l ft th r i g ne e ea as e e n

C y t l l w h i c h l f i m i i g ?an ou e ea s ss n

Op y r y s d s rch th ri g en ou e e an ea e n .

NAN C Y E T T I C O T E S R I NG P g 97
’
. a e

Obj t A Chr i stm s st ry i ll str t i g th b t i f l s i d f

ec : a o u a n e eau u e o

s lf i fi
e -
s a cr ce .

Writ l i st f th th i gs N cy g t i h st ck i g Dr w
e a o e n an o n er o n . a

th m F r ph i w rk m k th Ol d W m s m rk t b sk t
e . or a a o a e e o an
’
a e a e .

THE OLD W O MAN S C H R I STMA S T R EE P g 5

’

. a e 1 0

Obj t A C hri stm s st ry i ll ustr ti g th m f ct r f w l

ec : a o a n e anu a u e o oo

i t cl th
n o d r fl ct i g th tr th th t l b
o ,
an i s tr t st f l v
e e n e u a a or a ue e o o e .

Em p s i z th p i t th t th ch i ldr d i d t l t th Ol d
h
a e e o n a e en no e e
 188

M O THE R H U BBA R D S EA S TE R L I LY ’
.

Obj t A E st r st ry c m bi i g
ec : N t r l ss
n a e o o n n a a u e e on o n bu lb s .

Emph s i z th ff rt m d b y th b l b t gr w d th
a e e e o a e e u o o , an e j oy of

i t b l ss m
s o M k w t r c l sk tch f th l i ly y h v
o . a e a a e -
o or e o e ou a e i n th e
sch lr moo oo .

T O MMY T I N K E R S CHA R M ST R I NG ’
.

Obj t T p rtr y h pp i
ec : ss th r s lt o o a a ne as e e u of h on e sty .

C t l rg h ll cl ck fr m p p r T ch ’

u a a e a o o a e . ea tz nz e .

THE W ONDE R F U L S EC R E T .

Obj A N t r l ss i wh i ch th s d i s sh w t b th
ec t : a u e e on ,
n e ee o n o e e

one cr w i g ff rt f pl t l i f
o n n e o o an e .

W r i t th m s f ll th s d s y k w M k w t r c l r
e e na e o a e ee ou no . a e a e -
o o

sk tch s f b l m r i g gl r i s
e e o ue o n n -
o e .

THE L I TTLE B R O W N V ALENT I NE P g 69 . a e 1

O bj t A v l t i st ry f st r i g l v f bi r d s
ec : a en ne o o e n a o e or .

C py R b rt f L i c l s s g d l i st f th r bi r d s y
o o e o n o n
’

on ,
an a o o e ou

th i k w r t th b ll M k w t r c l r sk tch f bi r d s
n e e a e a . a e a e -
o o e es o .

C I NDE R ELLA S E G G H U NT ’
P g 75 . a e 1

Obj t A E st r t i m st ry i c i d
ec : n t lly p rtr y i g b r v ry
a e -
e o ,
n en a o a n a e

ov r sm ll m i sf rt
e a s o un e .

M d l d c l r E st r g g
o e an o o a e e
 M th r G
O ld o e oo e , s J a ck s
g s dh g d r
’

oo e a n er an e

Wh h w
en s e an t dt w d r
e o an e Gr w v ry f d
e e on

W ld r i d thr
ou e ou gh th i e a r Th y d b th t t g th r
e
’
o ea o e e ,

O v ry fi
n a e ne g d r
an e . O sw i m i
r p d n on e on .

M th r G s h d h s
o e oo e a a ou e , J a ck fm r i g
oun d on e o n n ,

Tw
’
b i lt i
as w d u n a oo , As I h b t l d a ve een o ,

Wh r e wl t th d r
e an o a e oo H is g s h d l id him
oo e a a

F s t i l st d
or en ne oo . A gg f
n ep r g ld o u e o .

S he h ad j ck a s on a , J a ck r d
h i s m th r
o e to o e ,

A sm rt l k i g l d
a -
oo n a Th ws f t t ll ;
e ne or o e

H w
e t v ry g
as no d e oo , S h c ll d h i m
e a g db
e a oo o y
N y t v ry b d
or e e a . A d s id it w
n w ll
a as e .

She c s t h i m t m rk t
on e en o a e , jack s ld h i s gold gg o e

A l iv g s h b ght
e oo e e ou . T r sc lly k v
o a a a na e

H r m th r s i d h
e e o e ,
a e, N t h lf f i ts v l
o a o a ue

I t w i ll t g f ght no o or n a u . T p r J ck h g v
o oo a e a e .
Th en J a ck w t c rt i g
en a - ou n Tw d l d ee tw dl d e ee, ee e ee,
'

l dy g y
A a so a ,
s i d th fi d d l
a e e rs ,

As f i r a l i ly as a Oh th r s r r
e e
’

n on e s o a e a s ca n

A d sw tn th M y ee as e a . c mp r o a e

Wi th K i g C l d hi s n o e an fid
Th k ev d th s q i r
na e an e u e
dl thr e rs ee
”

C m cl s t h i s b ck
.

a e o e a a ,

A d b g
n t b l b r
e an o e a o

Th sid s f p e r J ck e o oo a .

