IMPOSSIBLE ADVENTURES


Taking a walk in the country, I A large lion jumping upon me,
was killing larks by throwing peas I got prudently behind a hazel tree.
with my breath.


The beast while drinking by the
side of a pond, was seized by a pike
which dragged him into the water.


I don't know what would have
become of me, but fortunately I at
length found that the skin of the
fox alone remained in my'hands.


I was nearly drowned when a
strong wind blew me up and threw
me into a ditch from which I was
not able to get out.


I found on my way a barrel ol
wine of Malvasia, and tried to open
it by knocking on the cork.


As the animal continued his way
notwithstanding this obstacle, I in-
stantly bent the shrub and passed
it through his mouth.


I had been there two days, wit-
hout any hope of relief, when a fox
leaping. ovei the ditch, I eagerly
seized his tail.


The monster being new bridled,
1 got up on him and continued my
journey on this newfashioned horse.


He ,pulled me out of the ditch,
:ti took me over hedges, ravines,
and bliushes.


All at once, the liquid in fermen- In coming down, I 'ell on the
station pushed out.the cork which trunk of an elephant. This large
struck me in the chest and I was animal found amusement in playing
sent lying through the air. at ball with my body.


Tiring with this game, the ele-
phant threw me in a pool of mud;
Ssank into the mud being unable
to extricate myself.


A vulture taking my
cheese, flew down and c
out of the mud. I felt rel


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head for a After a little time, the bird Fortunately I was just over m
carried me became fatigued and let me fall house; I fell through the roof mt
eased, without giving me warning, the armchair and went to sleep.

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FRANCIS THE FOUNDLING


One day Papa Brushwood, an old
game keeper, found a child at the
corner 'f a wood.


He brought him home to his wife These good people hal him bapti-
and said : as we have no children, zed under the name of Francis the
we will adopt him. Charnpy. which means the Ifoiun-
dling.


Mamma Brushwood taught him
to pray and to honour God.


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When ever he met a poor man, hie He was liked by the clergyman of
shared his breakfast with him. the village, who admitted him into
the choir.


On sunday Papa Brushwood took Unfortunately, Papa Brushwood
him into the woods to hunt rabbits. was killed by a poacher, and his
wife .lied of grief.


After losing his two henel'actors, He found employment with a
Joseph left his village to tind work horse dealer's from whom he recei-
in Paris. ved more lashes of the whip than
pieces of bread.


In searching for work elsewhere
he found a pocketbook full of bank-
notes anil gave it bai k to its owner.


The owner offered him a reward
which he refused. He informed him-
self of the position of the young man
and made him study.


Latter on he entered the Poly-
technic-School (the best in the
world), and came out first-class.


Very happy, he went to thank his A few years alter, he contributed
generous benefactor, by his courage and his talents to
the taking of Sebastopol.


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four engineering regiments, and
takes a great interest in the educa-
tion of the drummer-boys.


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Little Joseph having become an
orphans was chased from his pater-
nal home by unmerciful creditors.


As he was sadly going along, he
met with an elegant hunter who
allowed him to carry his bag.


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The hunter finding that Joseph
was intelligent took him home to
his country-house and engaged him
as a servalt.


One day Joseph found a letter
without any address and read it.


Joseph gave theletter to his mas- The same night the son of his
ter and told him he had read it to master offered him rnoniey to know
know to whom it belonged, what the letter contained.


Joseph refused to speak. The son
ill-treated and chased him out of
the house.


The lady proposed to take him in
her carriage if I-e would reveal the
contents of the letter.


Joseph continued his way. He
met a traveller who was dining on
the grass; the child asked him for
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All is fI: you said the traveller, if
you will tell me the secret of the
letter. Joseph went away without
saying anything.


Exhausted with fatigue and dying
of hunger, the little boy fel on the
grass and went to sleep.


When he woke he found himself Acomfortabledinner was brought.
in a soft bed. A lady was sitting at Joseph recognized the traveller and
his bed-side. the lady whom he had met.


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The master 0 tli'" house appea- Joseph is now a farmer; he often
red, he kissed the child for his dis- relates to his family the origin of
creation, and promised to look to his his success, and says :
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THE SELFISH LITTLE BOY


Marcelinus was a selfish little boy During a heavy shower of rain, Mar-
who would never share anything nice celinus refused to divide the shelter of
that he had \ith his companions. his umbrella with a poor old man ~\ho
had the greatest difficulty in walkirig.


Theother children displeased with
the bad behaviour of Marcelinus, left
him by himself, at which he laughed
and wandered away into the country


One day in an omnibus, Marcelinus One Thursday, the schoolmates of
would not give up his place to a lady Marcelinus had a pic-tie in the country.
w ho found great inconvenience from a Every one brought provisions except the
current of air. selfish-boy.


In crossing a meadow a peasant took Marcelinus ot a\ay with his ears
him by the ear and gave him a good bea- well pulled and much discontented. In
ting:. Marcelinus cried for help but his the village he sap a vicious horse n which
comradswouldnot come to hisassistance. had run away and was kicking violently.


Marcelinus took refuge in the court-
yard of a private house. The watch-dog
sprang upon him and bit his legs


He cried out for help; a good old lady
came out to protect him, but hen she
saw the bad boy she reentered the house.


Seizing a stick Marcelinus freed him-
self from his enemy. In closing the gate
he recognized the lady of the omnibus.


Marcelinus went away limping. The
rain had again come on and the selfish-
boy saw his comrads returning home in
a covered van.


He wanted to join them but th
riage was full, and no one wouli
him a place.

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Seing a private carriage he begged to
be taken in, his request was granted,
and Marcelinus, delighted, prepared to
enter.


But as soon as he was recognized he
was roughly repulsed by the old gentle-
man to whom he had refused the shelter
of his umbrella.


He arrived home crushed w ith fatigue.
His father, n~ho knew vhat had occu-
red, said to him. See, that is what hap-
pens to a sellish-hoy.


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THEODORUS THE SLOVENLY


If you meet in the street a little boy spotted
with ink, grease and mud, it is Theodorus;
no one is so dirty as he.


He wears only linen: yet it is to good for Cousin Guerin came to invite Theodorus O
him. He often begs his mother to hu\ him and his parents to a pleasure parly. The child in
clothes like others wear. did not dare to accept because h' was too red
badly dressed.


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Theodorus promised her to take care of his While waiting for the moment to start.
clothes; he dressed in his new suit, and ran Theodorus ran down to the garden to play
out to show it to the neighbours. with the dog. In less than an hour be wa'
covered with mud.
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Theodorus saw the carriage start when it
was out of sight, he sat down by the road
side and cried very bitterly.


The rarriag. having arrived with the party, Theodorus came along, covered with dirt
the father and the mother of Theodorui; and black as a chimney-sweeper. When his
called him to join them. father, saw him in that condition he sent him
away very severely.


A heggar passing by said to him : carry my Theodorus ashamed, replied I am the
bag as oras the bridge, and I will give ) u a sou of a gentleman. I thought you were a
penny. fellow\ member, said the beggar laughing.


The little hoy went into the house and asked
the servants to brush his clothes, which they
refused to do. The dirty child never through
of doing it himself.


The next day his parents compelled him to
put on his old clothes and they would not
admit him to the table. He had to eat out
of a wooden plate.


The neighbours would always gel out of
the way of Theodorus with digust; others
coming across him, would put their fingers to:
their noses.


The dirliness of the little boy, caused him Theodorus repulsed by all, lives now in
to be disposed by his schoolmates, and the the garret of the house and never sees anyone.
master expelled him from the school. He will remain there until he becomes a little
cleaner.


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n the day of the party, Theodorus found
is roonm a pretty suit of clothes. He dan-
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Are you the officer who wishes to
marry my sister? My father said
that he would kick you out of the
house Does that please you?


THE LITTLE BOYS IN OUR DAYS


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Papa has said to Mamma : Look My aunt Julia is stupid, she calls
out for Magdelen for she steals. Is you a big canary as if you were a
it true, Maggy? bird ;she is stupid !


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I say, Mr Victor, my papa says Mother says that you are always
that you are troubled with debts. Do sponging. Tell me how you doit,
they cause you much suffering? Mr Bastien?


If your father's name is Thomas
and he was a pork-butcher, why do
you call yourself Visconute de Bois-
Vert? it is not your name.
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They say that. you kill the flies at Will you give father some
ten yards with your breath, how money? For be told mother yester-
can you do that, Mr John? day that: we are completely ruined.


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When Mr Paul slapped you, did My father says that he is tired of
you cry Mr Bastien, I always do. carrying you, Mistress Good. I did
not know that he was so strong!


You know papa, the naughty man
who always asks for money is here,
lie says that he will send you the
constable.
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Mother slapped me because I said
that she put colours upon her
checks. Hi... hi... hi...


Is it not true. Mother, that you
have forbi:lden us to say that our
aunt is a servant in Paris'? There,
do you see Nini, I was sure of it.


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Papa says that you are as proud
as a peacock, Mr Richard; are the
peacocks proud?


As yiou do nothing hut invent
gossips, you must have a great deal
of them; give me some please,
Mistress Vincent?
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Every iime that you leave here
Mamma talks about your nose, and
makes Papa laugh.


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A foolish servant, related to little
Mary terrifying stories and among
others the tale of the Black Man.


Mary then ran up stairs and got
into the chimney corner, where she
heard the black man scratching and
whistling.


During the night, the little girl The next day, as Mary went into
dreamed that the black man ran her mother's room, she saw a black
after her and took her away in a man in the antechamber.
large bag.


Overcome with terror she hid
in the garret, but she still heard
whistling and scratching.


She then ran down stairs as fast
as she'could but stumbled and fell.
to the floor.


The little girl ran into the kitchen
to find shelter and hid 'herself
behind the stove; the black man
followed her.
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The poor child was wounded, -
but her fright was so great, that she
did not feel it, but hid behind a
tree in the garden.


