Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl–only she was always losing her pocket handkerchiefs! One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying– oh, she did cry so!...
What a funny sight it is to see a brood of ducklings with a hen! -Listen to the story of Jemima Puddle-duck, who was annoyed because the farmer’s wife would not let her hatch her own eggs. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Rebeccah Puddle-duck, was perfectly willing to...
My dear Freda, because you like fairy-tales, and have been ill, I have made you a story all for yourself, a new one that nobody has read before. I heard it in Gloucestershire, and the story is true-at least about the tailor, the waistcoat, and the “No more...
Once upon a time, there was a king and queen who lived happily together. They were fond of each other and had nothing to worry about, but then the king grew restless. He longed to go out into the world, to try his strength in battle against some enemy and to win all...
