The Story Hour Readers ...American book Company, 1913 - Children's stories |
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... king ? FR 1.3 The king was in the counting house , Counting. SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE I SAW A SHIP A - SAILING. 83 SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE •
... king ? FR 1.3 The king was in the counting house , Counting. SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE I SAW A SHIP A - SAILING. 83 SING A SONG OF SIXPENCE •
Page 84
Ida Coe, Alice Christie Dillon. 1.3 The king was in the counting house , Counting out his money ; The queen was in the parlor , Eating bread and honey . The maid was in the garden , Hanging out the clothes ; Down came a blackbird , And ...
Ida Coe, Alice Christie Dillon. 1.3 The king was in the counting house , Counting out his money ; The queen was in the parlor , Eating bread and honey . The maid was in the garden , Hanging out the clothes ; Down came a blackbird , And ...
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... King's castle . Jack Frost wore a coat trimmed with icicles . His hair was white , like the snow . He looked like a snow man . Sammy Scare Crow was made of straw . His hat and coat were very old and badly torn . Sammy Scare Crow's ...
... King's castle . Jack Frost wore a coat trimmed with icicles . His hair was white , like the snow . He looked like a snow man . Sammy Scare Crow was made of straw . His hat and coat were very old and badly torn . Sammy Scare Crow's ...
Page 87
... Where have they gone ? " he asked . " You have frightened them away with your cold breath , " said Sammy . " They have gone to the King's castle , where it is nice and warm . " " How long will they stay there ? " " 87.
... Where have they gone ? " he asked . " You have frightened them away with your cold breath , " said Sammy . " They have gone to the King's castle , where it is nice and warm . " " How long will they stay there ? " " 87.
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... King frightened when the birds began to sing ? " " Oh , no , indeed ! The King only laughed and asked , ' Where is the Queen ? ' I told him , ' The Queen is in the parlor , Eating bread and honey . ' I went into the parlor . I told the ...
... King frightened when the birds began to sing ? " " Oh , no , indeed ! The King only laughed and asked , ' Where is the Queen ? ' I told him , ' The Queen is in the parlor , Eating bread and honey . ' I went into the parlor . I told the ...
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baby dear beat the Dog began to cry Big Pig Billy Goat bite the Pig Bruin Bear build a house burn the Stick Butcher By-and-By catch Tommy Tart coat dance darling kittens drink the Water finest Bear Forest Rover four and twenty Frisky Lamb give go home going to eat Gray Duck growled hour ago Jack Frost Knave of Hearts lashed his tail Little Bo Peep little Indian Little Jack Horner little Jackal Little Wee Pig Lived a mother me-ow meadow Middle-sized Pig midnight moccasins moonlight Mother Black Cat mother dear Mother Goose mother honeybee naughty kittens Old Woman Peter Rabbit Piggy Wig plum pie puff Queen of Hearts quench the Fire Red Fox Reynard the Fox Rope sadly fear Sammy Scare Crow sing Skippy Slow-but-Sure snapped his jaws Sophie Stop running three little kittens three little pigs Trixy twenty Blackbirds walked White Cock wish to trade Wolf wood
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Page 84 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie; When the pie was opened, The birds began. to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king? The king was in his counting-house Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlor Eating bread and honey...
Page 42 - There was an old woman who lived In a shoe, She had so many children, she didn't know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread, She whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.
Page 103 - I saw a ship a-sailing, A-sailing on the sea, And oh! it was all laden With pretty things for thee ! There were comfits in the cabin, And apples in the hold; The sails were made of silk, And the masts were made of gold. The four-and-twenty sailors That stood between the decks Were four-and-twenty white mice, With chains about their necks. The captain was a duck, With a packet on his back, And when the ship began to move, The captain said "Quack! Quack!
Page 73 - This little pig went to market. This little pig stayed at home. This little pig had roast beef. This little pig had none. This little pig cried, "Wee, wee!
Page 32 - The three little kittens they found their mittens, And they began to cry, Oh, mother dear, see here, see here, Our mittens we have found! Put on your mittens, you silly kittens, And you shall have some pie.
Page 63 - said the mother ; " We dive," said the four : So they dived and they burrowed In the reeds on the shore. Over in the meadow, In a snug beehive, Lived a mother-honeybee And her little honeys five. " Buzz ! " said the mother ; " We buzz," said the five : So they buzzed and they hummed In the snug beehive.
Page 79 - Little pig, little pig, let me come in." "No, no, by the hair of my chinny chin chin." "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in.
Page 18 - The Queen of Hearts She made some tarts, All on a summer's day; The Knave of Hearts He stole those tarts, And took them clean away. The King of Hearts Called for the tarts, And beat the Knave full sore; The Knave of Hearts Brought back the tarts, And vowed he'd steal no more.
Page 61 - I wink," said the one; So she winked and she blinked In the sand, in the sun. Over in the meadow, Where the stream runs blue, Lived an old mother fish And her little fishes two. " Swim ! " said the mother ; "We swim...
Page 31 - Lost your mittens! You naughty kittens! Then you shall have no pie!" "Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow." "No, you shall have no pie." The three little kittens found their mittens; And they began to cry, "Oh, mother dear, See here, see here!