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OUR STORIES A is Aladdin B is Little Boy Blue C is Cinderella D is David the
Shepherd Boy E is Echo and Narcissus F is the Fisherman and His Wife G is
Goody . Two - Shoes I is Capital I and Little I J is Johnny. the House that Jack
Built ...
OUR STORIES A is Aladdin B is Little Boy Blue C is Cinderella D is David the
Shepherd Boy E is Echo and Narcissus F is the Fisherman and His Wife G is
Goody . Two - Shoes I is Capital I and Little I J is Johnny. the House that Jack
Built ...
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You are playing with me . You are playing with me . I am going away . I am going
away . Good - by ! Good - by ! Narcissus . Echo . Narcissus . Echo . Narcissus .
Echo . Narcissus . Echo . THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE I A fisherman sat on.
You are playing with me . You are playing with me . I am going away . I am going
away . Good - by ! Good - by ! Narcissus . Echo . Narcissus . Echo . Narcissus .
Echo . Narcissus . Echo . THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE I A fisherman sat on.
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Georgia Alexander, Grace Alexander. THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE I A
fisherman sat on the rocks by the sea . No fish had come to his line all day . He
was just going home . Jerk ! Jerk ! what was that ? Just see the queer fish on his
line !
Georgia Alexander, Grace Alexander. THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE I A
fisherman sat on the rocks by the sea . No fish had come to his line all day . He
was just going home . Jerk ! Jerk ! what was that ? Just see the queer fish on his
line !
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said his wife . The fisherman told his wife about the queer fish . She was angry
with him . “ Did you ask . the fish for anything ? ” said she . “ No , " said the
fisherman , “ I did not think of that . ” “ Go back and ask for a good home , ” said
she .
said his wife . The fisherman told his wife about the queer fish . She was angry
with him . “ Did you ask . the fish for anything ? ” said she . “ No , " said the
fisherman , “ I did not think of that . ” “ Go back and ask for a good home , ” said
she .
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My wife wishes a good home , ” said the fisherman . “ Go home , ” said the fish , “
Your wife has her wish . ” The fisherman went back to his wife . There stood a
lovely new home . They had everything - pigs and geese and a cow . " Ilow fine !
My wife wishes a good home , ” said the fisherman . “ Go home , ” said the fish , “
Your wife has her wish . ” The fisherman went back to his wife . There stood a
lovely new home . They had everything - pigs and geese and a cow . " Ilow fine !
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Aladdin asked ball Black Rat Blount boat brave castle cat That caught caught the rat Cherry child Cinderella coat cried dance David Dick Doctor Marigold dog That worried dragon dress Echo fairy father fish fisherman gave George glad Godmother Goody Two-Shoes grunted horn horse house that Jack Jack built Johnny Cake kill kind King Alfred lamp letters lion little boy Little fish little old live looked Lord lovely magician malt That lay morning mother Narcissus nest night North Wind play poor pretty Prince quacked Queen rabbit rain Raleigh Red Hen ring shoes Simple Simon sister sleep soon SOUND DRILL spell stop story strange suggestions talk teacher tell Thank Tin Soldier walk wife wish Woman
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Page 59 - Monday's child is fair of face/ Tuesday's child is full of grace/ Wednesday's child is full of woe/ Thursday's child has far to go...
Page 41 - THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT This is the farmer sowing his corn, That kept the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn, That milked the cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the dog That worried the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Page 43 - That lay in the house that Jack built. This is the cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the priest all shaven and shorn, 20 That married the man all tattered and torn, That kissed the maiden all forlorn...
Page 63 - She went to the hatter's To buy him a hat, But when she came back He was feeding the cat. She went to the barber's To buy him a wig, But when she came back He was dancing a jig. She went to the fruiterer's To buy him some fruit, But when she came back He was playing the flute.
Page 81 - SIMPLE Simon met a pieman Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, "Let me taste your ware." Says the pieman to Simple Simon, "Show me first your penny"; Says Simple Simon to the pieman. "Indeed I have not any." Simple Simon went a-fishing For to catch a whale; All the water he had got Was in his mother's pail. Simple Simon went to look If plums grew on a thistle; He pricked his fingers very much, Which made poor Simon whistle.
Page 44 - ... the maiden all forlorn, that milked the cow with the crumpled horn, that tossed the dog, that worried the cat, that caught the rat, that ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built (Z 51).
Page 34 - SOLOMON Grundy, Born on Monday, Christened on Tuesday, Married on Wednesday, Took ill on Thursday, Worse on Friday, Died on Saturday, Buried on Sunday ; This is the end Of Solomon Grundy ! XL VII.
Page 63 - OLD mother Hubbard, Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone ; But when she came there, The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none. She went to the baker's To buy him some bread, But when she came back The poor dog was dead. She went to the joiner's To buy him a coffin, But when she came back The poor dog was laughing.
Page 22 - The cock crows in the morn To tell us to rise, And he who lies late Will never be wise. For early to bed, And early to rise, Is the way to be healthy And wealthy and wise.
Page 14 - Little Boy Blue, Come blow your horn. The sheep are in the meadow, The cows are in the corn.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Child Classics, Book 1 Child Classics, Georgia Alexander |
| Authors | Georgia Alexander, Grace Alexander |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1909 |
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