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brook that was caught in the weeds and in much trouble。
;Little Half´Chick�察─�whispered the Water�察 �I am so choked with these
weeds that I cannot move�察�I am almost lost�察�for want of room�察�please push
the sticks and weeds away with your bill and help me。;
;The idea� ─�said the little Half´Chick。 ;I cannot be bothered with you�察�
I am off for Madrid�察�to see the King� ─�And in spite of the brook's begging
he went away�察�hoppity´kick�察�hoppity´kick。
A bit farther on�察�the Half´Chick came to a Fire�察�which was smothered
in damp sticks and in great distress。
;Oh�察�little Half´Chick�察─�said the Fire�察 �you are just in time to save me。
I am almost dead for want of air。 Fan me a little with your wing�察�I beg。;
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;The idea� ─�said the little Half´Chick。 ;I cannot be bothered with you�察�
I am off to Madrid�察�to see the King� ─�And he went laughing off�察�hoppity´
kick�察�hoppity´kick。
When he had hoppity´kicked a good way�察 �and was near Madrid�察 �he
came to a clump of bushes�察 �where the Wind was caught fast。 The Wind
was whimpering�察�and begging to be set free。
;Little Half´Chick�察─�said the Wind�察 �you are just in time to help me�察�if
you will brush aside these twigs and leaves�察�I can get my breath�察�help me�察�
quickly� ─�
;Ho� �the idea� ─�said the little Half´ Chick。 ;I have no time to bother
with you。 I am going to Madrid�察 �to see the King。; And he went off�察�
hoppity´kick�察�hoppity´ kick�察�leaving the Wind to smother。
After a while he came to Madrid and to the palace of the King。
Hoppity´kick�察�hoppity´kick�察�the little Half´Chick skipped past the sentry at
the gate�察�and hoppity´ kick�察�hoppity´kick�察�he crossed the court。 But as he
was passing the windows of the kitchen the Cook looked out and saw him。
;The very thing for the King's dinner� ─ �she said。 ;I was needing a
chicken� ─�And she seized the little Half´Chick by his one wing and threw
him into a kettle of water on the fire。
The Water came over the little Half´ Chick's feathers�察�over his head�察�
into his eye�察 �It was terribly uncomfortable。 The little Half´Chick cried
out�察�
;Water�察�don't drown me� �Stay down�察�don't come so high� ─�
But the Water said�察 �Little Half´Chick�察�little Half´Chick�察�when I was in
trouble you would not help me�察─�and came higher than ever。
Now the Water grew warm�察�hot�察�hotter�察�frightfully hot�察�the little Half´
Chick cried out�察 �Do not burn so hot�察�Fire� �You are burning me to death� �
Stop� ─�
But the Fire said�察 �Little Half´Chick�察�little Half´Chick�察�when I was in
trouble you would not help me�察─�and burned hotter than ever。
Just as the little Half´Chick thought he must suffocate�察�the Cook took
the cover off�察�to look at the dinner。 ;Dear me�察─�she said�察 �this chicken is no
good�察�it is burned to a cinder。; And she picked the little Half´Chick up by
one leg and threw him out of the window。
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In the air he was caught by a breeze and taken up higher than the trees。
Round and round he was twirled till he was so dizzy he thought he must
perish。 ;Don't blow me so�拭�Wind�察─�he cried�察 �let me down� ─�
;Little Half´Chick�察�little Half´Chick�察─�said the Wind�察 �when I was in
trouble you would not help me� ─�And the Wind blew him straight up to the
top of the church steeple�察�and stuck him there�察�fast� �
There he stands to this day�察�with his one eye�察�his one wing�察�and his one
leg。 He cannot hoppity´kick any more�察�but he turns slowly round when the
wind blows�察�and keeps his head toward it�察�to hear what it says。
THE LAMBIKIN��1�А�
��1�А�From Indian Fairy Tales。 By Joseph Jacobs ��David Nutt��。
Once upon a time there was a wee�察 �wee Lambikin�察 �who frolicked
about on his little tottery legs�察�and enjoyed himself amazingly。
Now one day he set off to visit his Granny�察�and was jumping with joy
to think of all the good things he should get from her�察�when whom should