In looking up, she saw the black
man on the top of the house. Mary
terrified, escaped into the street.


The father, and the mother, of
the little girl searched for her
everywhere, and despaired of fin-
ding her.


The servants were sent in all
directions to inquire of the neigh-
bours' and find what had become
ol Mary.


At last the little girl with her
clothes all torn and covered with
mud, was brought back to her family
bv a policeman.


Mary having related to her
parents the cause of her fright; the
father laughed and went out of the
room.


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A few moments after the father
came in with the black man. Mary
hid her head on her mother's
breast.


Mary saw her error and never
after believed in tales; her father
however discharged the lying ser-
vant.


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IF I WAS A LITTLE BOY


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If I was a little boy, I would say
to my Mamma : Mother don't spoil
me anymore, I want to become a
man.


You give me as many sweets,
cakes and jams as you do to our
canary and to Zizi our dog.


I have seen poor children laying In winter you cover me with wool
on beds of straw. They were not and furs. Notwithstanding muffler
afraid of catching a cold. and gloves, I shiver as soon as I am
out.


Look at those poor children how
stout and strong they are and they
only eat bread and soup.


I lay in a bed as soft and downy
as a pinnock's nest: feathers on
the top and the bottom, I think
myself in a warm bath.


On my way I meet a good roany When I disobey you, you scold
children of my age; they run about me. I cry and then you caress me.
in the snow although they do not The result is, I don't obey.
even wear stockings.


To obtain toys, I flatter you or For fear of spoiling my elegant
sulk, you give me some every day toilet, I dare not touch anything
and yet they do not amuse me. and stand still there like a mumy.


I see children who are playing in
a mound of sand; they run and
jump about with joy, without any
constraint.


The little boys often fight together,
but I am so great a coward that
I hide or run away.


Take off my pretty clothes, sup-
press the sweets, change my too
soft bed and scold me when I am
wrong.


I want to become as strong as a
poor child, that I may be able to
serve and defend my country.


If I was. a little boy
little girl, this is what I
to my Mamma.


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THE ADVENTURES


OF A VOYAGE


Inspired by the love of adventu-
res, Mr Polyearp takes passage
upon a big vessel.


Not being accustomed to the sea,
he rolls from right to left to the
great amusement of all the sailors.


Mr Polycarp while bathing in the
sea is swallowed by a whale.


Landing upon a island that seems
deserted, M' Polycarp rests and
dries his clothes.


In passing the line of the equa-
tor, AMr Polycarp receives the tradi-
tional baptism.


A serpent springs upon Mr Poly-
carp, with open mouth to swallow
him.


At the same moment, an enor-
mous crocodile seizes the serpent,
and cuts it in two.


Mr Polycarp was rejoicing, when
a terrible lion bounced upon him:


The traveller thought he was
already devoured, when a savage
killed the lion with his arrow.


Mr Polycarp thanks his liberator,
who smiles and leads him to a
large fire.


The savage was going to roast The gorilla was upon the point
Mr Polycarp, when a gorilla sprang of doing the same thing to Mr Poly-
upon the black man and strangled carp, when an Americani hunter
lum. killed the beast.
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The hunter brought him to his Mr Polycarp saved, and cured
hut and gave him some food, which from the passion for adventures,
he surely needed. now plants cabbages in his native
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Madam Bourgeois, widowof poor officer, was Her eldest daughter, Cecilia, was already old
obliged to economise, and to work very hard to enough to aid her molbhr ; she was a pretty little
bring up her children, girl, and would have been beloved by all, if she
had not possessed the fault of babbling.

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That failing was so great with ber., that it was When she went for milk to the shop at the
impossible for her not to speak; she spoke for corner of the street, she would stay a long time
the sake of speaking, and often sent her mo- making idle remarks, but although a deaf ear was
their's work-women to sleep by her chatter. turned to her, that she did not seem to notice.


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When at the grocers's, it was the same thing; It must be said however that the female porter
Cecilia would talk, but everyone want on wbit his at the door lent her a willing ear, and they would
occupation without replying to her. idle away hours together in empty talk.


The poor boy, deprived of medical help, was The doctor, and Cecilia, arrived when the grea-
likely to die. While awaiting the arrival of the t'.st danger was past. The doctor, not pleasedthat
duclor, the apotberaary was sent for, who arrived another had taken hie place, blamed and threa-
just in time to save the child. tend the apothecary.
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One day her little brother fell ill, and Cecilia
was sent by her mother to fetch the doctor. On
her way she met with a companion, and stopped
to tell her about the illness of her brother.

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The apothecary, who was not too amiable,
replied angrily and the two men were on the
point of cr ,ing to blows, when Madam Bourgeois
came b lveen them.

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When she arrived al the Doctor's, she was told
that he had just gone out; and instead of retur-
ning home, she remained to chatter with the ser-
vant.


Cecilia, without bad intention, because of her
desire to speak, went and told all the neighbours
of the quarrel which had arisen between the
apothecary and the doctor.


The news spread that the apothecary was to be
prosecuted, and all the old women gossips of the
town, assembled in front of his shop, making a
great noise.


The crowd became so great that the apothecary
was obliged to close the shutters of his shop to
prevent the windows being broken.


Cecilia on taking some work to a lady who
had employed her mother related the Pcene with
the doctor, and the results which had followed.


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Cecilia returned home very miserable and rela-
ted what had occurred. Your chattering will
reduce us to the greatest misery ", said her
weeping mother.


The little girl was called as a witness before
the doctors; her fear was great when she found
herself amongst these grave personages.


It was still worse when she was called upon to
give her deposition at the Court, the little babbler
L is time had lost her tongue.


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promised to correct her fault. She has kept her
word; she now works with her mother and always
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THE PRICE OF A LIE


Julia, I am going out, promise not to As soon as her
touch anything during my absence, went to the cupb
said Mistress Daniel to her daughter. of jam and ate it
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mother had left, Julia
oards. She found a pot
all.


When Mistress Daniel came home, As Julia had never told a lie, her mo-
she said to her little girl : Have ou their did not doubt her word, and
touched anything? No, replied Julia gave her a doll whose eyes could move.
timidly, casting down her eyes.


Mistress Daniel looked at her child
who coloured up to the ears ; her mother
went to let out the cat and saw the
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-"You have told me a lie ", said her
mother.
Julia pretended that the cat had
entered the cupboard and eaten the jam.


Mistress Daniel, in indignation took
from the hands of her daughter, the
plaything she had given her, and sent
her from her presence.


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The maid wanting to treat one of her Mistress Daniel accused her girl with
friends, took her into the garden; the the pilfer. It was not I ", cried Julia!
two greedy women ones ate all the ripe You have told me a lie, I no longer
apricots, believe you, replied the mother.

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The little girl, notwithstanding her
protestations, was shut up -in a closet
in the garret, where she found upon the
table the emotv iam-not.


The child, weeping, protested her The people of the house and the
innocence: You have told me a lie, neighbours came to look at Julia in that
replied the mother compelling her to humiliating position; the child hid her
kneel down in the garden, face and cried bitterly.


Julia was so impressed with the con-
sequences of her first lie, that she was
ill with sorrow, during eight days.


When she had recovered, the little
girl vowed before all her family that
she would never tell another lie: she
has kept her promise.


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Mary in pulling the curtains broke
the window, and the glass cut her
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She would not learn her lessons
and her mother put her in a corner.


She played with the fire and In trying to take some jam, she let.
burnt her doll. it fall upon her dress.


She went to pluck roses without
permission and pricked her fingers.


She annoyed her brother who
gave her a beating in return.


She teased a monkey which gave Her grand mother scolded her
her a deep scratch. severely for having put out her
tongue to her.


As she was naughty, her mother
put her into a dark room.


As she destroyed the flowers in
the garden, she was forbidden to
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She listened at the door of her She let her cup fall, and was
father's room and he punished her deprived of her breakfast.
for her curiosity.


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She teased the fowls and the coc
w at her face.


ck In drawing water against the
will of her mother, she spoilt
her fine dress.
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She was knocked down by the
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She is now playing by the river
side, her mother will know it,
because her shoes are wet.


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A sheep-dealer had passed by the -ame So it happened that at the turn of the
way, and had dropped out of his cart a little road. Louisette found tll poor little lamb
lamb. stretched on the ground aid to all appea-
rauce dead.


There was once a poor old man, who bIoke His daughter Louisele, in going to the
stones all the day on the highway, winch village school every morning said : Ob dear,.
fatigued him very much. when shall I be able to work and support my
father.


The little Louiserlt Ihinking tlht the lamb
was hungry, gently tried to make it drink the
milk which she had brought for her hbreakfast.


They put the little land in a clean .table
and strewed fresh straw for it.


The lamb having drunk some -ikfond
itelf better. She gradually rose upon her
litl le lgs and cried for his mother by hlea-
ling : Bia, Ba, Ba.


A few days after, they took it into tll mena-
dow to eat the sweet grass.


But its mother had been carried far away Her father seing her arrive with the little
by the sheep-dealer, so Louiselle led the lamn, was pleased with her and kissed her'
little lamb home calling to II in her little ,,s a ecomlpense for her kindness of heart.
sweet voice : Ba, Ba, Ba.


W\Vh.n Louiselte entereJ t1h, lield from When Iouisette and her father went to
school, the gratefhi animal would come ad walk ini th, vevi ning afler their days work,
rub itself aaiusl Iier. the: dear lamb would follow them like a
faithful dog.


When the lamb growing up, it became such They did well not to sell it for in the
a fine sheep, that the butcher wanted to buN spring she had two chaimings laml ,, and
it. But they replied : Not for anything will Louiselle found that she was rich in poIstssing
we sell the animal we love. the three.


