. The sunbonnet babies in Holland; a second reader . s ina row in the long hall, there was a real Dutchwelcome. 96 THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND The Sunbonnet Babies began looking aboutat once, and soon they were asking questions. Oh, grandfather/ asked May, what arethose things hanging up in the great chimneyof your fireplace? They are sausages and hams and fish whichwe are smoking for winter use, said grand-father, smiling at his surprised little grand-daughter. Is this the only room in your house, grand-mother? asked Molly. Oh, no! We have a bedroom right throughthat door. But of course w
. The sunbonnet babies in Holland; a second reader . s ina row in the long hall, there was a real Dutchwelcome. 96 THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND The Sunbonnet Babies began looking aboutat once, and soon they were asking questions. Oh, grandfather/ asked May, what arethose things hanging up in the great chimneyof your fireplace? They are sausages and hams and fish whichwe are smoking for winter use, said grand-father, smiling at his surprised little grand-daughter. Is this the only room in your house, grand-mother? asked Molly. Oh, no! We have a bedroom right throughthat door. But of course we never use it unlesswe have very fine company, like our little Amer-ican granddaughters and their dear grandfather and I sleep in a wall bedhere in the kitchen. So do Bram and his fatherand mother, when they are with us. Now let us show you the best room in thehouse, said grandfather. Then he opened a door near the fireplaceand they all stepped into—a room full of blackand white cows! There were twenty. Mollycounted them. IN EDAM 97. In ths dairy Some of the cows wore blue cloth was a cold fall day, and the cows had justcome in from the pasture. They wore thejackets to keep them warm. Their tails were tied by loose pulleys to theceiling of the room, and Molly and May easilyguessed why. A rosy-cheeked Dutch maid was milking thecows. Such quarts and quarts of rich, creamymilk as she was getting! On the walls of the room hung shining brass 98 THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND pails and pitchers and pretty blue jugs andbowls. Up above was kept the hay to feed thecows in winter. The room was as clean and sweet as thegrandmothers kitchen. Well, what do you think of my cow par-lor? asked grandfather. It is just lovely! said Molly. And oh,grandfather, may we see where the maid is car-rying those two pails of milk on that queeryoke? Why, yes, she is going to the dairy. Wecan go, too, said grandfather. So they followed the maid into a tiny house near by. It was s
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