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     As   the   darkness   gathered�察  �the   wee   boy   laid   his   head   on   her   lap   and 

kept so still   that�察 �at   last�察 �she  leaned   forward   to   look into   his dear   round 

face。   He   was   not   asleep�察  �but   was   watching   very   earnestly   a   blackberry´ 

bush�察�that waved its one tall�察�dark´red spray in the wind outside the fence。 

     ;What   are   you   thinking   about�察 �my  darling�拭─ �she   said�察 �smoothing   his 

soft�察�honey´colored hair。 

     ;The   blackberry´bush�察  �mamma�察  �what   does   it   say�拭  �It   keeps   nodding�察�

nodding to me behind the fence�察�what does it say�察�mamma�拭─�

     ;It   says�察─  �she   answered�察   �I   see   a   happy   little   boy   in   the   warm�察  �fire´ 

lighted room。 The wind blows cold�察�and here it is dark and lonely�察�but that 

little boy is warm and happy and safe at his mother's knees。 I nod to him�察�

and he looks at me。 I wonder if he knows how happy he is� �

     ;`See�察�all my leaves are dark crimson。 Every day they dry and wither 

more and more�察�by and by they will be so weak they can scarcely cling to 

my branches�察�and the north wind will tear them all away�察�and nobody will 

remember   them   any  more。   Then   the   snow   will   sink   down   and   wrap   me 



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close。 Then the snow will melt again and icy rain will clothe me�察�and the 

bitter wind will rattle my bare twigs up and down。 

     ;`I nod my head to all who pass�察�and dreary nights and dreary days go 

by�察�but in the happy house�察�so warm and bright�察�the little boy plays all day 

with books and toys。 His mother and his father cherish him�察�he nestles on 

their   knees   in   the   red   firelight   at   night�察  �while   they   read   to   him   lovely 

stories�察�or sing sweet old songs to him��the happy little boy� �And outside I 

peep over the snow and see a stream of   ruddy light   from a   crack in the 

window´   shutter�察  �and        I   nod   out   here   alone   in   the   dark�察  �thinking   how 

beautiful it is。 

     ;`And here I wait patiently。 I take the snow and the rain and the cold�察�

and I am not sorry�察�but glad�察�for in my roots I feel warmth and life�察�and I 

know   that   a   store   of   greenness   and   beauty   is   shut   up   safe   in   my   small 

brown   buds。   Day   and   night   go   again   and   again�察  �little   by   little   the   snow 

melts all away�察�the ground grows soft�察�the sky is blue�察�the little birds fly 

over crying�察 �It is spring� �it is spring� ─�Ah� �then through all my twigs I feel 

the slow sap stirring。 

     ;`Warmer grow the sunbeams�察�and softer the air。 The small blades of 

grass   creep   thick   about   my   feet�察  �the   sweet   rain   helps   swell   my   shining 

buds。 More and more I push forth my leaves�察�till out I burst in a gay green 

dress�察�and nod in joy and pride。 The little boy comes running to look at me�察�

and   cries�察  �Oh�察  �mamma�   �the  little  blackberry´bush   is   alive  and   beautiful 

and   green。   Oh�察  �come   and   see� ─  �And   I   hear�察  �and   I   bow   my   head   in   the 

summer wind�察�and every day they watch me grow more beautiful�察�till at 

last I shake out blossoms�察�fair and fragrant。 

     ;`A few days more�察�and I drop the white petals down among the grass�察�

and�察  �lo�    �the  green    tiny   berries�    �Carefully   I   hold    them   up    to  the   sun�察�

carefully I gather the dew in the summer nights�察�slowly they ripen�察�they 

grow   larger   and   redder   and   darker�察  �and   at   last   they   are   black�察  �shining�察�

delicious。   I   hold   them   as   high   as   I   can   for   the   little   boy�察  �who   comes 

dancing out。 He shouts with joy�察�and gathers them in his dear hand�察�and he 

runs   to   share   them   with   his   mother�察  �saying�察   �Here   is   what   the   patient 

blackberry´bush bore for us�此�see how nice�察�mamma� ─�

     ;`Ah� �then indeed I am glad�察�and would say�察�if I could�察 �Yes�察�take them�察�



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dear little boy�察�I kept them for you�察�held them long up to sun and rain to 

make them sweet and ripe for you�察─�and I nod and nod in full content�察�for 

my work is done。 From the window he watches me and thinks�察 �There is 

the little blackberry´bush that was so kind to me。 I see it and I love it。 I 

know it is safe out there nodding all alone�察�and next summer it will hold 

ripe berries up for me to gather again。; '; 

