worth his while, and turned to suchsmall account, that he scorned ever to reckon what he gotthat way. After having, for some time, carried on thebusiness of a messenger, and gained thereby great wealth, hewent home to his father, where it was impossible to expressthe joy they were all in at his… … LITTLE THUMB The Moral At jnany children ^ayenfs doiit repine,If they are Jimidsonie ; in their judgment shine ;Polite in carriage are, in body strong,Graceful in mien, and elegant in tongue.But if perchance an offspring prove but weak,Hiui they Ievile, laugh at, defraud and cheat.Such is the…
Fairy tales · Folklore -- France
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