. In happy far-away land . her dear mother. She knew that the ladies would havetea in the drawing-room, and she dearlywished for a piece of cake, for she hadseen the cook making it that very morn-ing, and it had nuts in it, and plums, andthere was frosting on top that lookedalmost like lace. She was crying so hard that she didnot hear somebody rapping at the was the cook, and finding that she didnot hear him rap, he opened the doorand came in. He had come to bring hera piece of the wonderful cake, and apocketful of rye to feed to the was very glad to get thecake and
. In happy far-away land . her dear mother. She knew that the ladies would havetea in the drawing-room, and she dearlywished for a piece of cake, for she hadseen the cook making it that very morn-ing, and it had nuts in it, and plums, andthere was frosting on top that lookedalmost like lace. She was crying so hard that she didnot hear somebody rapping at the was the cook, and finding that she didnot hear him rap, he opened the doorand came in. He had come to bring hera piece of the wonderful cake, and apocketful of rye to feed to the was very glad to get thecake and delighted to have the rye, forshe fed her dear birds every afternoon,and this time they had gathered about her window and she had nothing to givethem. She took the grains of rye and scattered them on the window-sill,where the birds at once began to pick them up. Then she saw that the kindold cooks face was very sad. Why are you so unhappy ? she asked kindly. O Princess, said the cook, I am unhappy because I cannot think of. PRINCESS BO-PEEP 15 any new dish to cook for the grand supper the King is to give in honor of theKing of Hearts this very night. The King says that I must have somethingthat nobody has ever thought of having at a supper before, or he will send meand my boy away to-morrow. It is nearly time to begin to cook the suppernow, and I cannot think of anything to cook, except the things the King hasalready eaten many times before. Bo-Peep was thinking hard all the time the cook was talking, and just ashe finished telling her his trouble, one of her blackbirds flew in at the openwindow, and pecked at a bright, new sixpence which her father had given herthat morning, and which lay in a little box on the table near the window. Bo-Peep looked up and saw the bird. She looked at him fora moment, and thenshe began to laugh, for the blackbirds made her think of something- for the o o o cook to make for the supper. She whispered in his ear, and he went away,smiling, with a co
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