       Then the wee boy smiled�察�and liked the little story。 His mother took 

him up in her arms�察�and they went out to supper and left the blackberry´ 

bush nodding up and down in the wind�察�and there it is nodding yet。 



                                 THE FAIRIES��1�А�



     ��1�А�By William Allingham。 

       Up the airy mountain�察�Down the rushy glen�察�We daren't go a´hunting 

For fear of little men。 Wee folk�察�good folk�察�Trooping all together�察�Green 

jacket�察�red cap�察�And white owl's feather� �

       Down along the rocky shore Some make their home They live on 

crispy   pancakes   Of   yellow   tide´foam�察  �Some   in   the   reeds   Of   the   black 

mountain´lake�察�With frogs for their watch´dogs�察�All night awake。 

       High on the hilltop The old King sits�察�He is now so old and gray�察�He's 

nigh lost his wits。 With a bridge of white mist Columbkill he crosses�察�On 

his stately journeys From Slieveleague to Rosses�察�Or going up with music 

On cold starry nights�察�To sup with the Queen Of the gay Northern Lights。 

       They stole little Bridget For seven years long�察�When she came down 

again Her friends were all gone。 They took her lightly back�察�Between the 

night   and   morrow�察  �They   thought   that   she   was   fast   asleep�察  �But   she   was 

dead with sorrow。 They have kept her ever since Deep within the lake�察�On 

a bed of flag´leaves�察�Watching till she wake。 

       By the craggy hillside�察�Through the mosses bare�察�They have planted 

thorn´trees�察�For pleasure here and there。 Is any man so daring As dig them 

up in spite�察�He shall find their sharpest thorns In his bed at night。 

       Up the airy mountain�察�Down the rushy glen�察�We daren't go a´hunting 

For fear of little men。 Wee folk�察�good folk�察�Trooping all together�察�Green 

jacket�察�red cap�察�And white owl's feather� �



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        THE ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE FIELD 



                                      MOUSE 



       Once upon a time�察�there was a little brown Field Mouse�察�and one day 

he was out in the fields to see what he could see。 He was running along in 

the grass�察�poking his nose into everything and looking with his two eyes 

all about�察�when he saw a smooth�察�shiny acorn�察�lying in the grass。 It was 

such a fine shiny little acorn that he thought he would take it home with 

him�察�so he put out his paw to touch it�察�but the little acorn rolled away from 

him。 He ran after it�察�but it kept rolling on�察�just ahead of him�察�till it came to 

a place where a big oak´tree had its roots spread all over the ground。 Then 

it rolled under a big round root。 

     Little Mr。 Field Mouse ran to the root and poked his nose under after 

the acorn�察�and there he saw a small round hole in the ground。 He slipped 

through   and   saw   some   stairs   going   down   into   the   earth。   The   acorn   was 

rolling down�察�with a soft tapping sound�察�ahead of him�察�so down he went 

too。 Down�察�down�察�down�察�rolled the acorn�察�and down�察�down�察�down�察�went 

the Field Mouse�察�until suddenly he saw a tiny door at the foot of the stairs。 

     The   shiny   acorn   rolled   to   the   door   and   struck   against   it   with   a   tap。 

Quickly   the   little   door   opened   and   the   acorn   rolled   inside。   The   Field 

Mouse hurried as fast as he could down the last stairs�察�and pushed through 

just as the door was closing。 It shut behind him�察�and he was in a little room。 

And there�察�before him�察�stood a queer little Red Man� �He had a little red 

cap�察�and a little red jacket�察�and odd little red shoes with points at the toes。 

     ;You are my prisoner�察─�he said to the Field Mouse。 

       ;What for�拭─�said the Field Mouse。 

     ;Because you tried to steal my acorn�察─�said the little Red Man。 

     ;It is my acorn�察─�said the Field Mouse�察 �I found it。; 

     ;No�察�it isn't�察─�said the little Red Man�察 �I have it�察�you will never see it 

again。; 

     The little Field Mouse looked all about the room as fast as he could�察�

but he could not see any acorn。 Then he thought he would go back up the 



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tiny stairs to his own home。 But the little door was locked�察�and the little 

Red Man
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