Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . nd a fine mouse to rideas a horse, and many are the stories told of Tomswonderful deeds. We have not time to read more of them now, butthey were so wonderful that people heard aboutthem all over the world. All very naturally wishedthat Tom had lived in their own country. Aftera while they began to think that he did live amongthem; and now if j^ou should go to Europe youwould hear the German children, the French chil-dren, the Danish children and all the others tellingand readin
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . nd a fine mouse to rideas a horse, and many are the stories told of Tomswonderful deeds. We have not time to read more of them now, butthey were so wonderful that people heard aboutthem all over the world. All very naturally wishedthat Tom had lived in their own country. Aftera while they began to think that he did live amongthem; and now if j^ou should go to Europe youwould hear the German children, the French chil-dren, the Danish children and all the others tellingand reading stories about Tom Thumb. But al-ways the German children read and tell about aGerman Tom Thumb; the French children, abouta French Tom Thumb, and so on; but we are goingto believe that Tom Thumb really lived in Englandin the merry days of King Arthur. The story of Tom Thumb was published in rhyme Tom Thumb 01 for the little Folks ol Kn^land almost three hun-dred years ago. It began in this way: In Arthurs court Tom Thumb did live, A man pf mickle best of all the Table Roimd, And eke a doughty TOM THUMB AT KING ARTHUR S COURT His stature but an inch in height, Or quarter of a span;Then think you not this little knight Was proved a valiant man? The story was first written in prose in 1621, byRichard Johnson. THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THEWOLVES
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