The next year the sheep, and o of th
lambs which had grown up, had each of
iuhm two little ones and Louisilte now ihad
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They also wove cloth from which the
tailor made trousers and coats.


At length the produce of the fock brought
riches, and Lotusette had the satisfaction of
supporting her old father.


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In summer the sheep were shorn of their
wool, which made them feel comfortable.


The wool was washed and dressed, and
woven into many useful articles.


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It was the village feast: the pea- The girls and boys amused them-
>ants and the invited-town's people selves as they wished: some at the .
danced upon the green or nanderAd game of king and round-about, the
under the cool shadow of the foliage. others at never loose and always win.


The elder ones tried their skill on
the crossbow, and others measured
their strength by striking on the head
of a Turkish doll.


Several carriages were to be seen;
they belonged to the invited guests of
the lord of the manor.


The feast was very animated. All at
once cries for help came from Ihe
river. Everyone ran towards it.


Whilst a crowd of idle gapers
looked at the drowning child, Jacques
the shepherd's son, plunged into the
river.


He arrived just as the little girl had
sunk. Jacques dived and was fortunate
enough to find her and to bring her
ashore.


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They carried the little girl to the The little girl could even sit down
castle; they used every means to call to dinner. Before taking place at "the
her to life, and very soon she became table, she iaked to see the person who
conscious, had saved her.


They compelled Jacques to sit in the
place of honour at the side of the little
grl, and everyone praised the child
for his courage.


The little boy found himself very
uneasy amongst those grand people;
he was very happy to see his father
and mother enter the room.


The parents of the little girl spoke
to those of Jacques. To whom they
gave a sum of money which put them
beyond the reach of want.


The next day a splendid carriage
occupied by the parents and their little
girl, stopped before the house of the
shepherd.


As soon as he arrived the son of
the shepherd was dressed like a gen-
tleman, and even given a watch with
seals and a golden chain .


Jacques loved to work; he learnt
all that a young man should know. At
the age of twenty, the shepherd's son
was an officer in the Hussars.


The young officer came to see his
parents who still lived in their cottage
in the village. All the people in the
rounlry paid honour to Jacques.


Five )ears afterwards, the shep
herd's son was Captain and led to the
altar the little girl whom he had
sated; such was the recompense of
the courageous boy.


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Professors, one after the other, gave
lessons to Jacques, who before had
received little education.


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John Serinet takes advantage
of a heavy shower of rain to
water his garden.

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John Serinet climbs upon a lad-
der to catch the moon.


John Serinet asks for strap oil.


John Sermnel finds an instru-
ment which he thinks is a pipe.


John Serinet is frightened on
seeing a large hare and thinks it
is a wolf.


how to mount on horseback.
First riding lesson.


John Serinet finds a ingenious
manner of catching ducks.


John Scrinet prepaz:es to enter
the National Guard


John Serinet searches under-
neath the cabbages for a little
brother.


try-yard.


John Serinel tries to catch a
bird by putting salt upon its tail.


John. Serinet trying to fish ih. a
bottle of water, spills it all over
the floor.


John Serinet while stealing fruit
remains suspended to a branch of
the tree.


John Serinet desiring to learn
how to swim, ties his foot to
a stake.


But a goose having defied him, Wanting to steal some honey,
he nearly fell with fright, he is stung by the bees in an
exemplary manner.


John Serinet plants brooms-
sticks, thinking that they will
take root.


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stings, his nose diminished, and
his spirits rose.


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Charles having the imprudence
to slide, falls and breaks his arlm.


While stealing green apples, he
falls from the tr'c.


He is sent away from his school'
for not knowing his lessons.


Playing with fire, he puts the
chimney in flames.


He opens the canary's cage and He wants to taste the wine, but
the bird flies away. not being able to replace the cork
he lets it flow in the cellar.


He mounts upon his father's- He climbs upon a ladder and
horse, which is so frightened, that wounds himself in falling.
it runs away.


His father to punish him puts
him in a dark closet with bread
and water for his food.


He burns his fingers in touching
the pans which were before the fire.


He entered a small boat, but the He torments the bees and is
current carried it away and he ran nearly stung by them.
the risk of being drowned.
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He wants to tie an old sauce-pan He wanted to rob a bird's-nest He is lost in the forest, where he
to a dog's-tail and the dog bites and is caught by the game-keeper. spends all the night.
his leg.
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Some gypsies found him and
took him far away from home.


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THE LITTLE GIRLS IN OUR DAYS


Be quick, Louison, you annoy me,- I wont dance with you M' Pail you,,
dress my hair more quickly. I detest are too young; I only like men.
lazy people.


No, M' Thro, I will not learn my
piano-lesson to day, I do not feel well,
my nerves are over-strung.


Were ,ou at the theatre yesterday
Mr Sylvan? How do you like the tenor ?
In my opinion he has a poor voice.


My father is an officer, yours is a
shop keeper. You see, Miss, that \we
cannot associate.


Come here Mary here is Georg.- and
his friend, avoid them, because they are
not respectable young men.


Decidedly not. I will not say goodday
to M' Durand for be does not bo% when
he meet,- me.


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I do not like flowers on a bonnet, they
are so \ulgar; a simple ribbon is more
tasteful.


I will only marry a rich man who
can give me fine dresses, a large man-
sion, with horses and carriages.


What a ridiculous man that is. Did you see that tailor who dared to
He wears laced shoes and turned- sit in my presence' What a clown'
down false collars, it quite excites What a booby
my pity !


If you wish to go out with me
M' tharles, put on your gloves and
thro%\ axwas your cigar. A smoker is
bad company.
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My grandmotherr is a good woman
but she does not dress well. I avoid her
as much as possible.


- 1! Emily de Saint-Phar, I give up
the place to one of your class..... Get
away '


No, Oscar I will not marry you till
you have changed your college cap for
that of a General.


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THE ENCHANTED WHISTLE


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The kind hearted boy put it into
the water and then found' at his
side a whistle.


In a moment, he was at home
with his grandmother, also with
his brothels and sisters, orphans
like himself.
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Little Peter told his story to his
grandmother; she blew upon the
whistle, but no one appeared.


Seing the power of his whistle, The family lived in abundance,
little Peter asked for a house, and thanks to the talisman of the little
found a splendid palace. boy; in the country everyone spoke
only of their riches.


The brothers and sisters of little
Peter, asked him to take them to
the court of the king, hut Peter
refused.
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malice they stole the
talisman, went to a
I whistled upon-it.


Little Peter took the whistle and The little boy did not know wel
blew upon it : immediately a dwarf what to say but at last he wishe
appeared and said : what do you he was with his grandmother.
want of me ?
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The little boy blew the whistle
and the dwarf appeared; little Peter
asked for a good dinner.


A sumptuous feast was served
in a moment; and all the family
who generally lived only upon
bread, partook- of it.


The brothers and sisters of little Little Peter far from imitating
Peter became great personages, them, assisted all the poor people
despising their former friends, of the country which gave gjea
offence to his family.


In a moment, they were transfor-
med into birds of prey, and disap-
peared in the air for ever.


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Little Peter wept for his brother!
and his talisman, but as he wa:
good and rich he lived happy and
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rade for those who do not know
ow to read.


Calino wants to know the laws
of his country and asks the book-
seller for the laws of the future.
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Calino throws away the
which the servant had
home from the market,
they are not red.


crawfish
brought
because


Calino arrives too late to see the
eclipse, and asks the astronomer
to recommence.


Calino being at the concert, says
that the musicians play all together
so as to finish sooner.
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Calino seeing a royal carriage
pass, says that if he were king he
would have golden horses.


Calino planted a long pike in his
garden, expecting it to grow into
a fish.


Calino bargained for six partrid-
ges, they would give him his choice
at 30 cts each- or S. 4.20 for all.
He took four.


Calino said to his friends that he
would never consent to bathe before
he knew how to swim.


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oar with all his force against the
bow, and is astonished to find it
does not advance.


Calino seing a lady and her Calino asked his chemist to sell
daughter, asked if the mother was him some strap-oil and scamper-
older than her girl. powder.


Calino at the end of the sermon Calino having a pain in the sto-
on backbiting, went to the dentist mach, applies twelve leaches to the
and had his teeth pulled. place affected by swallowing them.


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THE MAGIC LANTERN


This first picture repret.ents Pharamond.
bui r in i21, ce-jiied iupoiil the target by his
.oldiers and becoming the lirm.l Kini of
France : Pull Ihe stllrn,.


Here is- k he lebrated Cliriutoiiher Colom-
bus iwCnvering America. in I M, arid lauding
-on the coait arnungst tht aa.i.


,Wcntiti here h kre i Ppmtn 1h i EBf, king uii
Franrce. hbin iIn 75q. the fathri of Charle-
mague, \ ho o tiler; thearelna Io I lht ag-.ii
a bull 1[u~ll [lie.*IiI,


LU'ifl ;I, it mjuk Schwariz. the in% c lulr of
gu~it.p-mu 1-rtiniI i 34, thrownr-up itito


We are on the place of execullion, and
assisting at 1bth punimhment of Ravaillac, the
criminal who on the i. th. of May 1610,
stabbed Henry the fourth Pull the ilrir.g.


Throw a glance upon the good Parmen-
tier, born in 1783, importing the potato
into France and being laughed at by thN
people: Pull the string.


Salnue the heroic leanne d'Arc, born at
Domremy in i 1 '2, the simple shepherdess,
who encouraged ihe soldiers, and sa~v,'
France from an invasion : Pull the string.


Now, see the king of France. Louis I\, born The taking and the deslruclion of the
in 14"23, having Ini first minister shut up in Bastille by the Freinch Nation, winch took
a iron cage on the charge of treason : Pull place on the I I th. of Julv 178'I. memorable
the string, day Pull the string.


