. The sunbonnet babies in Holland; a second reader . e andMolly and May pushed hard, while Hans urgedSchnaps to do his best. In half a minute they were all on top ofthe broad, green dike, safely away from theincoming tide. I am hungry! cried Hans. And I, too! And I, too! And I, too! cried three other hungry voices. 72 THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND Lets eat our bread and cheese and fish righthere. So they ate their bread and cheese andfish sitting on top of the broad dike. They watched the big waves roll in overthe sandy beach below, just where they had beenplaying. And they watched some men
. The sunbonnet babies in Holland; a second reader . e andMolly and May pushed hard, while Hans urgedSchnaps to do his best. In half a minute they were all on top ofthe broad, green dike, safely away from theincoming tide. I am hungry! cried Hans. And I, too! And I, too! And I, too! cried three other hungry voices. 72 THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND Lets eat our bread and cheese and fish righthere. So they ate their bread and cheese andfish sitting on top of the broad dike. They watched the big waves roll in overthe sandy beach below, just where they had beenplaying. And they watched some men mend aweak place in the dike. They knew what dread-ful things might happen if a dike broke through. A great many men work all the time takingcare of the dikes in Holland. At last the children started for home withtheir load of sand, walking over the rough stonesof the narrow road. Betje always carried some knitting in herdeep pocket. She made her needles fly fast onthe way home, skipping and laughing and knit-ting her stocking all at the same
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