嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
響慕片 卦指云慕朕村 紗秘慕禰 厘議慕尺 厘議慕禰 TXT畠云和墮 〆辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂〇

stories to tell to children(隅湧絞並)-及13何蛍

酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��


                                     Stories To Tell Children 



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

Red Man had the key。 And he said to the poor mouse�察�

     ;You shall be my servant�察�you shall make my bed and sweep my room 

and cook my broth。; 

     So the little brown Mouse was the little Red Man's servant�察�and every 

day he made the little Red Man's bed and swept the little Red Man's room 

and cooked the little Red Man's broth。 And every day the little Red Man 

went away through the tiny door�察�and did not come back till afternoon。 But 

he always locked the door after him�察�and carried away the key。 

     At last�察�one day he was in such a hurry that he turned the key before 

the door was quite latched�察�which�察�of course�察�didn't lock it at all。 He went 

away without noticing�察�he was in such a hurry。 

     The   little   Field   Mouse   knew   that   his   chance   had   come   to   run   away 

home。 But he didn't want to go without the pretty�察�shiny acorn。 Where it 

was   he   didn't   know�察  �so   he   looked   everywhere。   He   opened   every   little 

drawer and looked in�察�but it wasn't in any of the drawers�察�he peeped on 

every shelf�察�but it wasn't on a shelf�察�he hunted in every closet�察�but it wasn't 

in there。 Finally�察�he climbed up on a chair and opened a wee�察�wee door in 

the chimney´ piece��and there it was� �

     He took it quickly in his forepaws�察�and then he took it in his mouth�察�

and then he ran away。 He pushed open the little door�察�he climbed up�察�up�察�

up the little stairs�察�he came out through the hole under the root�察�he ran and 

ran through the fields�察�and at last he came to his own house。 

     When he was in his own house he set the shiny acorn on the table。 I 

guess he set it down hard�察�for all at once�察�with a little snap�察�it opened� �

exactly like a little box。 

     And   what   do   you   think�   �There   was   a   tiny   necklace   inside�   �It   was   a 

most    beautiful    tiny   necklace�察  �all  made    of  jewels�察  �and   it  was   just  big 

enough for a lady mouse。 So the little Field Mouse gave the tiny necklace 

to his little Mouse´sister。 She thought it was perfectly lovely。 And when 

she wasn't wearing it she kept it in the shiny acorn box。 

     And the little Red Man never knew what had become of it�察�because he 

didn't know where the little Field Mouse lived。 



                                               46 


´ Page 47´

                                      Stories To Tell Children 



                   ANOTHER LITTLE RED HEN��1�А�



     ��1�А  �Adapted      from    the  verse    version�察  �which     is  given   here    as  an 

alternative。 

       Once upon a time there was a little Red Hen�察�who lived on a farm all 

by herself。 An old Fox�察�crafty and sly�察�had a den in the rocks�察�on a hill near 

her   house。   Many   and   many   a   night   this   old   Fox   used   to   lie   awake   and 

think to himself how good that little Red Hen would taste if he could once 

get her in his big kettle and boil her for dinner。 But he couldn't catch the 

little Red Hen�察�because she was too wise for him。 Every time she went out 

to market she locked the door of the house behind her�察�and as soon as she 

came in again she locked the door behind her and put the key in her apron 

pocket�察�where she kept her scissors and a sugar cooky。 

     At last the old Fox thought up a way to catch the little Red Hen。 Early 

in the morning he said to his old mother�察 �Have the kettle boiling when I 

come home to´   night�察�for I'll   be bringing   the little Red   Hen for supper。; 

Then he took a big bag and slung it over his shoulder�察�and walked till he 

came to the little Red Hen's house。 The little Red Hen was just coming out 

of her door to pick up a few sticks for kindling wood。 So the old Fox hid 

behind the wood´ pile�察�and as soon as she bent down to get a stick�察�into the 

house he slipped�察�and scurried behind the door。 

     In a minute the little Red Hen came quickly in�察�and shut the door and 

locked it。 ;I'm glad I'm safely in�察─�she said。 Just as she said it�察�she turned 

round�察�and there stood the ugly old Fox�察�with his big bag over his shoulder。 

Whiff� �how  scared the little Red   Hen   was�   �She dropped   her   apronful of 

sticks�察�and flew up to the big beam across the ceiling。 There she perched�察�

and she said to the old Fox�察�down below�察 �You may as well go home�察�for 

you can't get me。; 

