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 59
ideboardfull of bright pewter and brass dishes,and a cuckoo-clock in the corner, whichbegan shouting as soon as Tom ap-peared : not that it was frightenedat Tom, but that it was just elevenoclock.All the children started at Toms dirty black figure— the girls began to cry, and the boys began to… … THE GIRLS BEGAN TOCRY. THE WATER BABIES Water, said poor Tom, quite faint. Water ? Theres plenty i the beck, she said,quite sharply. But I cant get there ; Im most clemmed withhunger and drought. And Tom sank down uponthe door-step, and laid his head against the post. And the old dame looked at him…
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