. St. Nicholas [serial]. /o\TRANGE as it may seem,\vJy it all came from the chil-drens wishing. Kate wishedthat she was pale and thinlike Aunt Elsie, with blackeyes and auburn hair, and finesets of jewelry; and Bob wishedthat he was six feet and an inch high, with abig mustache turned up at the ends; and littleSue, peeping shyly at Uncle Simon, wished thathe would tell them a story. And so he did;and waiting until they had seated themselves,he began: Once on a time — oh, let me see, have nt Iever told you the story about Jack Longshort,the boy that almost ruined himself by wishing ? Of course
. St. Nicholas [serial]. /o\TRANGE as it may seem,\vJy it all came from the chil-drens wishing. Kate wishedthat she was pale and thinlike Aunt Elsie, with blackeyes and auburn hair, and finesets of jewelry; and Bob wishedthat he was six feet and an inch high, with abig mustache turned up at the ends; and littleSue, peeping shyly at Uncle Simon, wished thathe would tell them a story. And so he did;and waiting until they had seated themselves,he began: Once on a time — oh, let me see, have nt Iever told you the story about Jack Longshort,the boy that almost ruined himself by wishing ? Of course he had nt, for he was making it upat that very minute. But all the children criedas with one voice, Oh, no, no, you have nt,Uncle Simon, indeed you have nt! Whatwas it ? So Uncle Simon began again, and this isthe story that he told them: Once upon a time there was a little baby boywhose name was Jack Longshort — not such alittle baby, either. In fact, so large a baby thatwhen the nurse put on Jacks very longest babyd
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