The water-babies: a fairy tale for a land-baby (1915)
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath), 1872-1944, ill · Boston : Houghton Mifflin · leaf 272
OF THE WAVES. And the poor little dog ? Why, after he had kicked and coughed a little,he sneezed so hard, that he sneezed himself clean outof his skin, and turned into a water-dog, and jumpedand danced round Tom, and ran over the crests of thewaves, and snapped at the jelly-fish and the… … THE WATER BABIES And there they fell in with a whole flock of molly-mocks, who were feeding on a dead whale. These are the fellows to show you the way, saidMother Careys chickens ; we cannot help you farthernorth. We dont like to get among the ice-pack, forfear it should nip our toes: but the…
Fairy tales · Chimney sweeps
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