insurprise, and then they testified the greatest delight. With thegreatest swiftness they took up the pretty garments and slippedthem on, singing, What spruce and dandy boys are we !No longer cobblers we will be. Then they hopped and danced about, jumping over thechairs and tables, and at last they… … HERE was once a poor servant maid,who was very cleanly and industrious;she swept down the house every day,and put the sweepings on a great heapby the door. One morning, before shebegan her work, she found a letter,and as she could not read, she laid herbroom in the corner, and took the letterto her…
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