My Ilsi and most charming picture repre-
sents Punch dealingg Pierrot's slice of head.
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THE MIS-ADVENTURES OF Mr HEEDLESS


Mr Heedless goes a great deal into society. Arrived at his home to fetch his opera hat
Invited to the house of the duchess of Wild- Mr Heedless forgets his engagements at the
Oats he dresses himself in his best coat. When party and prepares himself for bed. Some one
he is in the street one of his friends stops him. Mr knocks at the door. It is a messenger whom
Heedless has forgotten to take off his night cap! the duchess has sent to fetch him.


Half suffocated by his new friends Mr Heedless
escapes with great difficulty, carrying away
an umbrella he has found in the anti room.
He has again changed his head dress..


You think Mr Heedless cured? Not at all.
The spring has come, our fnend shaves off
his whiskers. He goes to make his excuses to
the duchess. Alas! he has only shaved half
of his face.


The audience is consternated. The
General Thunderbolt offers his card to
unfortunate man. It is a duel of death,
Mr Heedless who under-stands nothing of
finishes by giving his card in exchange.
presents the ace of diamonds ?


The duchess langhs ; she is propitiated and
pardons him. She bids her visitor be seated
and he sits down on a sofa, but something
stirs; it is the poor puss, the much loved cat
of its Mistress that is half suffocated.


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He is obliged to dress himself again; but When he arrives at the house of the duches
instead of putting on the coal which he had he makes a mistake in going upstairs and find
thrown on a chair; he arrays himself in his himself on the wrong floor. He walks into ai
uniform of the National Guard and so Mr artist's masquerade ball. Thanks to his mili.
Heedless is disguised as a soldier. tary dress; he is well received.

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Recognized by the corporal he is once more
on the right way to his house. The rain falls-
in torrents, the umbrella does its work.
Mr Heedless seeks his couch after having
put the umbrella to dry in a corner.


Upon this the duchess becomes very angry,
Mr Heedless wishes to make the poor cat
smell some smelling salts. Feeling in his
pocket for the bottle he brings out a pair of
snuffers!!


But he has reversed the order of things;
after he has carefully laid the umbrella under
the eider down, he pul himself to dry in the
chimney corner. The morning linds him in
this lamentable situation.


At an evening party, Mr Heedless is absor-
bed in a game of trick-track. He is offered
something to drink, he swallows the dice and
throws the boiling punch on the trick-track
board. His adversary rises in fury.


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old Brought back to the reality, he wishes to Put outside the door by his irritated chara-
the leave the house. He is joined in the vestibule pion, Mr Heedless lights his cigar in a melan- du
but by the dreadful Thunderbolt. just as he is choly manner. He hastens home and sends cu
this, putting on the general's feathered had I the trick-track, the punch and the general to thi
He the 500 devils. Arrived at home he throws ha
his cigar out of the window and goes tran- on
quilly to bed. be
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But disturbed by the prospect othe future
el, he puts the cigar carefully to bed, the
stains catch fire and our unfortunate hero
rows himself out of the window. Providence
s arranged that there is a maltress below
which he sleeps the sleep of the just,
living thai he is in his lied.


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THE KING OF THE MOON


George has played htuant from school
and is so fatigued that be goes to sleep
in a corn field.


He then sees a strange man approach
who has large wings attached to his
shoulders.


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This man says to him I am the George wishes for nothing better; lie
King of the Moon, and I am going to is installed on the shoulders of the King
take you up there with me "of the Moon who then flies anav with
him.


Arrived in the Moon, the travellers
are saluted by a crowd of children who
walk on all fours.


Who are these asks George.
"They are', replies the King," the
greedy children of the earth who are
here condemned to eat nothing but grass.


Further on, they meet other children
and George perceives that they open-
their mouths without speaking a word,
because they have no tongues.


"Those, said the King ", are the
story-tellers and the children \who talk
too much.
I have all their tongues in my pocket"
and that is how I punish them


The King ol the Mooni said to George
" these are the bullies who are always
fighting their comrades and tormenting
the animals "


George began to be afraid and tried
to run away but the King of the Moon
held him by his blouse.


They come to an avenue ol trees, and
tied to each tree is a little boy or a
little girl.


Theie is your place sni
King, with these idle children who
!pla ed truant instead or going to
aLd working

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n have
school


George sees a negro administer a
volley of blows with a rod to all the
children and lastly to hinm.


George screams loudly and wakes to
find himself in the corn field, where he
has been sleeping, happy that it is only
a dream !


But he said to himself the king of
the Moon is right to punish the idle and
I have learnt a lesson. With this reflec-
tion he made haste to go to school.


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Gessler, governor of the Swiss in 1307, Sometimes he took away the locks
was a hard and cruel man, who ill trea- of the mountaineers, and at other times
ted without reason those whom he ought he seized the shepherds themselves and
to have protected. forced them to hard labour.


Melchthal the patriarch of the Swiss
having dared to murmur against this
despot was carried off from his family
by the soldiers of Gessler.


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William Tell, the most skilful
in the country, dragged the ol
out of the hands of the soldiers
him in a solitary hut.


WILLIAM TELL


The good Melchthal having been
discovered in his retreat, was thrown
into prison and the lerocious governor
had his eyes put out.


Brought before the governor, William
Tell was condemned to shoot with a
cross-bow at an apple to be placed on
the head of his son.


The indignant people cried ven-
geance! William Tell, Walter and the
son of Melchthal swore to deliver their
country from the yoke of the tyrant.

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The child was tied to a tree. William
Tell shot, and pie ced the apple; but in
his emotion, he led fall an arroun which
he had hidden.


Gessler in order to brave the mal- William Tell accompanied by his
contents, had his hat placed in the mid- young son while crossing the square,
die of the public square, and obliged the refused to pay homage to the hat. He
passers-by to bon before it. was immediately seized and loaded with
chains.


For whom did you destine this
arrow.' asked the governor. For
thee, barbarous man, if I had killed my
child! replied boldly William Tell.


Thrown into a boat, in order to be-
taken to a fortress by Gessler, William
Tell was crossing the lake of Lucerne
when a dreadful tempest came on.


On the pointof perishing, Gessler had
William unbound and promised him his
liberty if he would steer the boat. Wil-
liam seized the helm.


Gessler saved from the storm, tried to
re-capture William who had leaped
upon a rock in pushing the boat from
land.


The governor was on the point of
seizing William, but the latter with an
arrow from his bow piercedthe heart of
the tyrant and thus saved his country.


Carried in triumph by the mountai-
neers, William Tell was proclaimed the


Liberator of Sv
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kept its independence.


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Genevieve of Brabant, sweet and good
creature, was the Providence ot the
unfortunate, the pride of Lord Sjfl'ron
her husband.


Immediately after the departure of his
master, Golo was insolent to Geuevieve.
She threatened to tell her husband.


The perfidious Golo, to revenge him-
self upon Genevieve, commanded two
assassins to go and murder her in the
depths of a wood.


The assassins touched by the youth
and beauty of Genevieve had not the
heart to kill her and they abandoned
her in the forest.


The poor woman wandering alone in
the wood follow ed a % hite doe that led
her into a cave where she oiind shelter.


A short time after heaven sent her a- Without other nourishment than the
fine child. The white doe came of her wild fruits. Genevieve and her son lived
own accord to nourish it. thus for seven years in company with
wild animals.


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Returned from the war, Siffroy learns In dispair at this news, Lord Siffroy
from the mouth of the traitor Golo that vent alone to hunt, so as to forget his
Genevieve had run away and taken all grief : and to think how he could
the money \ ith her. revenge himself upon the guilty one.

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A whitee doe came before his eyes.
Siffroy galloped after her on his horse
without being able to overtake her.


was his surprise and his joy Genevieve having proved he- itino-
Swife whom he had thought cence. Lord Siffroy returned home with
nd a son w hom he did not knew. his wife and child and then had Golo
arrested.


Eight days afterwards before all the
lords of the country, the innocence of
Genevieve was proclaimed and Golo
condemned to death.


In spite of the entreaties of the good
Genevieve, the perfidious Golo suffered
the punishment which he well merited,
and perished with a rope round his neck.


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THE SAILOR-BOY'S DREAM


On a vessel, a little sailor-boy In his dream he saw his mother,
dreamt of his native country. who was nursing him on her knees.


He played on the beach with his
little comrades.


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On Sunday he went to church
with his parents.


And in the evening, they ate
some good buck wheat cakes.


The little sailor-boy saw his father
taking his nets out of the boat.


The son who was inclined to
laziness, did not obey his father.


The little sailor-boy then saw his
mother entreating him to work.


But he was so lazy that he would
not listen to her.


Two days after, without saying a
word to him, his father took him
by the hand.,


And made him enter as an ap-
prentice upon a vessel which was
about to start.


He 'had to go up the rigging Refusing to do his task, he was He received twenty lashes from
night and day and in all weathers, tied to the mast. the cat-o-nine-tails and was daubed
with tar.
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us to go into the poultry-yard the wine young girl, but I do know that we
shed and'the hot-house? asked Paul ought to obey our parents. So much
of his eldest sister. the worse said Paul for I am going
into the poultry-yard and he went.


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Turk, the watch-dog, slipped into Paul tried to drive the dog away,
the poultry-yard at the same time as but he could not prevent his killing a
the little boy, and sprang upon the dozen of the most beautiful fowls.
ducks, the turkeys, and the fowls.


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Paul's papa hearing the disturbance,
went down into the poultry-yard and
saw the disaster, caused by his .nn's
disobedience.


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He look the dead fowls and fastened
thenl to Ihe back of his son, with this
inscription. For each fowl, the bear:i
is to have a boxon-the-earl "


Paul was obliged to walk through
the streets with thii baggage; the
pasiers-hy understood the punishment
:irod he was soon surrounded hy a
crowd.


The disobedient little boy received a
dozen boxes-on-the-ears, and he retur-
ned home with his face much swollen,
and looking very miserable.


