Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875, Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, ill · New York, Dodd, Mead · leaf 237
is one reason of the bubbles in thesea. There are others: but that is the one whichprincipally concerns little boys. And by that timeshe was so tired that she was glad to stop; and, in-deed, she had done a very good days work. Tom did not quite dislike the old lady: but hecould not help thinking… … Poor old Mrs. Bedonebyasyoudid! shehas a great deal of hard work before her,and had better have been born a washer-woman, and stood over a tub all day:but, you see, people cannot alwayschoose their own profession. But Tom longed to askher one question; and afterall, whenever she looked athim, she…
Fairy tales · Chimney sweeps
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