. The black aunt. Stories and legends for children . d out, for if he goes on in this way you wont makeanother penny with them.)) The man answered in a toneof vexation: ((Dont let us fret before the time; I wontput the nuts again wThere he can get at them, and he hassuch a big head and such a serious look that Ill bet hewill turn out a smart fellow and perhaps he will learn agreat deal and be a distinguished man. But with the littlelady its a bad case if she eats sugar.)) ((Leave the littleone to me,» said the wife somewhat excited, «she hasnibbled a little sugar and her name shall be Sugardol
. The black aunt. Stories and legends for children . d out, for if he goes on in this way you wont makeanother penny with them.)) The man answered in a toneof vexation: ((Dont let us fret before the time; I wontput the nuts again wThere he can get at them, and he hassuch a big head and such a serious look that Ill bet hewill turn out a smart fellow and perhaps he will learn agreat deal and be a distinguished man. But with the littlelady its a bad case if she eats sugar.)) ((Leave the littleone to me,» said the wife somewhat excited, «she hasnibbled a little sugar and her name shall be Sugardolly. 106 But Ill fasten up the sugar bowl when there is any in it,and Dolly is a pretty little thing that one can take pleasurein. Perhaps she may live to marry a rich man and thatwill bring us both wealth and honor.)) So the marriedpair talked over the matter till at last each went to hisbusiness, the man to the market to sell his nuts and thewife into different houses to dispose of her eggs. Nut-cracker and Sugardolly wrere shut up together. 107. SECOND CHAPTER. HOW IT GOES WITH NUTCRACKER AM)SUGARDOLLY AT THEIR FOSTERPARENTS. Ha hen the little ones were aloneNutcracker came out of the cornerwhere he had sulkily crept, lookedsharp ahout the room and saw- abasket of nuts on a cupboard. Hebegan at once to climb up for themnit Sugardolly came to him andsaid: «Comc Nutcracker let thembe, perhaps you will fall and breakyour neck or your legs and whenthe man comes home and sees thatyou have been eating nuts he willsurely scold.)) ((Well what of that,*muttered Nutcracker; «nuts tastewell and 1 must have some.)) Sosaying he mounted the cupboardand sat down in the basket andcracked away in high glee andfluim the shells down on the floor. 108 When the man and his wife came home and saw thedisorder they were very angry. The wife who liked tohave every thing neat made haste and got the broom andswept up the shells and in doing it hit Nutcracker athump that made him cry out with pain.
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