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 346
My dear child, what a silly notion! Dont youknow that no one ever marries in a fairy tale, under therank of a prince or a princess ? And Toms dog ? Oh, you may see him any clear night in July ; forthe old dog-star was so worn out by the last three hotsummers that there have been no dog-days since;… … AND PUT TOMS DOG UP IN HIS PLACE. 317 MORAL And now, my dear little man, what should we learn fromthis parable ? We should learn thirty-seven or thirty-nine things, Iam not exactly sure which : but one thing, at least, we maylearn and that is this—when we see efts in the pond, neverto throw stones…
Fairy tales · Chimney sweeps
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