. St. Nicholas [serial] . By Helen A. | HE Little Sister camein from the garden,her hands full offlowers, and beggedher mama for a story— a brand-new one,mama. So mamatried to think of anew story, while theLittle Sister keptvery still. At lastmama caught sightof a pansy among the flowers the Little Sister held, and this is what she told the Little Sister: In the middle of every pansy there lives a little old man. He must be a very cold littleman, too, for he is always wrapped in a littleyellow blanket, and even then has to have anextra covering of velvet pansy leaves to keephim warm.
. St. Nicholas [serial] . By Helen A. | HE Little Sister camein from the garden,her hands full offlowers, and beggedher mama for a story— a brand-new one,mama. So mamatried to think of anew story, while theLittle Sister keptvery still. At lastmama caught sightof a pansy among the flowers the Little Sister held, and this is what she told the Little Sister: In the middle of every pansy there lives a little old man. He must be a very cold littleman, too, for he is always wrapped in a littleyellow blanket, and even then has to have anextra covering of velvet pansy leaves to keephim warm. And he sits in the flower with onlyhis head uncovered so that he can see the the queerest thing about this little oldman is that he always keeps his feet in a foot-tub. Such a funny little tub, too—so long andnarrow that you wonder how he manages toget his feet in it. He does, though, for whenyou pull the tub off, there you will discover histwo tiny feet, just as real as can be. The next time you pick a pansy, see if youcan find
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