Fröbel, Friedrich, 1782-1852, Froebel Society, Froebel Society and Junior Schools Association · London : George Philip & Son · leaf 25
13 “I WONDER.” “3 Wonber.” A SPRING STORY FOR THE LITTLE ONES. the moss was brown still, except where it MY DEARIE, why, bless me ! What’s grew by the brook, and prickly to lie upon. this I hear P What a childie tis to Still, the wild bees were very kind to him, cry! Got the toothache? We must and… … have it ! Now, listen tight and sit close to the fire, little son. Once upon a time there was a Fairy Baby born in Fairyland before the spring came ; and he was all round and pink like a shell, and his eyes were blue, and his hair was just beginning to grow, like the silk that a silk- worm covers…