This was a rough lesson, but the
little boy was not cured; a few days
after he stealthily crept into the hot-
house.


His sister, who saw hirh go in, tap-
ped against the glass, to call him
back; Paul pretended neither to hear
nor to see her.


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and a wonderful exotic attracted his
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He saw about fifteen lub. arranged
against the wall; this wa- not very
interesting. lie mounted a ladder to
S find something heller.


He did not pay much attention to
the pricks, but soon after, the pain
became intolerable and he went crying
to his mother.


Arrived at the top, he leaked for-
ward to look into the vat..the odour
made him giddy, and he fell in with
a cry !


His mother, sent for a very ener-
getic remedy that was. much more
painful than the disease.


Hii sister, who always followed him
because she knew how disobedient he
was; called the gardener who pulled
the little boy out, half suffocated.


The next day Paul's arm was as big
as a leg: however, they were not
obliged to cut it off as they had at first
feared.


To restore him to life they were
obliged to perform terrible operations :
and many pails of his body were burnt
with live coal.


You think that these lessons cured
the child of his disobedience? Not at
all! Paul had scarcely recovered, when
he took the key of the wine shed.


Paul is cured of his malady, and his
fault. His disobedience has cost him
dear, for his face is blotched and is
the colour of wine-dregs.


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THE DISOBEDIENT LITTLE GIRLS


Adele teases the dog and lie
bites her.


She goes too near the chimney
and her dress catches fire.


Bertha goes for a walk in the They take her out of the pond
wood without her nurse and loses into which she had fallen, while
herself. heedlessly playing near.


Clara upsets on hei dress a bas-
ket of eggs, which shee eldl care-
lessly.


She amuses herself by the edle
of a pond, and the ducks eat the
pastry that she had been to fetch.


Elise in chasing butterflies, tram-
pies or the flower heads, and does
-reat mischief in the garden.


She sets fire to a wasp's nest and
is soon covered with stings.


Emma meddles with her father's!
tools, and cuts her fingers.


She ventures in the midst of a
herd of cattle, and they knock her
OVer.


FaIrny, surprised by the storm,
r an scarcely find the road to the
I0i)!lUt.


She scratches her lace and her
arms, in trying to get bird's nests.


Louise is sent away from church
on account of her giddiness.


She mischievously rings the bell,
and some one throws a pail ol' water
on her head.


When Julia goes on any errands. Her thoughtlessness is the cause'
she hurts herself at each step, for of her getting a needle into her
want of attention, hand.


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THE DISOBEDIENT LITTLE BOYS


Charles goes to bathe without per-
mission and he is nearly drowned.


Wishing to pull some hair out of Augustus teases some rabbits,.
the tail of a horse, he receives a and he is caught by their owner,
kick. who administers correction to him.


He goes poaching, and rest sus-
pended by his garments!


Eugene tries to put walnut-shells
on the four paws of a cat, and
receives a great many scratches.


He makes a see-saw with his
sled, tumbles off, and gets up with
a wound in his head.


Louis lets off fireworks, and in
so doing sets fire to an old woman's
clothes.


In throwing stones, he blinds a
passer by.


Jules hurts his hand through his
greediness.


In searching lor crabs he gets
his lingers pinched.


Victor sent with father's break-
feast stops on the way, to play with
his comrades.


Paul mounts a horse, who get:
rid of him directly.


He puts some lighted tinder in
the ears of a donkey laden with
pipes, and becomes the victim of
his own malice.


Ernest wishes to steal ducks'.
eggs, and the watch dog seizes him
by the calves of his legs.


He falls into a fountain, at LhI
edge ofwhich, he had set birdtraps


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How strange it rains and yet it
is fine weather.


I say, Sir, your hair is not your
own, is it?


Jules, would like to be a soldier,
but only as a General.


Azor! my poor Azor! the little
wretches have tied a wooden shoe
to his tail.


" Gee up, jade! "


It you call me jade and keep
whipping me, I shall not play.


Jack pudding! Jack pudding!
SHave I... borrowed money of you
to go and... drink ?... "


"Will! you arenotparticular must You wont give me any'? oh very
say. You have finished your share well. I shall go and tell mother that
and now you want to eat mine! you have taken the cherries


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You call me names again! -
I'll let you know! .. "


Go on! You great
not afraid. "


Baby! I amn


You cheat because he is the
strongest he wants always to win. "


SI wont be a Bedouin any longer;
it is my turn to be the conqueror. "


Will you give me a
hair? "


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Master! Master!... Malborough
is dead, mironton, mironton, mi-
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" What time is it, if you please?" Adrien will not let me pull his
hair! "--"Stupid boy! -.Whydont
you let him do it! "


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to her tower! mironton, mironton,
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THE INQUISITIVE LITTLE GIRL


Little Amelia was so inquisitive
that she hid herself behind thie fur-
niture, in order to hear what the
grown up people were saying.



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When she could not hide herself,
she looked through the key hole to
spy out what people were saying
or doing.


One day some one opened the
door suddenly, and the little girl
was knocked don n and hurt. Still
this did not correct her.


Amelia convicted of having rum-
maged in. the secretary was sent
away by her aunt under the suspi-
cion of theft.


Seeing the accident that she had
caused, she went and hid herself
in her father's room.


On her return to-the house she
saw a bottle'on the chimney piece.
She look it down, uncorked it, and
smelt it and immediately fell down
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Her aunt having discovered the
innocence of her niece, restored her
to her good graces.


They, put her to bed and she was
ill for a week, while her face was
as vellow as a citron.

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Her brother brought his mother
two pretty little canaries in a bas-
ket. Amelia opened the'basket, and
the birds flew away.


In the evening, hearing conver-
sation in the drawing room, she
climbed outside the shutters to
listen.


In trying to recoer his birds,
her brother had a fall and broke
his arm. The youn, man suffered
so much that he cried bitterly.


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The noise of her fall attracted
attention ; they opened the window,
and ten personssearched the garden.


Amelia regained her room ; while
the servants, armed with sticks and
with lights in their hands, visited
the four corners of the garden.


Amelia stayed in her bed. Her The gardener showed to his mis-
aunt came to see her and asked her tress Amelia's footprints, and a
"What has caused all the scratches piece of her dress which had caught
on your face? It is the cat in the thicket of thorns
replied the untruthful little girl.


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Instantly the aunt sent for her
niece and related her conduct before
every body, and after that, she
would, have nothing more to do
nith her.


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The next day, Amelia saw with
horror that her face was like a
balloon! the thorns had scratched
it in all directions.


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LITTLE TOM THUMB


The woodcutter and his wile
form plans for getting rid of their
children.


Little Tom Thumb scatters peb-
bles on the road so as to be able
to find his way back.


Tom Thumb and his brothers
arrive at the Ogre's house.


The Ogre wishes to cut the The Ogre's wife gives Little Tom
throats of Tom Thumb and his Thumb and his brothers some-
brothers. thing to eat.


.The Ogre pursues I
Thumb and his brother
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sleeping under a large tree and Ogre's house and demands of his
steals his seven-league-boots. wife the key of her husband's
treas u re.
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LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD


One day little Red Riding hood was
told to carry a pie and a jar of butter to
her sick grandmother.


The grandmother shouts : Pull out
the pegs and the door will open "


In the woods little Red Riding hood Whilst little Red Riding hood is
meets sir Wolf and explains to him the playing on the road gathering nuts and
object of her errand, flowers, sir Wolf hastens to the house
of the grandmother.


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The bad fellow does so and jumping Then he dresses himself in the caps
on the old woman devours her. and clothes of the :poor woman and
takes her place in the bed.


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Sir Wolf arrives first and knocks
the door.


Sir Wolf is Nwaiting impatiently
the arrival of little Red Riding hood.


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Little Red Riding hood comes aud
knocks three times at the door.


Thewolf, disguising his voice, shouts:
".Pull out the pegs and the door will
open ". Little Red Riding hood enters
and presents to her grandmother the
ie and ar of butter.

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0 O grandmamma! how big your
ears are! It is to hear you better, my
child "


Sir Wolf :ays : "Place the jar and
the pie on the cupboard and come into
bed with me "


O grandmamma! how big your
eyes are! It is to see you better, my
child "


Little Red Riding hood undresses
herself and goes in bed with her graLid
mother.


0 grandmamma! How large yi
teeth are It is to devour you A
the bad n olf rising in the Ied jumps
the little girl and devours her.


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the wolf exclaims : 0 grandmamma'
How large your arms are! It is to
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E FLYING TRUNK

THE FLYING TRUNK


Once upon a time there was a rich When he died the son inherited his
merchant who had a son whom he loved immense fortune ; but he spent money
very dearly, so foolishly that he was soon comple-
tely ruined.


He had only a large trunk left which
was enchanted and could Ily about like
a bird. One day he sat upon it and
ascended into the air.


He landed in Turkey near a large
castle and having bid his trunk in the
woods near by he took a little pro-
menade.


He met a nurse and pointing to it He then again mounted upon his
asked her whose palace it was. She trunk and having ascended to the top of
told him that it was the residence of the the castle, entered through the window
Sultan's daughter of the princess chamber.


He told her that he was the God of The merchant's son related so many
the Turks. The princess believing him, agreeable stories to the Sultan and his
begged him to dine with her parents, wife, that they offered him the hand of
which he did. their daughter in marriage.


The day before the wedding, the
whole city was illuminated and the son
of the merchant, having bought some
fireworks, ascended %with his trunk.
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For many days t
the terrace, awaitir
divine bridegroom.


Afler taking a promenade through the
city, the merchant's son returned to the
wood for his trunk.


At the same time he %was in the woods
and in his despair he pulled out' all his
hair


At length he sold his beautiful dres-
sing gom n to a second hand dealer, and
started for home on foot and with a
stick in his hand.


