Tiny Tadpole: And Other TalesShort stories for children. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 7
Page 101
... held at a very charming spot , for a crystal brook trickled , with the sweetest murmur in the world , through a forest of arching green ferns ; while soft moss cushions were planted here and there , THE MISSION AMONG FLOWERS . 101.
... held at a very charming spot , for a crystal brook trickled , with the sweetest murmur in the world , through a forest of arching green ferns ; while soft moss cushions were planted here and there , THE MISSION AMONG FLOWERS . 101.
Page 170
... Brook . " Dear little Brook ! " said she , kissing its small ripples and dimples , and turning them to diamonds . " Dear little Brook , why are you so grave and so dismal ? " " What is there in the world to make me merry ? " asked the ...
... Brook . " Dear little Brook ! " said she , kissing its small ripples and dimples , and turning them to diamonds . " Dear little Brook , why are you so grave and so dismal ? " " What is there in the world to make me merry ? " asked the ...
Page 171
... Brook ; " useful ! - I wonder how ? Poking up here in this horrid glen with great black rocks , or puddling down in that miserable valley . I'm neither useful nor ornamental and I only wish you would come in all your strength , and dry ...
... Brook ; " useful ! - I wonder how ? Poking up here in this horrid glen with great black rocks , or puddling down in that miserable valley . I'm neither useful nor ornamental and I only wish you would come in all your strength , and dry ...
Page 172
... Brook ; " but this is not much after all ! " Then they both came to a broad flat ledge of stone that they were obliged to go over , and there being a steep descent on the other side , the Brooklet jumped over it very freshly , throwing ...
... Brook ; " but this is not much after all ! " Then they both came to a broad flat ledge of stone that they were obliged to go over , and there being a steep descent on the other side , the Brooklet jumped over it very freshly , throwing ...
Page 173
... Brook , getting elated by his companion's praises , gurgled on rather more cheerfully , and presently they came to a thatched white cottage . Out of the door ran a pretty little blue - eyed Child , with a pitcher in one hand and a ...
... Brook , getting elated by his companion's praises , gurgled on rather more cheerfully , and presently they came to a thatched white cottage . Out of the door ran a pretty little blue - eyed Child , with a pitcher in one hand and a ...
Common terms and phrases
Adventures African Wanderers amusing Author beautiful bird Brook Brooklet bulrush Children Chimney Pot cloth Club Moss coloured Creak creature Cup Moss curious Daisy dare say dear delight Doll's House Door Mat eggs elegant Engravings eyes Fairy fancy Fcap Fir-tree Flowers Frog Frontispiece Gazette GILBERT gilt edges golden golden stool graceful green happy HARRISON WEIR Hedge-sparrow Hempie History honour Illustrations by HARRISON Illustrations by JOHN JOHN ABSOLON JOHN GILBERT Knocker Lady LATE THOMAS HOOD laughed Lessons Little by little little Pitcher look lovely mission morocco mother Mushroom nest never nice Nicko Noah's Ark Numbers Paynstake Peziza plain pleasant poor little pretty Pump quiet Rain round Royal 16mo Second Edition Shuttlecock Small 4to soft Speckleback Specky Stories Sunbeam Super-royal 16mo sweet tail Tiny Tadpole tree Waves Weathercock Wind wonder young
Popular passages
Page 18 - Glimpses of Nature ; And Objects of Interest described during a Visit to the Isle of Wight. Designed to assist and encourage Young Persons in forming habits of observation. By Mrs. LOUDON. Second Edition, enlarged. With Forty-one Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth. "We could not recommend a more valuable little volume. It is full of information, conveyed in the most agreeable manner."— Literary Gazette.
Page 21 - KEEPER'S TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF HIS MASTER. 6. THE SCOTTISH ORPHANS. By LADY STODDART. 7. NEVER WRONG; or, THE YOUNG DISPUTANT; and "IT WAS ONLY IN FUN.
Page 29 - Happy," etc. Thirteenth Edition. With Sixty Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth. Facts to correct Fancies; Or, Short Narratives compiled from the Biography of Remarkable Women. By a MOTHER. With Engravings, 3s.
Page 28 - Engravings. 2s. 6d. plain; 3s. 6d. coloured. Bible Illustrations; Or, a Description of Manners and Customs peculiar to the East, and especially Explanatory of the Holy Scriptures. By the Rev. BH DRAPER. With Engravings. Fourth Edition. Revised bv Dr. KITTO, Editor of " The Pictorial Bible,
Page 24 - Home Amusements : a Choice Collection of Riddles, Charades, Conundrums, Parlour Games, and Forfeits. How to Make Dolls' Furniture AND TO FURNISH A DOLL'S HOUSE.
Page 8 - Scenes of Animal Life and Character, FROM NATURE AND RECOLLECTION. In Twenty Plates. By JB 4to, fancy boards.
Page 23 - Modern British Plutarch (The), or LIVES OF MEN DISTINGUISHED IN THE RECENT HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THEIR TALENTS, VIRTUES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS. By WC TAYLOR, LL.D.
Page 29 - SOWERBY. 3s. 6d. plain; or 6s. with the Flowers coloured. How to be Happy ; Or, Fairy Gifts, to which is added a Selection of Moral Allegories. With Steel Engravings. Price 3s.
Page 30 - WEIR. 4to, gilt edges. The Mine, or SUBTERRANEAN WONDERS. An Account of the Operations of the Miner and the Products of his Labours. Modern Sphinx (The). A Collection of ENIGMAS, CHARADES, REBUSES, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ACROSTICS, ANAGRAMS, LOGOGRIPHS, METAGRAMS, VERBAL PUZZLES, CONUNDRUMS, etc. Fcap. 8vo.
Page 25 - True Stories from Ancient History, chronologically arranged from the Creation of the World to the Death of Charlemagne. Twelfth Edition.