Slovenly Peter, or, Cheerful stories and funny pictures for good little folks : illustrations colored by hand after the original style (1919)
Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1809-1894 · Philadelphia : John C. Winston · leaf 24
See the naughty, restless child,Growing still more rude and wild,Till his chair falls over quite.Philip screams with all his might,Catches at the cloth, but thenThat makes matters worse again.Down upon the ground they fall,Glasses, bread, knives, forks and all.How Mamma did fret and frown,When she… … Where is Philip? Where is he?Fairly coverd up, you see!Cloth and all are lying on him;He has pulld down all upon him!What a terrible to-do!Dishes, glasses, snapt in two!Here a knife, and there fork!Philip, this is naughty work.Table all so bare, and ah!Poor Papa, and poor MammaLook quite cross, and…
Children's stories, German
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