Alas' A spark of the brilliant fire-
works had fallen upon the trunk and
burned it, and his fortune was destroyed
for ever.


Having returned to his native country,
every one avoided him, and, as he was
always speaking of his wonderful
adventures in Turkey, they put him in
an insane asylum.


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Jack Simpleton is a big boy fifteen His mother told him one day to go to
years old but so stupid that his parents the house of the nurse and fetch home
do not know what to do with him. his baby brother. As you are good for
nothing else perhaps you may be able to
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Ja(k started off and on the way met While Jack is idling away his time
the nurse who said : Go to the house on the road, a monkey enters the room
and you \will lind your brother in the in which the baby is and looks with
cradle wonder at the little child.


At length Jack arrives and looking
with amazement into the cradle shouts :
" O! my little brother has whiskers
already! "


He carries the monkey away swinging
him to and fro in his arms to make him
sleep; but the monkey, not enjoying
this, bites his nose.


Jack becomes angry and wishes to
whip him :but the monkey runs up
into a tree and ascends to the uppermost
branch.


On his knees Jack begs him to come Jack now takes a stone and thro- s it
down but the monkey will not and only with such force at the monkey that he
makes wry faces at him. falls lifeless to the ground.


Filled with grief and despair at the The physician thinking that he is
result of his rash act, he carries the being made a fool of, orders his servant
body to the best doctor in the neigh- to put him out.
bourhood.


I have killed him. He was too bad to His mother faints away while his
live ". Jack answered and threw the father seizes a hig hickary stick and
monkey to the floor, prepares to chastise his inhuman son.


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At this moment the nurse enters w ith
the true baby and the innocence and
simplicity of poor Jack are established.


JACK SIMPLETON


Jack runs off, and arriving at his
home is met by his parents who ask:
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The land of Cocagne is a country
which you cannot find on any map. It is
the paradise of good children.


THE LAND OF COCAGNE


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The boys always ride on rocking
horses and bycicles and they never meet
a stone on the road.


Water does not flow through the
rivers, but sweet milk which the boys
drink as they glide over in their little
boats.


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The little girls are always playing
battle door and shuttle lock and never
grow tired.


The houses are made of ginger bread Every afternoon there is a Punch and
and cakes so that if you are hungry you Judy show n~here the most beautiful
can eat the walls without breaking pieces you can imagine are played.
your teeth.


There are no schools there. Lessons
are given in the country and any hour
that the children wish.


Their books are so amusing and inte-
resting that they cannot lay them
aside: they are full of beautiful colored
pictures.


It never rains in Cocagne. The sun is
never too warm and they can play all
day without growing tired.


From morning till night they run
around in the shade of large oak trees.


The girls also run where they please
without tearing their dresses, as there
are neither thorns nor brambles.


Lunch is always waiting. They can
have what they wish. All kinds of sweet
meats and delicacyes are there.


In the evening they all sing and dance In the central building which is made
together. Their feet do not become cold of ice cream there is a large skating
for the grass is never damp. ring free for all.


At night they go into the parlor to
play on the piano and sing the latest
songs.


After the concert they enter the ball
room and dance until midnight when
they retire and prepare for the next day.


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DON QUICHOTTE


Don Quichotte reads of ancient
chivalry.


He sets out on the back of Rossi-
nante and encased in a suit of
armour in search of adventures.


Don Quiclotteaqks an innkeeper He is overcome by a muleteer
to confer upon him the title of whom he has attacked.
knighthood.


The physician having been sent
for by the barber of the village burns
all the books on chivalry, hoping
thus to cure him of his madness.
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Don Quichotte to the great admira-
tion of his equerry places on his head a
barber's copper basin thinking that it
is the golden helmet of Membrin.


Don Quichotte makes an assault
upon some windmills thinking that
they were enchanted giants.


He performs cappers before San-
cho and tells him to go and describe
his sorrowful condition to Dulcinee.


He is wounded during the light The faithful Sancho is tossed in a
and brought back by Sancho Pansa. blanket.


Happiness of Sancho at Gana- Don Quicholte makes an assault
che's wedding. upon some puppets, thinking that
they ar: soldiers.


The waiting maids of the Duchess
assist Don Quichotte in arranging
his toilet.


the air.


Don Quichotte relieved of his
foolish ideas comes back to his na-
tive village.


He dies in the midst of his family.


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BLONDA AND FAIRY CAPRICE


Once upon a time there was a
little girl who had beautiful blond
hair which touched the ground.


They called her pretty Blonda; but
Blonda had more whims and fancies
than she had hairs on her head.


One day a beautiful lady visited Whenever thou shalt satisfy
her and said: 1 am the fairy one of thy fancies, I will take one
Caprice. I will lend thee my wand of thy beautiful hairs for I am bald
but only on these conditions and obliged to wear a wig "


Blonda takes the wand and trans- She wears satin and velvet dresses
forms her little cottage to a large and fills her hair with pearls and
palace full of servants, diamonds. She eats nothing hut the
most delicate morsels.


She has so many fancies that At last she grows unhappy and
after two years she cannot go out tired of her amusements, and cal-
,without her veil, for she has not ling the fairy Caprice asks for
one hair left. happiness.


Thou shalt be happy ", says the
fairy, when thou shall have won
back thy pretty hair ". At this
Blonda is greatly puzzled.


Whenever she does a good deed
or assists the poo' she notices that
a hair appears on her head.


She then destroys her magnifi-
cent palace.


And giving to the poor all that
she does not need, goes back to
live in her little cottage.


She takes care of her brothers She then regains her lost beauty
and sisters, and assists her mother and one day, when she takes offer
in housekeeping, cap. she sees that her hair is as
heavy and long as it had been
before.


Pretty Blonda marries a nice boy
and is happier than the wealthiest
of brides.


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She teaches her children that
contentment and not caprice is
wisdom, and that one should never
wish for anything that can not be
obtained through honesty.
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Jack having started on a trip around
the world found on the way a bag full
of gold.


No need of going farther ", says
he, here is a house for sale, I'll buy it.


Scarcely had hetaken possession of
it nhen a chimney fell and struck him
on the head.


Halini i walked again and again Havin-ii exchaned his garden for the
through his garden he gro\\s tired and boat, he attempts to sail it : but Jack is-
seeing a aeht be determines to have it. a bad manager and the boat is upset.


*' What an ugl3 beast!"'exclaims
.lack. A farmer hearing his remark
offers him a cow for his horse.


Jack gives his cow for the goat which
he tries to take with him; but the goat
starts at him with her horns.


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lour cow says Jack. If there is habit of giving milk, and when Jack
nv thing I like, it is good fresh milk attempted to milk her, she kicked him
in the stomach.


Beasts with horns are dangerous
says a shepherd, Give mie your goat
and you may have my sheep


.lack accepts the offer. What are
\ou going to do \with that sucklingi
lamb? asks an egg dealer and offers
hiiun his hen.


continues his journey.


Oh! oh '
dangerous thin
exchange it for


Berin the pc
ants to ride I
running. away


UN-BUSINESS-LIKE JACK


"' Cows are worse than I thought! '
sas Jack. Here is a goat which will
please me much better"


A few minutes later the dog cuts his
leash and runs away; and Jack now
understands that a person's desires
should always be limited by his means.


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The hen escapes from his hands and-
flutters about in the field. He catches it.
with great difficulty.


A hen is not convenient for a tra-
veller ", remarks a farmer's wife.
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CAPTAIN GOODMAN


Captain Goodman engages fifty sailors to
accompany him on a trip around the world.
They take with them a large stock of provi-
%ions.


He informs his crew that he always carries This remark causes the sailors to work
two large revolvers with him and says hard. They never fail in their duties and the
" I am a good man but I have a habit of ship boys climb as nimbly as monkeys.
breaking the skulls of those who disobey me ".

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When they reached the equator they bap- A little later they were troubled by a large
lieil Ihose who were passing it the tirst number of Indians who approaching them in
line; it was a great lime and the captain small boats from an island darted sharp
enjoyed it as much as the sailors. airows upon them.
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We are going to laugh ", says Ihe cap-
lain. He then tells the men to get the guns
ready and commands them to lire.


He lands upon the island. It is a rich and
fertile country. The captain is surprised to
-,P OILt" women.


[luring the night Goodman who is always
on the watch, hears the sailors conspiring
to kill him and steal :he gold.


When the womei see their husbands
whiom Goodman has captured they make a
tierce assault upon the sailors, trying to
kill them.

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When they break into his cabin they lind
him sitting upon several kegs of gun powder
with a pipe in his mouth.


The. revolver- of Goodman are brought
into play and produce a good effect. Having
seized the women he ties them to trees, and
makes a iour of investigation.


Captain Goodman says I am a good
man but if we do'nt land in eight days, will
throw my pipe into the powder and you shall
all he blown up "


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THE LION AND THE TWO SAILORS


As a vessel is passing near the coast
of Africa, two sailors are sent ashore to
take a barrel of fresh water.


The sun being very hot, our two friends
sit down beside the barrel to rest them,-
selves.


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To their dismay they see a hungry
lion rushing fiercely upon them.


The sailors having no shelter, but the Wishing to take them by strategy, the
barrel, commence to run around it, the lion attempts to jump over the barrel.
lion following on their footsteps.


By his own weight and the exertion of
the sailors the barrel is upset and the
lion becomes a prisoner.


Astonished at the sudden turn of
affairs, the lion remains perfectly quiet
while our friends establish themselves
firmly upon the top of the barrel.


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Happily they still cling to the tail
the lion, running away, pulls barrel
sailors after him.


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While they are considering what Ahl
should be their next move, they see The lion
something protruding from the hole. upset.