T h r e e cr k d m
wa s d a oo e an an

h w t cr k d m i l
A d th th g ld g g
e en a oo e e,
n en e o e
d h f d cr k d i xp c
W thr w i th
as o n n e s ea,
An e ou n a oo e S en e

B t J ck j mp d i
u a u e n
g i st cr k d st i l ;
a a n a oo e e

A d g t i t b ck p r s
n o tly a e en
He b ght cr k d t wh i ch
ou a oo e ca

c ght cr k d m s
.

au a oo e ou e,

Th k ev g t th g s
na e o e oo e ,
An d th y l l l iv d t g th r i
e a e o e e n a

W h i ch h v w d h é d k i ll e o e
’

, l i ttl cr k d h s
e oo e ou e .

R s lvi g t c
e o n a on e

H i s p ck ts t fill o e o . lV

J ck s m th r c m i
’
L i ttl T W e ee ee

H w tt
a o e a e n

A d c ght th g s s e en o s ea
au
b oa t
n e oo e oon ,
In
A d m t i g i ts b ck a n op e n
n

Fl w p t th m
ou n n a ,
An dwh i l fl t e a oa

T h l i ttl b t b dd
e u o e oo n .

e e oa en e

My st ry s d d o
’
en e .

Old K i g C l n o e V .

W m rry l d s l
as a e o ou ,
P t r P t r p mpk i
e e ,
t e e ,
u n -e a e r ,

A d m rry l d s l w h
n a e o ou as e H d a wif d c
a ld t k e an ou n
’
eep

A d h c ll d f
n his pip
e a e or e her
A d h c ll d f h i s b wl p m p k i sh ll
,

n e a e or o H e pu t h e r i n a u n e

A d h c ll d f h i s fi d d l
n e a e or e rs An d th r
e e hek p t h v ry w ll e er e e .

thr ee
P t r P t r p m pk i tr
.

e e ,
e e , u n -e a e ,

A d n v ry fiddl r h h d fi
e e e e a a ne H d a th r d d i d t l v h ;
a no e an n
’
o e er

fiddl e, P t r l
e e r d t r d d s p ll
ea ne o ea an e ,

A d v ry fi fiddl h d h
n a e ne e a e ! A d th
n h l v dh v ry w ll
en e o e er e e .
 XVII .
XX I .

Li ttl e lly Fl i d rs t m g D ct r F st r w t t Gl st r
Po n e sa a on o o o e en o o e

th c i d rse n e I ,
sh w r f r i ; n a o e o a n

W rm i g h p r tty l i ttl t s H st p p d i
a n er e p d dl p t e oe e e e n a u e u o

H er m th r c m o ed c ght a th m i ddl e an au e e

h e r, A d v r w t th r g i n ne e en e e a a n .

A d wh i pp d h
n l i ttl d ght r
e er e au e

F orsp ili g h o ic w n XX II er n e ne .

cl th s o e . S w M rg ry D w e e -s a ,
a e a ,

X V III J y sh ll h v .
w m enn a a e a ne as

H mpty D mpty t
u u
t
w ll S h sh ll h v b t
;
sa
y on a
d
a ,
er

H mpty D mpty h d gr t
u u
B c s h c
p
t w rka
y a ea
e a a e u a
’
enn a a

f ll a ,
f st r
y e au e s e an o an

All th k i g s h rs s d l l th
e n
’

o e an a e
a e .

ki g s m n
’

en XX III
C t p t H m p ty D mpty L i ttl T mmy T ck r s i gs f
.

an n o u u u
e o u e n or
t g th r g i
o e e a
h i s s pp r
a n .

u e .

W h t sh ll h t ? Whit br d a a e ea e ea
XIX d b tt r
.

an u e
ck Spr t s
.

H w sh ll h t i t w i th t y
'

j a p gi a , o a e cu ou an
H w e t as no l i ttl k if
v e rv e , n e

N y t v ry bi g ;
or e H w w i ll h m rry w i th
e t y o e a ou an
H w e t v ry l
as no wi fe ean, e

H w e t v ry f t
as n o e a

H ll d w ll f gr t
e
’
o e XX I V or a un ,
’

S ys l i ttl j ck S pr t
a L i ttl B y Bl c m b l w y r
e a a . e o ue , o e o ou

h r ; o n
XX T h sh p s i th m d w th
.
e ee
’
n e ea o , e

Old M th r T w i t h tt h d b t
o e c w s i th c r c e a u o
’
n e o n,

y
on e e e, W h r s th l i ttl b y th t l ks e e
’
e e o a oo

A d
n l g t i l wh i ch h l t
a on a ft r th sh p ?
,
s e e a e e ee

fly H is d r th h yst ck f st e un e e a a a

A d
n v ry t i m h w t v r
e e sl p
e s e en o e a ee .

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