. Playroom stories, or, How to make peace . ldnt you tell a story to us all ? criedKitty, sitting on the floor. No, answered A. Z. ; my story is for may listen if you like--thats no concern ofmine--but Im going to tell the story to Dick. Sitthere, Dick, said A. Z., pointing to a seat exactlyopposite her own. Now Dick, having that seat so pointed out tohim, did not feel greatly moved to take possessionof it, and if it had not been that he was not a verybig boy, though he was the eldest of the six, I almostthink he would have said, I wont, when A. him to it; but not being very
. Playroom stories, or, How to make peace . ldnt you tell a story to us all ? criedKitty, sitting on the floor. No, answered A. Z. ; my story is for may listen if you like--thats no concern ofmine--but Im going to tell the story to Dick. Sitthere, Dick, said A. Z., pointing to a seat exactlyopposite her own. Now Dick, having that seat so pointed out tohim, did not feel greatly moved to take possessionof it, and if it had not been that he was not a verybig boy, though he was the eldest of the six, I almostthink he would have said, I wont, when A. him to it; but not being very big, and feeling,therefore, undecided in his mind, he began to tem-porize. I can hear you where I am, said Dick. Very likely; but youre too near Tom, saidA. Z. Then Tom can move, said Dick. And so can Dick, said A. Z. And then Dick, feeling that the matter wasagainst him, began to do what he was bid. o o WHY THE STORIES WERE TOLD. Now, let no one disturb us, said A. you ready?5 Yes, answered Dick then A. Z. began. 7Dick,. in 111 in in ii ill in STOEY THE FIEST. THE GIANT. PART THE FIRST,fp |\ N C E upon a time [said A. Z. <T I hate stories that begin Once upon atime, said Tom, beginning, in sign of con-tempt, to pound the castle chairs. Who was speaking to you, Tom ? asked A. Z.] *fc Once upon a time there was a giant- [ Oh! oh! its going to be a fairy story! criedlittle Grace, clapping her hands. Are giants fairies, stupid V demanded injuredDick. No more interruptions, boys and girls, saidA. Z.] Once upon a time there was a giant who lived
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