Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875 · London : G. Bell · leaf 452
ess boasting andfalsehood. And it is well that we should all read the story,and think over it, that we may beware how we brag and 894 8TORY OF A MOTHER. boast as the False Collar did ; for we can hardly make surethat we may not, some nnlncky day, get into a rag-chest, too,and be made into white… … STORY OF A MOTHER A MOTHER sat watching her little child ; she was sosad, so afraid lest it should die. For the child wasvery pale ; its eyes had closed, its breathing was faint: andevery now and then it fetched a deep sigh, and the mothersface grew sadder and sadder as she watched the little…
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