Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 86
e. AVhy should it sting me so? Child, said the father, your touching it sogently and timorously is the very reason it hurt you.A nettle may be handled safely: if you seize it boldlyand grip it fast, be assured it will never sting you. INIany little things that annoy and pain us greatlymay be made… … A^ N ASS dressed himself in alions skin and went aboutfrightening the little animals byhis roaring. After a while hemet a Fox and tried to scare himalso. But the Fox, not fright-ened in the least, called out tothe Ass, You silly Ass, I mighthave been frightened if I had not heard you bray,and seen…
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