Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900, Robinson, Charles, ill · New York : Brentano's · leaf 79
rewas a little child. And the trees were so gladto have the children back again that they hadcovered themselves with blossoms, and werewaving their arms gently above the childrensheads. The birds were flying about and twitter-ing with delight, and the flowers were lookingup through the green grass… … IN EVERY TREE HE COULIJ SEE THERE WAS A LITTLE CHILD THE SELFISH GIANT the branches of the tree, and he was wanderingall round it, crying bitterly. The poor treewas still quite covered with frost and snow, andthe North Wind was blowing and roaring aboveit. Climb up ! little boy, said the Tree,…
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