Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . ^irl, who was now very iniiclifrightened, said: Oh, Gran(hnaninia, what great teeth yon liavcgot! TIIKV ARE TIIK l^ETTKH TO EiVTYOU UP! With these words the wicked wolf fell ui)oii LittleRed Riding-Hood and ate her up in a moment. This little story is foniid in many countries,and everywhere it is a great favorite with chil-dren. If yon mention Little Red Riding-IIoodanywhere, you will be almost certain to find menand women who smile as they think how much theyliked to read, w^h
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . ^irl, who was now very iniiclifrightened, said: Oh, Gran(hnaninia, what great teeth yon liavcgot! TIIKV ARE TIIK l^ETTKH TO EiVTYOU UP! With these words the wicked wolf fell ui)oii LittleRed Riding-Hood and ate her up in a moment. This little story is foniid in many countries,and everywhere it is a great favorite with chil-dren. If yon mention Little Red Riding-IIoodanywhere, you will be almost certain to find menand women who smile as they think how much theyliked to read, w^hen they were young, about the littlegirl and her grandmother. William Wetmore Story, the famous sculptor,once made a beautiful marble statue of I^ittle RedRiding-Hood, showing that he remembered andwas glad that he knew the good old tale. SINGING By RoBKRT Louis Stevenson OF speckled eggs the birdie sings,And nests among the trees;The sailor sings of ropes and thingsIn ships upon the seas. The children sing in far Japan, The children sing in Spain;The organ with the organ man Is singing in the rain. 84 Tom Thumb. TOM THUMB WPIEN Arthur was king of Great Britain, andhis brave knights were seeking adventuresin all parts of his kingdom, the greatest magicianwas JNIerlin, of whose deeds you may read a greatmany tales. At one time, when this great enchanter was ona long journey, he became very tired and turnedin at the cottage of a plowman, whose wife, Avithgreat kindness, gave him a couch on which to restand treated him to a meal of rich milk and finebrown bread. The cottage was neat and well fur-nished, and the plowman seemed in good circum-stances, but INIerlin noticed that the wife wore avery sorrowful expression and seemed to find no Tom Thumb 85 enjoyment in anything she did. When JVIerlin metthe plowman he saw that the farmer was as sad ashis Mife. Surprised at this in such people, he askedthem the cause of their troubles. The poor woman, with tears in her eyes, said,There is
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