Potter, Miriam Clark, 1886-1965, Balcom, Sophia T · New York : E.P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 335
e needle to the thimble, to push itthrough the cloth. To her great surprise she foundthat she did not need to push at all, that the needlemoved by itself the moment it touched the thimble,exactly as though it were alive. This is a magic thimble! she cried. It makessewing very easy! A wonderful… … Here it is, cried the wee boy. and some shirts to mend, because they liked to usethe magic thimble. They all took turns sewing till 322 THE MAGIC THIMBLE the sun went down, and then they put the thimblein the red workbasket and carried it into the house. Just at twilight, under a root in the garden…
Children's poetry, American
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