We must hold to thall Alas!
jumps and the barrel is again


Overcome with fatigue the lion is com- The lion continues on his way with
pulled to stop and the sailors rapidly the barrel and the two companions, with
insert a knot in his tail. satisfaction, view his disappearance in
the distance.
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THE LITTLE MAMMA OR THE DOLL'S EDUCATION


Don't make a noise rmy little' Now Miss! be good, while I
girl, go to sleep ". dress you ".
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Come, say your lesson m-a-
d-a-m, Maidarn.


Ahl naughty little story-
teller! come directly to be punis-


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What. is this I hear Miss? nmy
little linger tells me that you have
not been at all good.


," My darling is ill, she has the
stomach-ache, and must go to
bed"


Mr Bogey! come quickly and
carry away this naughty little
girl "


Oh! how she loves her little Come Miss, hold yourself
mamma straight and do not touch your
nose '.
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Say your prayers '" Blessmy .My child I am going shopping;
dear mamma ". if you are good, I will bring you
home some sweets.


Pat! pat! pat! There! that
will teach you to disobey your
mother.


Doctor, see how very ill my
little girl is !


As you are very good now,
you may put on your new hat ".


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not learnt your lesson? Fy! how
ugly a lazy little girl is!
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"Come, Miss, kiss your mo-
ther, and ask her to forgive you ".


Here is some nice sweet tea
lor you, I will drink it, and you
will teel better".


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A REAL FAIRY


What, a pity Ihere are no fairies I know one that still lives re
now "! said Paul I would ask then plied a gentleman I will tell you what
to give me carriages and castles ". he has done for me ".


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Whn I wnas your age. I was an
orphan, nilloul home, and vilhthut
food. \ verJ pour woman ga'e me
shelter, oUl oflchanly.


My l' .nefactres had scarcely enoiugl
It keep herself. Une night a Fair\
came ime e and -aid. Go to th'-
market lu-morrow ".


From that day, I earned my on One evening I found a pocket hook
living, and supported my foIler-mother. killed with letters and bank-iiolt-. I
I went errands, and chopped wood. put this treasure under my pillow.


While I slept,. Ih fairy said to nie.
" You must nul link. other l-t-olt 's
goods, nor keep anytlujng, Ia1 dO,.
not justly belong to you"


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The next day, I went to return the
pocket book to a banker, who had
advertised his loss.


When I was sixteen, my patron, sent
me to the ;ndies to establish a counting,
house amongst the savages.


I went several voyage-, experienced
many storms : the Fairy told me to
help the sailors manage the ship.


When I was Itenly years of age, A few years later the Fairy made me d
my patron died, and forli'ne no longer captain and gave me honour in the
smiled upon me. The Fairy told me to wars.
enler the Nav).


I conquered the rebels, and brought
their chief to the Prince. Through the
influence of the Fairy I married the
daughter of a rich Nabob.


Uur nuptials were performed acc.)r-
ding to the custom of the country. Ml
future bride and I were driven to th.
temple, in magnificent palanquins.


Twenty elephants, with gold harness,
and driven by a hundred slaves, were
laden with the marriage-dot, and the
jewels and Ireasures, of my wife.


To day I have more castles, than the
Marquis of Carahas. I have come to
lake this news, to my foster-mother.


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JOHN LAUGHING AND JOHN CRYING

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I have cut some onions; they are
swimming in butter,
John cries...


Thanks to the wine, I cannot get
home.
John cries...


But the butter frizzles, the onions
will soon he fried,
John laughs.


But, when the next morning I
tind myself in bed,


They are waiting dinner for me, Near me, there is another disap-
I miss my train, pointed man grumbling,
John cries... John laughs.


When they asked me the time,
they stole my watch !


John laughs. John cries..


But as last, I see the audacious
thief hanged,
John laughs.


When I hear some one declaim
in a superior manner,


But, when a witty person talks
Sbeforee me,


I have just received a bill from
my tailor.
John cries...


All at once, I put on my best
clothes.


John laughs.


" Wait a few days! "
. No, that would be a trap... "


Relenting, my tailor, lives me
fresh credit,


I obtain


The doctor has said that I must
die!...
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THE UNCOMFORTABLE NEIGHBOURS


A painter had for his neighbour a musician One day the painter being unable to endure
who from morning till night, worked away the noise any longer, tapped at the wall
at his violoncello with all his might, and with between them, to induce hin to modify his
the force, and the passion, of an enthusiastic musical ardour.
artist.


The musician was so engrossed in his
chromatic scales, that he did not notice the
telegraphic message of his neighbour. The
more the one knocked, the more the other
strummed !


The exasperated painter at last became so
violent, that his blows made a hole through
the thin partition. The musician observed
nothing, but continued his noisy exeercice.


Through the opening, the painter was able
to'reach the violoncello, an in the absence
of his neighbour, he stulfed it with rags.


Once more the painter stuffed it with rags,
and with fresh outbursts of grief, the mu i-
cian re-examined his instrument.


The violoncellist overcome with grief,
that his instrument produced only dull, lifeless,
unmusical, sounds, examined it carefully to
find out the cause, but could discover no-
thing


.This time, he discovered the mystery, also
the hole in the wall, putting his head through
the gap he saw the painter in his favourite
position.


He look it away to be repaired, and for a
whole week his neighbour was able to enjoy
himself without disturbance, in his favourite
honrontal position.


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absence of his neighbour, and with a long
broom, disfigured the picture which he found
on the painter's easel.


But alas! one day his dream was broken,
by the strains of the violoncello, that had
regained its primitive sonorousness.


When he discovered this terrible revenge,
the painter grew purple with rage, and sprang
through the gap into his neighbour's room.


The musician made a banier of his ins
ment, the painter in his violent wrath m
a dash at him, and half disappeared in
violoncello.


stru- The violoncellist took refuge in the pain- The porter came to the aid of the artist
nade ler's studio, but drew hack with fright at the and extricated them not without great diffi- ha
the sight of a black lay figure, and sat down in a culty. The painter had bruised his forehead, liv
tub of paint! and the musician had scratched his legs. at
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Ever since that adventure, the two men
ve been the best of friends. It is true one
es at the North of the town and the other
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The bells ring the Angelus. "On
your knees rnm children, say your
prayer to God


The bells ring marriage-chimes,
the happy couple, and the invited
guests arrive at the church.


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The bells ring for the hour of The bells ring Ibr the market;
work" the workmen went their way mothers of fami ies carrying large
to their workshops with their tools baskets, go to make their pur-
un-ler their arms. chases.

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The bells ring for service; it is
Sunday every one goes to church,
dressed in his best.


The bells ring for mid-day, it is
the hour of repast. The table is
spread, they dine:"Good appetite!"


The bells ring an alarm of fire! A
house is in flames, and the firemen
hurry to the spot.


The bells ring for Corpus-Christi, The bells ring a joyous peal; it is
the children follow the procession the baptism of a new born child.
h rowing flowers.


The bells ring for the TE DEUNM;
the soldiers, Mayor and Corpora-
tion, march to church.


The bells ring fort the First Com-
munion; the boys and girls take
part in the sacred rite.


The hells announce a Nations
Holiday; the people throng to th
Public Sports and to see the Greas
Pole.


Il The bells ring mournfully; the The bells ring to sound a re- The bells ring the Curfew, it is
e priest performs the last offices for a treat "; make haste soldiers, or you the hour for sleep. Good night my
y dying man, or consigns a body to will go into a police court! children!
its last resting place.
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THE UNTRUTHFUL BOY


M, F[ir-tiacaora wa4 an ha I1na .-,hamakrr,I
wn"rka d Ertam manmig 1,11 night


H .;w; I was a Iaund re;, wwh. owknt aMvl ter
early every morning ti. wa-h al Ibra rivir


Alf'redt ginrally did htii lies.n \%.r% well
iiid,-pd. and Iiis raslir lolfiu iav-l himn gr-al
niarkc.


But h, was L i unlrulhful. tlll all his schoul-
I Iloaa halt ha imn.


R --_ -11 MELVarl-jD =
Ir hr brak.k a dpsk. or a lamp, in lhe loss
riom, lib wa.lt] plstutly dr-lare tHaim b.c had
11-A ddnr It.


C l i'f.ITan kn-:awrj ol lbi; i d hbl,
relu d tu p[rpar him rnfr ls Fr Ir i DaI
nl".n.


flo gne i erra-al aaiafldtan I.. liti Prmploer,
dud hia- Iriendb warev harv iuil Lbmu( him. wi
altq, li war ;. l ra l l- uine i'la- Im' a Ira-
IJc lT dfn li in g in a n ,i i h ji- ur itia r L .A w il.


Ha rieturr. .11in hFi ,ll-atler* hlausa., and
aId.kd, clh Iv ha had lakan iOw nuLileVy al I.,
I b i Id 1i fish ian l liih'-in.- '[int:hi- g ava-
lo, nolaier a raip whet, Ihe lad latariclkd
tii rr, so I


The next da, Le Itradesman cane Io de-
mand hir muoey. Alfred' mda.ltr produced
iie receiptl,and shwiiWId the man llie onalure.


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Imradnedialdy, the-traesmaii u r ued a dui-
niuos atgainst Alfred, lfa lairplry.


Condelrmnod tLo the adllf'',v.. Alfr.-d would. The King I-ddehed by his yaulh, gianlil h,m Hii conduct was so remarkably -.idj, .V'hilr
have b.,'n put to .lealt. hat-i nI -..a.mj- in,-i his hfe, andJ lh- s-rjlon e wa- altered t, he wai Lhere, thai he Wia3 0selt Iltb'rty dlaftl
wrtlln to Ithe King, to plal fI'r mer cy irupnaonmenl in lhe Iluujte-lof-e r reclin for two year, coml.llly eured .fi hlis faull
tweinl; one year-l
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JULIAN THE COWARD


If he saw a spider, he turned pale will A friend of his father, came on a visit one-
fright, and dared not move. evening with his little dog, who jumped around
Julian, in play, and the boy screamed with
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On Carnival time he dared not lo o oul, re
was afrald of the masks that frighteledrd
him sqo.


