Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . and mortar housetill he grew too big for it, and never was he troubledby a wolf again. 142 Little Birdie LITTLE BIRDIE By Alfred Tennyson WHAT does little birdie sayIn her nest at peep of day ?Let me fly, says little birdie;Mother, let me fly , rest a little longer,Till the little wings are she rests a little she flies away. What does little baby sayIn her bed at peej) of day?Baby says, like little birdie,Let me rise, and fly , sleep
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . and mortar housetill he grew too big for it, and never was he troubledby a wolf again. 142 Little Birdie LITTLE BIRDIE By Alfred Tennyson WHAT does little birdie sayIn her nest at peep of day ?Let me fly, says little birdie;Mother, let me fly , rest a little longer,Till the little wings are she rests a little she flies away. What does little baby sayIn her bed at peej) of day?Baby says, like little birdie,Let me rise, and fly , sleep a little longer,Till the little limbs are she sleeps a little longer,Baby too shall fly away. THE CAT AND THE CHESTNUTS A CAT and a Monkey were sitting one day ont the hearth in front of a fire where their masterleft some chestnuts to roast in the ashes. Thechestnuts were bursting finelj^ in the heat when theMonkey said: It is plain to see that you have splendid paws—just like the hands of a man. How easily you couldtake the chestnuts out of the fire! Wont you trj;it? TfiK Cat and the Chestnuts 143. THE MONKEY USES THE CAT S PAW The silly Cat, much flattered by the speech,reached forward and caught one of the ashes were so hot that he jerked his arm backwith a cry of pain. The ^lonkey laughed, and so hurt the Cats pridethat the foolish animal drew out one of the nuts, inspite of the fact that his paw w^as singed. He did not stop, however, but drew out one afteranother and put them behind him, though everytime he burned his paw. When he coidd reach nomore he turned to look behind him at the nuts helaid there, and was astonished to see that theJNIonkey had shelled and eaten every one. It often happens that one person makes a cats-paw of another. 144 The JLand of Counterpane
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