The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)
Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 90
rand trembling,not knowingwhither theyshould flee. The ogre, onawaking in themorning, said tohis wife, Getup-stairs anddress the littlerogues 3ou tookin last night.She was muchastonished at the kindness of her husband, notsuspecting the sort of dressing he meant, andsupposing he had ordered her to… … 74 THE BOOK OF WONDERS. did not come, went up-stairs to see what was thematter. Ha! what have I done! he exclaimed. But these wretches shall pay for it speedily.He threw a basin of water in his wifes face torevive her and said, Quick I get me my seven-league boots that I may go and catch them! He…
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