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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 28

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y plight,Dripping wet, and such a fright!Wet all over, everywhere,Clothes, and arms, and face, and hair;Johnny never will forgetWhat it is to be so wet. And the fishes, one, two, three,Are come back again, you see;Up they came the moment after,To enjoy the fun and laughter.Each poppd out his little… … What a wind! Oh! how it whistlesThrough the trees and flowrs and thistles.It has caught his red umbrella;Now look at him, silly fellow,Up he fliesTo the skies. No one heard his screams and cries;Through the clouds the rude wind bore him,And his hat flew on before him. When the rain comes tumbling…

Children's stories, German

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