The Story Hour Readers: First year. Second halfAmerican Book Company, 1914 - Children's stories |
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Baby Bear's beautiful Billy Goat bird Bluebird Bob White Bob-o'-link bridge brownie Bullfrog called Careless Carl catch chee clown Coo-coo cried dwarf Eagle fails to pay fairies Father Bear fishpond flew fowler Frisky Giant Giro girl go straightway unto Goldilocks grass stalk Gray Fur greatest person green umbrella gum to-day heard held fast hold great malice Humpty Dumpty Jack Frost jumped king I hold king's Lilly Etta little mouse MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT Maple Tree Mayor Rat meadow moon Nanny Goat North Wind numbered Old King Cole once organ grinder pond pony porridge pretty Prince Roland Prince Spring Princess Angora Princess Lily Punchinello quails Red-eyed Vireo ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON sang Shocking words song Spry Mouse Stork swan screamed Tarantula three bears tiny To-whit Twirl your thumbs unto his palace walked Waterfall Wee Bruin wee voice White Rat wide world Wiggle your ear woods
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Page 137 - THE SWING HOW do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue ? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do ! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside — Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown — Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down ! XXXIV TIME TO RISE A BIRDIE with a yellow bill Hopped upon the window sill, Cocked his shining eye and said: "Ain't you 'shamed,...
Page 15 - BED IN SUMMER IN winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people's feet Still going past me in the street. And does it not seem hard to you, When all the sky is clear and blue, And I should like so much to play, To have to go to bed by day...
Page 67 - Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing thro'. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
Page 118 - ... I gave you a wisp of hay, But didn't take your nest away. Not I,
Page 178 - You run on so fast! I wish you would stay; My boat and my flowers You will carry away. "But I will run after: Mother says that I may; For I would know where You are running away.
Page 116 - To-whit! To-whit! to-whee! Will you listen to me? Who stole four eggs I laid, And the nice nest I made?" "Not I," said the cow, "Moo-oo! Such a thing I'd never do. I gave you a wisp of hay, But didn't take your nest away. Not I,
Page 121 - Don't ask me again, Why, I haven'ta chick Would do such a trick. We all gave her a feather, And she wove them together. I'd scorn to intrude On her and her brood. Cluck! Cluck!" said the hen, "Don't ask me again.
Page 117 - Bow-wow! I wouldn't be so mean, anyhow! I gave hairs the nest to make, But the nest I did not take. Not I,
Page 137 - SWING HOW do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue ? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do ! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside — Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown — Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down ! XXXIV TIME TO RISE A BIRDIE with a yellow bill Hopped upon the window sill, Cocked his shining eye and said : ' Ain't you 'shamed,...
Page 102 - I've heard people say? And when it was night, So sad was their plight, The sun it went down, And the moon gave no light! They sobbed, and they sighed, And they bitterly cried, And the poor little things They lay down and died.