     ;Can't   I�察  �though� ─  �said   the   Fox。   And   what   do   you   think   he   did�拭  �He 

stood   on   the   floor   underneath   the   little   Red   Hen   and   twirled   round   in   a 

circle after his own tail。 And as he spun�察�and spun�察�and spun�察�faster�察�and 

faster�察�and faster�察�the poor little Red Hen got so dizzy watching him that 

she couldn't hold on to the perch。 She dropped off�察�and the old Fox picked 

her up and put her in his bag�察�slung the bag over his shoulder�察�and started 



                                                47 


´ Page 48´

                                     Stories To Tell Children 



for home�察�where the kettle was boiling。 

     He had a very long way to go�察�up hill�察�and the little Red Hen was still 

so   dizzy   that   she   didn't   know   where   she   was。   But   when   the   dizziness 

began to go off�察�she whisked her little scissors out of her apron pocket�察�and 

snip� �she cut a little hole in the bag�察�then she poked her head out and saw 

where she was�察�and as soon as they came to a good spot she cut the hole 

bigger and jumped out herself。 There was a great big stone lying there�察�and 

the little Red Hen picked it up and put it in the bag as quick as a wink。 

Then   she   ran   as   fast   as   she   could   till   she   came   to   her   own   little   farm´ 

house�察�and she went in and locked the door with the big key。 

     The old Fox went on carrying the stone and never knew the difference。 

My�察�but it bumped him well� �He was pretty tired when he got home。 But 

he was so pleased to think of the supper he was going to have that he did 

not mind that at all。 As soon as his mother opened the door he said�察 �Is the 

kettle boiling�拭─�

     ;Yes�察─�said his mother�察 �have you got the little Red Hen�拭─�

     ;I have�察─�said the old Fox。 ;When I open the bag you hold the cover 

off the kettle and I'll shake the bag so that the Hen will fall in�察�and then 

you pop the cover on�察�before she can jump out。; 

     ;All   right�察─  �said   his   mean   old   mother�察  �and   she   stood   close   by   the 

boiling kettle�察�ready to put the cover on。 

     The Fox lifted the big�察�heavy bag up till it was over the open kettle�察�

and   gave   it   a   shake。   Splash�   �thump�   �splash�   �In   went   the   stone   and   out 

came the boiling water�察�all over the old Fox and the old Fox's mother� �

     And they were scalded to death。 

     But    the  little  Red   Hen    lived  happily    ever   after�察 �in  her  own    little 

farmhouse。 



           THE STORY OF THE LITTLE RID HIN��1�А�



     ��1�А�From Horace E。 Scudder's Doings of the Bodley Family in Town 

and Country ��Houghton�察�Mifflin & Co。��。 

       There was once't upon a time A little small Rid Hin�察�Off in the good 

ould country Where yees ha' nivir bin。 



                                               48 


´ Page 49´

                                     Stories To Tell Children 



       Nice and quiet shure she was�察�And nivir did any harrum�察�She lived 

alane all be herself�察�And worked upon her farrum。 

       There lived out o'er the hill�察�In a great din o' rocks�察�A crafty�察�shly�察�and 

wicked Ould folly iv a Fox。 

       This rashkill iv a Fox�察�He tuk it in his head He'd have the little Rid 

Hin�此�So�察�whin he wint to bed�察�

       He laid awake and thaught What a foine thing 'twad be To fetch her 

home and bile her up For his ould marm and he。 

       And so he thaught and thaught�察�Until he grew so thin That there was 

nothin' left of him But jist his bones and shkin。 

       But the small Rid Hin was wise�察�She always locked her door�察�And in 

her pocket pit the key�察�To keep the Fox out shure。 

       But at last there came a schame Intil his wicked head�察�And he tuk a 

great big bag And to his mither said�察�

       ;Now have the pot all bilin' Agin the time I come�察�We'll ate the small 

Rid Hin to´night�察�For shure I'll bring her home。; 

       And so away he wint Wid the bag upon his back�察�An' up the hill and 

through the woods Saftly he made his track。 

       An'   thin   he   came   alang�察  �Craping   as   shtill's   a   mouse�察  �To   where   the 

little small Rid Hin Lived in her shnug ould house。 

       An' out she comes hersel'�察�Jist as he got in sight�察�To pick up shticks to 

make her fire�此 �Aha� ─�says Fox�察 �all right。 

       ;Begorra�察�now�察�I'll have yees Widout much throuble more�察─�An' in he 

shlips quite unbeknownst�察�An' hides be'ind the door。 

       An' thin�察�a minute afther�察�In comes the small Rid H
卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��0�� 家��0��
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��