. Little Tom . wood bugs who came in stately processions and brought fine messages ofgreeting and beautiful presents. He told especially of a visit, just before the flood,made by many black ants whom the gnomes feasted and welcomed with great ho-nor. His father, the king, presented them to him, telling him how diligent and orderlythey were and what good friends they were to him. He promised Tom that when heshould grow up he would send him to them for their teaching, so that he might learnhow to rule over the kingdom. Tom would often speak of these things he remembered, but, at the end, he woul
. Little Tom . wood bugs who came in stately processions and brought fine messages ofgreeting and beautiful presents. He told especially of a visit, just before the flood,made by many black ants whom the gnomes feasted and welcomed with great ho-nor. His father, the king, presented them to him, telling him how diligent and orderlythey were and what good friends they were to him. He promised Tom that when heshould grow up he would send him to them for their teaching, so that he might learnhow to rule over the kingdom. Tom would often speak of these things he remembered, but, at the end, he wouldalways become sad, when he thought how all his kingdom had been destroyed andeverything had disappeared, and that he would never again see his loved ones. The Godmother listened to his stories with great pleasure, but she realized thatTom must have some occupation that would keep him busy and not only preventhim from thinking too much of the past, but also prepare him for the life he wasto lead in the LITTLE TOMS TRIPAROUND THE WORLD. LITTLE TOMS HOUSEHOLD. LITTLE TOM WRITES A DIARY. HE LEARNS TO READ THE BOOKS OF MEN. HOW LITTLE TOM READ WITH HIS FEET AND HOW HE TURNED THE TOM LEARNS GEOGRAPHY AND WANTS TO MAKE A TRIP ROUND THE HE WROTE IN HIS DIARY ABOUT THIS TRIP. Little Tom had his day well planned. He rose early and, as his Godmother placedevery night on his castle grounds an earthern-ware plate full of fresh waterhe would jump into it the first thing and swim all around in it. When he had finishedhis bath he would take his breakfast in the garden. Under the tree was his store of provisions: A hazel nut with an end cut off sothat he could take out little bits from time to time, lasting him a whole month;a beechnut; sunflower seeds; a piece of sugar; and a wonderful apple, into which hecut a narrow passage so that it would not dry up from the outside. When he had breakfasted he would sweep the carpet in his room, clean hisclothes and shoes
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