The Wooden Bowl
It was a beautiful family of 5. The family had a weak and old man, a man and a wife, and two children, a boy and a girl. The old m…
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The Donkey on Wheels
"THERE was once a poor little donkey on wheels. It had never wagged its tail, or tossed its head, or said, Hee-haw! or tasted a te…
The Pink Parasol
THE pink parasol had tender whalebone ribs and a slender stick of cherry-wood. It lived with the willful child in the white-house,…
Midsummer-Night
THE children were very much puzzled what to do, for it was Midsummer-night, and they knew that there was a dream belonging to it; …
The Kite
IT was the most tiresome kite in the world, always wagging its tail, shaking its ears, breaking its string, sitting down on the to…
The Wooden Horse
COME and have a ride," the big brother said. I am afraid," the little one answered; " the horse's mouth is wide open." "But it's o…
The Violets
THE sun came out and shone down on the leafless trees that cast hardly any shadows on the pathway through the woods. "Surely the s…
The Proud Boy
THERE was once a very proud boy. He always walked through the village with his eyes turned down and his hands in his pockets. The …
The Light on the Hills
"I WANT to work at my picture," he said, and went into the field. The little sister went too, and stood by him watching while he p…
The Sandy Cat
THE sandy cat sat by the kitchen fire. Yesterday it had had no supper; this morning everyone had forgotten it. All night it had ca…
