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CHILDREN S BOOKCOLLECTIONLIBRARY OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIALOS ANGELES
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STORIES
LITTLE FOLKS.
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HOW NICE!Hubert has just been reading to
his little .-ister a pivtty story^ andthey are now loukingat the picture.Their mama buys many ni-for them, so they- have quite aon the shelf in their ?ehjul-ruuni. Tliey always take gix-atcare of their bouk^, so that theylast a loii time.
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BABY, THAT'S YOU."Mama placed her large mirror
on the floor this morning, to cleanit. The children soon noticedthis and are amusing themselvesby looking in the glass. " Baby,that's you." says little Jamc>.Baby is putting her hand on the
as if to find out who itis that is looking at her. She isnot old enough to know that it
:ilv her own imaire in the
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THE CANARY.Poor bird! h< -ing very
sweetly, but IK iot lookquite happy. Indeed, I do notthink any bird can be that is ^hut-up in a i -a ire. IL>w difierent hislife must have been in the lovelyCanary Islands ! lie rch,and seed and water, but what isall that without liberty?
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THE PARTY.M>s Lucy and Miss Julia have
got an invitation to a party at theSquire's, and are consulting withtheir mama as to what they shallwear. As they are sure to meetall the Whites, and the Stanley-.
. and the Ta;there, U want to lock
me as they can.
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MY SKETCHES.I thought you would like to
see some of my sketches. I amfond of drawing, as you may sup-pose, and mama says I am veryclever at it. Do you like my twosketches of Dr. Pill's brougham ?That boy with the cap there is mylittle brother, Bill. That is ourflower-girl, Annie.
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DAVID AND SAUL.If you ask your mama, she will
tellyou the beautiful story of Davidplaying before King Saul. Theking was ill, and David, who wa^then a youth, played his harpbefore him, to cure him. How theking became jealous of him, andtried to kill him, andv how, afterthe king's death, David himselfbecame king, is an interestingstory.
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CHRISTMAS DAY.
It is dinner-time, and cook isjust bringing in the great plum-pudding. She has placed a pieceof holly on the top, to make itlook smart. The children arealmost wild with joy, and littleJoe has got a flag, and is making
real noise. How he is dancingabout there !
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THE STORK.The stork is a largo bird, and
ha? a long bill, and very long leg^.lie needs the-e. a- he lives inmarshes, and feud- on frogs and
is a rou jrl i nest ofk is
held in high honour in most.COUD 1 in
al from t ho. publicmarket-place-.
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THE HERON.The heron is a largo, strange-
looking bird. He lias very longthin legs, and his bill also is verylong. He likes to live apart fromother birds, and makes a nest ofsticks lined with wool. He is oftenseen, standing quite
still in shallowwater, as you see in the pieture,watehinif for fish.
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THE BABY ELEPHANT.All animals are fond of their
young OIK->, and are kind to them.The mother elephant, though sheis so big, and looks so rough,takes great care of her little ones.She fondles them, and puts hertrunk round them to pmtL-ctthem, and keep them herside. She would be very fierceindeed if any one tried to take-away her young ones r to hurtthem.
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