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The First Book of Song and Story (Classic Reprint) Cynthia May Westover Alden No preview available - 2016 |
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asked baby Beanstalk Beast beautiful began bird Blynken Bob-o'-link bread brothers carrion crow castle Charming Cinderella Cockchafer cried daughter dear door Drakestail dream dressed Duck Duckling eggs eyes fairy fast father fell Fir Tree flew forest gave giant giant dragging Giantess goat godmother golden golden bird Gretel Hansel Hansel and Gretel head heard Hop-o'-My-Thumb horse Jack kill king King Arthur king's kiss lady laughed little birdie little pig little roe lived looked Minuet moon morning mother Mouse nest never night Ogre old woman once palace poor pretty prince princess queen round seven-league boots singing sisters sleep soon stood Storks tell thee things thou thought Three-eyes Thumbelina Tin Soldier told Tom Thumb took Two-eyes ugly wife wolf wonderful wood young
Popular passages
Page 330 - Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there...
Page 9 - Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 347 - You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing! Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?
Page 330 - Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled and shouted, and called them by name : " Now, Dasher ! now, Dancer ! now, Prancer and Vixen ! On, Comet ! on, Cupid ! on, Dander and Blitzen ! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash...
Page 368 - Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather...
Page 94 - I'll tell thee: He is called by thy name, For He calls himself a Lamb. He is meek, and He is mild; He became a little child. I a child, and thou a lamb, We are called by His name. Little Lamb, God bless theel Little Lamb, God bless thee!
Page 27 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 87 - Where did you get those arms and hands ? Love made itself into bonds and bands. Feet, whence did you come, you darling things ? From the same box as the cherub's wings. How did they all just come to be you ? God thought about me, and so, I grew. But how did you come to us, you dear ? God thought about you, and so I am here.
Page 41 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 240 - The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!