Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 · New York : Clark Austin & co. · leaf 26
22 THE GIRL'S OWN BOOK. asks, " Avez vous des pommes ? " (Have you any apples ?) The marchande de poires answers, " Non ; demandez-en au porter d'eau." (No; ask the??i of the water-bearer.) As soon as the water-bearer hears his name, he calls out, " A l'eau ! a l'eau ! " (Water! Water!) The… … Umbrella-Merchant. Cherry -Merchant. the fountain of Arcueil?) He answers, "Non: demandez-en au marchande de parapluies." (No; ask the umbrella-merchant for some.) The umbrella-merchant sings, " Parapluie ! Para- pluie ! " The water-bearer then asks the umbrella-merchant, " Avez vous des parasols ?…
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