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 408
rd the Hamelin peopleRinging the bells till they rocked the steeple;Go, cried the Mayor, and get long poles!Poke out the nests and block up the holes!Consult with carpenters and buildersAnd leave in our town not even a traceOf the rats!—when suddenly, up the faceOf the piper perked in the… … 390 The Pied Piper of Hamelin And half the money would replenish Their cellars biggest butt with Rhenish. To pay this sum to a wandering fellow With a gypsy coat of red and yellow! Beside, quoth the Mayor, with a knowing wink, Our business was done at the rivers brink; We saw with our eyes the…
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