. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . animalshad all finished their breakfast, and Johnny gave a little toot onhis trumpet as a signal that the tree festival was over. Browniewent, neighing and prancing, to her stall ; White Face walkeddemurely off with a bellow, which Spotty, the calf, running ather heels, tried to imitate ; the little lamb skipped bleating away ;Piggywig walked off with a grunt ; Pussy jumped on the fencewith a mew ; the squirrel still sat up in the tree cracking her nuts ;Bunny hopped to her snug little quarters ;
. In the child's world : morning talks and stories for kindergartens, primary schools and homes . animalshad all finished their breakfast, and Johnny gave a little toot onhis trumpet as a signal that the tree festival was over. Browniewent, neighing and prancing, to her stall ; White Face walkeddemurely off with a bellow, which Spotty, the calf, running ather heels, tried to imitate ; the little lamb skipped bleating away ;Piggywig walked off with a grunt ; Pussy jumped on the fencewith a mew ; the squirrel still sat up in the tree cracking her nuts ;Bunny hopped to her snug little quarters ; while Rover, barkingloudly, chased the chickens back to their coop. Such a hubbubof noises ! Mamma said it sounded as if they were trying to say :Merry Christmas to you, Johnny ! Merry Christmas to all. FRANCES ARNSTEIN. Santa Glaus and the Mouse. One Christmas eve, when Santa Claus Came to a certain house,To fill the childrens stockings there, He found a little mouse. A merry Christmas, little friend, Said Santa, good and kind. The same to you, sir, said the mouse; I thought you wouldnt mind. SANTA GLAUS AND THK M( 124 IN THE CHILDS WORLD. If I should stay awake to-nignt And watch you for a Youre very welcome, little mouse, Said Santa, with a smile. And then he filled the stockings up Before the mouse could wink—From toe to top, from top to toe, There wasnt left a chink. Now, they wont hold another thing/ Said Santa Glaus, with twinkle came in mouses eyes,But humbly he replied: Its not polite to contradict— Your pardon I implore—But in the fullest stocking there/could put one thing more. Oh, ho! laughed Santa, silly mouse 1 Dont I know how to pack?By filling stockings all these years,I should have learned the knack. And then he took the stocking down From where it hung so high,And said: Now put in one thing more; I give you leave to mousie chuckled to himself, And then he softly stoleRight to the stockings crowded toe And gnawed a little hole! &l
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