Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . nder a tree andwent to sleep. On the third day they were still as far away asever; indeed, it seemed to them that the longer theywalked the deeper they got into the wood, and theybegan to be afraid that they would die of cold andhunger. But presently, when the midday sun wasshining brightly, they noticed a snow-white birdsinging so sweetly that they coidd not help but stayto listen. When the birdies song was ended, hespread his wings and flew away. The children followed him unt
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . nder a tree andwent to sleep. On the third day they were still as far away asever; indeed, it seemed to them that the longer theywalked the deeper they got into the wood, and theybegan to be afraid that they would die of cold andhunger. But presently, when the midday sun wasshining brightly, they noticed a snow-white birdsinging so sweetly that they coidd not help but stayto listen. When the birdies song was ended, hespread his wings and flew away. The children followed him until they reached alittle house, on the roof of which he perched. Thenthe children saw with surprise that the strange littlehouse was built entirely of bread, roofed with cakes,and with window s of barley sugar. See, Grethel, cried Hansel, joyfully, there isfood for us a-plenty. You take one of the windows,while I eat a piece of the roof. 216 Hansel and Grethel He stretched out his hand to help himself, andGrethel had already begun to nibble one of thewindow-panes, when suddenly they heard a voicecall from within:. HANSEL AND GRETHEL FOLLOWING THE BIRD Nibble, nibble, little mouse!Whos a-nibbling at my house ? The children answered quickly: Tis my Lady Wind that and round the house she goes.^ IIanski- AM) Gkf/iiiki. 217 Tlicii tlicv went on eating as thougli nothing liadJiappened, ior the eake of which the roof was madejust suited Hansels taste, while the sugar window-l)anes were hetter than any sweet-meat Grethel hadever tasted hefore. All at once the door of the cottage flew wide open,and out came an old, old woman, leaning upon acrutch. The children were so frightened that theydropped their food and clung to each othei. Theold woman nodded her head to them, and said, AVho l)7-()ught you here, my pets? Come inside,come inside; no one will hurt you. She took their hands and led them into the house,and set hefore them all kinds of delicious foods—milk, sugared ])anc
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