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The water-babies : a fairy tale for land-baby (1894)

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Sambourne, Linley, ill · London : Macmillan & Co. · leaf 71

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he world. Itwill not be the last timeby many a one that weshall have to make believe.And yet, after all, there is no need for that. Theremust be fairies; for this is a fairy tale : and how canone have a fairy tale if there are no fairies ? You dont see the logic of that ? Perhaps not.Then please… … ii A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 61 Tom there. She looked about for his footprints ; butthe ground was so hard that there was no slot, as theysay in dear old North Devon. And if you grow upto be a brave healthy man, you may know some daywhat no slot means, and know too, I hope, what a slotdoes…

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