. St. Nicholas [serial]. The door flew open, and out rattled all theninepins. It s good to stretch a bit, said the king-pin. It s a shame that we are nt allowed any exercise just because those children aretired of us! I ve been lying in one positionuntil I m fairly stiff. There was a puffing and snorting, and thelittle pony on wheels dashed by, with his eyessticking straight out in front, and his tail stick-ing straight out behind. After him waddledthe dancing bear,growling fiercely. I ve been insuch a fright allday, neighed thepony, when he wassafe between therockers of the bighorse. Why is n
. St. Nicholas [serial]. The door flew open, and out rattled all theninepins. It s good to stretch a bit, said the king-pin. It s a shame that we are nt allowed any exercise just because those children aretired of us! I ve been lying in one positionuntil I m fairly stiff. There was a puffing and snorting, and thelittle pony on wheels dashed by, with his eyessticking straight out in front, and his tail stick-ing straight out behind. After him waddledthe dancing bear,growling fiercely. I ve been insuch a fright allday, neighed thepony, when he wassafe between therockers of the bighorse. Why is ntthat bear caged?He growls dread-fully, and he doesnot belong withdomestic animals,anyway. The worst ofit is that I cantdo anything but growl, answered the toy bear. I 11 be gladwhen they learn to make us so that we canbite, too, and relieve our feelings. To be shutup all day with dolls and Mother Goose booksis enough to make any healthy bear growl! Behind the bear came two forlorn little. 348 AFTER YOU WERE ASLEEP. 349
Size: 1302px × 1919px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthordodgemar, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookyear1873
