The water-babies : a fairy tale for a land-baby (1895)
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 · New York : Thomas Y. Crowell · leaf 10
rth. JNCE upon a time there was alittle chimney-sweep, and hisWp name was Tom. That is aWt^t£ short name, and you have heardit before, so you will not havemuch trouble in remembering it. Helived in a great town in the Northcountry, where there were plentyof chimneys to sweep, and plentyof money for… … 6 THE WATER-BABIES. to say his prayers. He never had heard of God,or of Christ, except in words which you never haveheard, and which it would have been well if he hadnever heard. He cried half his time, and laughedthe other half. He cried when he had to climb thedark flues, rubbing his poor knees…
Fairy tales · Chimney sweeps
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