Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 648
was up and away to the Land of Cockaigne.The things that he saw filled his soul with surprise.He had hard work, indeed, to believe his two eyes: The trees were all hanging with puddings and pies;The houses were shingled with slices of cake.And cocoa was bubbling in river and lake.Roast geese… … THE GOOD PEOPLE BROUGHT HIM THE LITTLE LED CAP But Theodore dined; and the longer he ateThe higher, indeed, grew the food on his plate;He hardly could swallow again, it would seem,When along came a strawberry shortcake andcream, And a plum pudding filled with delectable plumsLike the ones that Jack…
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