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 38
Aloud he shouts, aloud he bawls,And long for help he vainly calls; No rescuing friend appears.At length, despite the childrens noise,The echoes of his suppliant voice Strike on the teachers -ears.Quickly he hastens out to seeWhat in the world the cause can be Of such uproarious cries,And looking… … Nor stood he long with wonder mute;A word to the obedient brute At once gives Tom relief.But ever since that luckless morn,Object of universal scorn, Hes nick-named—Tom the Thief. HOW IT HAPPENED TO LAZY CHARLOTTE
Children's stories, German
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