he meet but a Jackal�察 �who looked at the tender young morsel and said�察�
;Lambikin� �Lambikin� �I'll EAT YOU� ─�
But Lambikin only gave a little frisk and said�察�
;To Granny's house I go�察�Where I shall fatter grow�察�Then you can eat
me so。;
The Jackal thought this reasonable�察�and let Lambikin pass。
By and by he met a Vulture�察�and the Vulture�察�looking hungrily at the
tender morsel before him�察�said�察 �Lambikin� �Lambikin� �I'll EAT YOU� ─�
But Lambikin only gave a little frisk�察�and said�察�
;To Granny's house I go�察�Where I shall fatter grow�察�Then you can eat
me so。;
The Vulture thought this reasonable�察�and let Lambikin pass。
And by and by he met a Tiger�察 �and then a Wolf and a Dog and an
Eagle�察 �and all these�察 �when they saw the tender little morsel�察 �said�察�
;Lambikin� �Lambikin� �I'll EAT YOU� ─�
But to all of them Lambikin replied�察�with a little frisk�察�
;To Granny's house I go�察�Where I shall fatter grow�察�Then you can eat
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me so。;
At last he reached his Granny's house�察�and said�察�all in a great hurry�察�
;Granny�察�dear�察�I've promised to get very fat�察�so�察�as people ought to keep
their promises�察�please put me into the corn´bin AT ONCE。;
So his Granny said he was a good boy�察�and put him into the corn´bin�察�
and there the greedy little Lambikin stayed for seven days�察�and ate�察�and ate�察�
and ate�察�until he could scarcely waddle�察 �and his Granny said he was fat
enough for anything�察�and must go home。 But cunning little Lambikin said
that would never do�察�for some animal would be sure to eat him on the way
back�察�he was so plump and tender。
;I'll tell you what you must do�察─ �said Master Lambikin�察 �you must
make a little drumikin out of the skin of my little brother who died�察�and
then I can sit inside and trundle along nicely�察�for I'm as tight as a drum
myself。;
So his Granny made a nice little drumikin out of his brother's skin�察�
with the wool inside�察�and Lambikin curled himself up snug and warm in
the middle and trundled away gayly。 Soon he met with the Eagle�察 �who
called out�察�
;Drumikin� �Drumikin� �Have you seen Lambikin�拭─�
And Mr。 Lambikin�察�curled up in his soft�察�warm nest�察�replied�察�
;Fallen into the fire�察 �and so will you On little Drumikin� �Tum´pa�察�
tum´too� ─�
;How very annoying� ─ �sighed the Eagle�察�thinking regretfully of the
tender morsel he had let slip。
Meanwhile Lambikin trundled along�察 �laughing to himself�察 �and
singing�察�
;Tum´pa�察�tum´too�察�Tum´pa�察�tum´too� ─�
Every animal and bird he met asked him the same question�察�
;Drumikin� �Drumikin� �Have you seen Lambikin�拭─�
And to each of them the little slyboots replied�察�
;Fallen into the fire�察 �and so will you On little Drumikin� �Tum´pa�察�
tum´too� ─�Tum´pa�察�tum´too� �tum´pa�察�tum´too� ─�
Then they all sighed to think of the tender little morsel they had let
slip。
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At last the Jackal came limping along�察�for all his sorry looks as sharp
as a needle�察�and he�察�too�察�called out�察�
;Drumikin� �Drumikin� �Have you seen Lambikin�拭─�
And Lambikin�察�curled up in his snug little nest�察�replied gayly�察�
;Fallen into the fire�察�and so will you On little Drumikin� �Tum´pa;
But he never got any further�察�for the Jackal recognized his voice at
once�察�and cried�察 �Hullo� �you've turned yourself inside out�察�have you�拭�Just
you come out of that� ─�
Whereupon he tore open Drumikin and gobbled up Lambikin。
THE BLACKBERRY´BUSH��1�А�
��1�А�From Celia Thaxter's Stories and Poems for Children。
A little boy sat at his mother's knees�察�by the long western window�察�
looking out into the garden。 It was autumn�察�and the wind was sad�察�and the
golden elm leaves lay scattered about among the grass�察�and on the gravel
path。 The mother was knitting a little stocking�察 �her fingers moved the
bright needles�察�but her eyes were fixed on the clear evening sky。
As the darkness gathered�察 �the wee boy laid
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