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!...
Johnny Town-mouse was born in a cupboard. Timmy Willie was born in a garden. Timmy Willie was a little country mouse who went to town by mistake in a hamper. The gardener sent vegetables to town once a week by carrier; he packed them in a big hamper. The gardener left...
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...
Once upon a time there was a village shop. The name over the window was “Ginger and Pickles.” It was a small shop just the right size for Dolls, Lucinda and Jane Doll always bought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles. The counter inside was a convenient...
One morning a little rabbit sat on a bank. He pricked his ears and listened to the trit-trot, trit-trot of a pony. A gig was coming along the road; it was driven by Mr. McGregor, and beside him sat Mrs. McGregor in her best bonnet. As soon as they had passed, little...
