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 55
re, Flew down and pulled him by the hair. The chickens tried to pick his eyes; And katydids, and bees, and flies, Came streaming out from all the trees, This cruel boy to sting and tease. He struggled, fought with all his might, But still the creatures held him tight. Oh! no, cried they, youll not… … Betsy would never wash herselfWhen from her bed she rose, But just as quickly as she couldShe hurried on her clothes. To keep her clothes all nice and clean Miss Betsy took no pains;In holes her stockings always were, Her dresses filled with stains. Sometimes she went day after dayAnd never combed…
Children's stories, German
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