Ha! ha!" laughs little Gustava. Up comes her little gray coaxing cat With her little pink nose, and she mews, "What's that?" Gustava feeds her-she begs for more; And a little brown hen walks in at the door: "Good day!" cries little Gustava. She scatters... The Elson Readersby William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1920 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
| Animal welfare - 1889 - 226 pages
...gray, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews "What's that?" Gustave feeds her — she begs for more; And a little brown hen walks in at...Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the little brown hen, Then conies a rush and a flutter, and then Down fly her little white doves so sweet, With their snowy... | |
| Elizabeth Lloyd - Readers - 1876 - 156 pages
...Gustava feeds her ; she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door ; " Good-day I" cries little Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the...crimson feet ; " Welcome !" cries little Gustava. So dainty and eager they pick up the crumbs; But who is this through the doorway comes? Little Scotch-terrier,... | |
| Elizabeth Lloyd - Readers - 1876 - 154 pages
...gray, coaxing cat With her little pink nose, and she mews, " What's that?" Gustava feeds her ; she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door; " Good-day !" cries little Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the little brown hen; There comes a rush... | |
| Children's songs - 1877 - 220 pages
...grey, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, "What's that?" Gustava feeds her, — she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door : " Good-day ! " cries little Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the little brown hen. There comes a... | |
| Celia Thaxter - Poets, American - 1880 - 170 pages
...gray, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, "What's that?" Gustava feeds her, — she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door : " Good-day ! " cries little Gustava. Down fly her little white doves so sweet, With their snowy wings... | |
| William Swinton - Readers - 1882 - 252 pages
...gray, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, "What's that?" Gustava feeds her, — she begs for more, And a little brown hen walks in at...crimson feet: " Welcome ! " cries little Gustava. Waiting without stood sparrow and crow, Cooling their feet in the melting snow. " Won't you come in,... | |
| William Swinton - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 254 pages
...gray, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, "What's that?" Gustava feeds her, — she begs for more, And a little brown hen walks in at...crimson feet: " Welcome ! " cries little Gustava. "You want some breakfast, too?" and down She sets her bowl on the brick floor brown : And little dog... | |
| Nicholas St Nicholas, St. Nicholas - History - 1886 - 322 pages
...Gustava feeds her,—she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door: " Good-day ! " cries little Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the...their crimson feet: " Welcome!" cries little Gustava, So dainty and eager they pick up the crumbs,— But who is this through the doorway comes ? Little... | |
| Celia Thaxter - Children's poetry, American - 1884 - 172 pages
...coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, " What's that ? " 12 Gustava feeds her, — she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door : " Good-day ! " cries little Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the little brown hen. There comes a... | |
| Mary Mapes Dodge - Children's literature - 1884 - 336 pages
...grey, coaxing cat, With her little pink nose, and she mews, "What's that?" Gustava feeds her, — she begs for more ; And a little brown hen walks in at the door : " Good-day ! " cries little Gustava. She scatters crumbs for the little brown hen There comes a rush... | |
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