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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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