. St. Nicholas [serial]. POSSUM. BY THURSTON BROWN, AGE 15. (FIRST PRIZE,WILD-ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPH.) Finally they saw a house on a hill and thought theywould try that. Baucis saw them coming, and told herhusband to go and meet them while she got supper. All they had for supper was a loaf of bread, a bunchof grapes, and a pitcher of milk ; but they were glad toshare it. There was only enough milk to go around,but when the strangers passed their cup for more therewas always enough to serve them. They had only onebed, but they gave that to the strangers. The next morning they all went out to see the
. St. Nicholas [serial]. POSSUM. BY THURSTON BROWN, AGE 15. (FIRST PRIZE,WILD-ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPH.) Finally they saw a house on a hill and thought theywould try that. Baucis saw them coming, and told herhusband to go and meet them while she got supper. All they had for supper was a loaf of bread, a bunchof grapes, and a pitcher of milk ; but they were glad toshare it. There was only enough milk to go around,but when the strangers passed their cup for more therewas always enough to serve them. They had only onebed, but they gave that to the strangers. The next morning they all went out to see the sunrise, and in the place of the village was a beautiful lake,and in place of their house was a palace, and Jupitertold them that was to be their home. He told them hewould give them anything they wanted. Baucis said : By and by Philemon and I will die : let us go together. One day some one came to look for them, but theycould not be found, and in their place were a linden and. an oak tree. Tired people rested at their feet, and thelinden said : I am Baucis ; and the oak said : I amPhilemon. They welcomed people in their old house, they wel-comed people in their new house, and they welcomedpeople still. THE HUMMING-BIRDS NEST. BY HAROLD R. NORRIS (AGE II). One little nest in the maple-tree, Daintiest, tiniest of them all;One little bird near the nest so wee, Fluttering swiftly his wings so small: Guarding his mate, who, with patient care,Sits on the eggs and keeps them warm ; Never she stirs from her home in the air,Through tempest and thunder and summerstorm. 5 1 V V 1 Vsj^l 4/f \ , •4i mmff% i^^pj^lr -*?4) ... M WILD DUCKS. BY HERVEY HUBEL, AGE 13. (SECOND PRIZE,WILD-BIRD PHOTOGRAPH.) CHICKADEE. BY SAMUEL DOWSE ROBBINS, AGE 16.(THIRD PRIZE, WILD-BIRD PHOTOGRAPH.) MY FAVORITE EPISODE IN MYTHOLOGY. BY GLADYS CARROLL (AGE 13).(Silver Badge.) My favorite episode in mythology is the spinningcontest which was held between Athena, queen of theair, and a maiden
Size: 1643px × 1520px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthordodgemar, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookyear1873
