Long time ago lived a widow with three sons. The two eldest were grown up but they were known to be lazy. Some of the neighbours had given them work to do on account of the respect they held for their mother. But at the time this story begins they had both been so...
Jack and Gill Went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down, And broke his crown, And Gill came tumbling after. Up Jack got And home did trot, As fast as he could muster; Went to bed To mend his head With vinegar and brown paper. Gill came in And she did...
In the County of Cumberland lived a nobleman who had three sons. Two of them were fine and clever yong men, but the other was a natural fool, named Jack. He was usually in charge of the sheep: he was dressed in a colored coat, and a steeple-crowned hat with a tassel....
It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is soporific”. I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces; but then I am not a rabbit. They certainly had a very soporific effect upon the Flopsy Bunnies! When Benjamin Bunny grew up, he married his Cousin...