As he grew older, he did not improve. iOn-
evening his father too,,k his children to the
theatre, Julian found himself by the side of a
little humpback.


If they left him alone at home, he shut
every door, because he was afraid, of the rub-
bers. One day be shut himself in a cupboard


During the entr'acte Julian amused his mis-
ters by mimicking the humpback, and making
grimaces behind his back.


Bis sisters laughed at his fault, and amu.-ed
themselves, by often playing tricks upon
him.


But the little man turned round suddenly,
and grew purple with rage, at Ibie trickle
played against him. Be challenged Julian to a
duel.


His father had tried all means to cure him,
but no entreaties, no reasoning, were able
to overcome his timidity.


In vain he made enzlses, and pleaded Ihat
he was only in fun, the humpback would
listen to noting.


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The next day his sitaers called to Julian to
look out of the window, to see the humpback
approaching the house with a menacing air.


A few minutes after, he entered the house
with two swords in his band :he beckoned
Julian to go with him.


Ijut a this instant, Julian, as if electrified, But what was his surprise, wter, the litlll
seiz-d one of the swords, Here Sir! here hunchback, enchanted by hs braver'., l.idaside
Sir I he cried, his eyes lasting with cours- the swords and laughed heartily, a. li d his
geous anger. father.
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But Julian trembled a' leai, h. Irrie t.:.
fly. at this moment his father came in, and
endeavoured tL explain away mal rr.: I. th
humpback.


The humpback was a friend of Juihan '
father and bad arranged the scenee .it the
theatre, and what followed, on purpose to try
to cure the boy of his cowardice.
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In vain he tried tu pacify the humpback, he
refused to listen to reason. Well", said "
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of[ileers in the Artillery; he often relates the
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If there was a hole in tlie road,
he woNuld ble sure to fall head first
into it.


Should there he a mad.dlog prow-
ling about, Master Unfortunate
would not fail t:o meet it.


Goiing out in beautiful weather,
without an umbrella, a storm came
on, an:l wetted himri to the bones.


He made up his mind not to ,:i
out aniy more, but one day he went
to buy some lobsters, as he expected
some friends.


The shock sent him backwards
ilto a vat of pitch, which had just
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Having been told that ink cured
burns. Master Unfortunate took a
bath in that liquid.


His putI hases made, lie mounted
..II oimnnibius; the lobster, crawled
A.,out, aid piclihedl the calves of tlhe
legs of thle pa-,engers.


Pursued by the man with the
statuettes, lMaster IUnl frtu.nate took
lef.u,,e behind a baker's oven.


He c;iarnie from the hath as black
as a negro; on anriving at his house,
his servants refused him admit-
tance.


The indliglnant people, drove Mlas-
ter Undforturiate, and his indisc-rete
-shell-lisli, off the omnibus.


The heat of the :oven set his clo-
the' which were saturated with tar)
on fire; Master Unfortunate shric-
ked lamrenta ly.


Mastl-r Unfortunate knocked them
al.iout, he Ibroke the at ii of his cook,
.im l the lei oII his valet.


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He ran off so quickly, that in Iis
haste, lie knocked against a man,
who was selling statuettes of
plaster.


Tlhey ran to his aid, and rescued
him, but not his clothes; they re-
mained stuck to the oven !


Persuaded that Fatality followed
his footsteps in France, Master
Unfortunate has gone to China.
Better luck, and a good voyage to
him! !


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To makp a lawyer. Take a ho\, -lihu him up for
a certain time with women, and a parr.ul, he will
become a chatterbox. ahich is uon ,I the infallble
signs that he has a taste lto tih rprorfees.,n


..abs'-,- --.-VmW rI....
II you go hunting, do ntjl be afraid of tiring
yourself with riding. It you do not bring back
any game, you will bring back lumbago.


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\When you go to a riding-school. if you see
that your horse i going to kick you, seize
hold ol the rding-master who s lthe nearest to
you, and push him quickly in tront of you. it ;.
more than probable I tnt you will thu. escape ith
bl.w that war de.inrfd for you.


If, when you are swimming you ar. taken with
Ihr cramp, .swi vi;ljrul.i-lt lo.wards the nearest
point o land.Onces ale. R d Jjwn., iglht your pipe and
ait quietly till b ome 'inep rs ti. your aaistance.


If in consequence of hot weather you find thai
you have grown leas, do not trouble about it, take
an apartment at once in Paris, your landlord wil
soon increase your rent instead of you.


II ,..u ha .'i '.rz.llten our po.:cket handl-
kerc'hiri. take care rn..ii i- b rri rw that i liih i. in
Ih.- pY-iket .lI u:ur ll-rghbuur, as t light have-
disacreable reuIll-


'When you go to a party, observe the rules of
polittne.s when yc.u dance. and do nit fail to pay
respect to ;:our hodt.


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If :,our chimr,- cairless I.cre, lake care not I.o
put it utu y,:urselt. but do n.,l put any more
'io.l 10 on d send fr tr th remen. for remember
lii.. proelr.' -. a pr,-fnd moral li : Every one
Io hi, trade. and Ith,- cows will be well kept. "


If you build a house it is more than pl bable
that yv'ur arclhitlct will try to thiow dut in yrur
ePr)y In crease his bill. Pretend to believe him
and put lum to lth- test, but do iiot forget thai by
th- f'oundai:ans one knows the mason.


o] a peaifa sh t
t If you are fond of fishing, give the preference If you perceive a person drowning, run without
S to an open part, if you do not catch fish, you will losing a minute, to look for a newfoundland dogto
S atleast catch a sun-stroke. save him. It is a prudent measure which often
succeed.

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11 yo.u ar, atllacked by the goul, you must oblain
through your dJoitor. admission I-. the galleries of
the .hool iio Medecine. It is ab hundred to one
that you will bet disgusted.


If they teal the fruil out of your garden, Irave
their alone, take ,*are not to etll anyone aboul it,
but the next year dig ip everything, leave nothing
when tie thiive.F com- back, it is th.-y who will
have been robbed. you will tie quits.


When you are with a young lady, be always
modest and polite, avoid any vulgar bricks, if you
wish to pass for a young man of good society.


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God bless you! my good little ou Klnow well le dear Lord
lady. who died on the Cross,.and you
must pray to him to make you
good.


In rny beautiful castle go then!...


Once upon
queen....


a time a king and a


Mamma Mr1 Hippolytus is very
greedy, he always eats the butter
off his bread.


Oh! dear! i' the ice 'should
break!


Oh! Horror!!


Look how pretty it is... it will
eat out my hand.


Have done!! I will not let any
one make it run.


Another! we shall soon have
enough to fry.


Let it eat; it is hungry.


Ah! here is a thrush; bow pleased
mamma will be!


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Mamma said that we must only I dare not! I am afraid' Ah Sir! this is how you learn
pick the ripe ones. lessons!

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Push a little harder.


Here is again that greedy fellow
Eugene, who has eaten our fruit. I
shall tell mamma about him.


See! see! the cat has caught a
mouse.


Oh! how ugly it is.


Oh! the pretty little birds!


Miss Pussy,
with us?


will you breakfast


How it loves its mistress, the Hi! Hi! the cat has taken my
darling Azor! bread-and-butter.


I have a lovely new frock!


My nosegay will be the prettiest.


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Is it not beautiful? Papa gave it Augustus you know that papa has Fi! It is very ugly to put your
me on my birthday. forbidden you to climb trees. fingers to your nose.

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THE STORY OF A LITTLE MOUSE


Trctlinelte was bte pretliist miou- lbali
cuuld be ee.n, Ptclhin co ild excried thr igrae-
when h- nribbted a nut, but she was very
thorughtllass and giddy


The o ljd old molber. Ratltte, wtilth lon
Frey m.iuslacrh.s was always reproving ber,
and ving her uie hbes advice > prifserve
her Irom ithe claws ol the cart rimal'Kin.


Look at Grimal'Riuo he would say Ihe
saminly creature I with n air so soft, and
merk, sl ips with one eye uper and ibs
elawi. are always ready undel bie velvel pnas.


If a mouse ventures in his path, he pretends
to be aslrep, when, with a pounce he is on
her, and poor mouse is a mu,:thful I


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Four in --lr~e in -Iaor i n 1n hiti ticn
h,- Ii.> da.-,kn lIour jn'-eamrn arte gat r.. ir.'ii
wihem.e hb c.n .tI like a l ig li ii I' pre


At '.lther liTmis, hi prrteud&i to be dead and
ii sit ilcbed at full length on hbr Lbak,
unhappy it hei mouat e v h comes near io rejoice
.11 tiri d atli ..f it L e emy


Man is notl wicked to us ad lb- cat. He Neirtbei-~, lie puts bacun in ia traps,
bats tIL Insraps but e know hi. tIrclks and he and it I rll cood tu tL ii greedy liltle lice,
has tuher Itings t d,. besides walaltcing s W 0 i' rlcoser to like iI They put Ibeir
all day long. b ads in the trap, it i h up and they are
cauhl byey nec-k.

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cimi ,lberi?, r iblp IbIoindu ro 3 flb;-mrjce..
1,~ i~: e,p.nreu, aI coingouMt Io r it
jr.-r i6 ,iriyini Ito t' tl. d ui t tbrin-; back
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jraniml'Kin is n t here, lbe i no d:,ub!.
i'l -he ronf. The-re ar. ithe twl ir, built I 1 i .not
go n,-a theri ':. Shth xlmbedl p lo lcthe ine-.v-
It, lI, k oulr iunto the lIreet.


'nld tlih mi-tlho r i p ll y put her h ad oult
,:1f .:r hole, andl Ic,. kid artIaIlly Itril t*, il:
righl, and t1bn lt [be Iit, Lo see ITf lher was.
.niy Jungr[.


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lflIl 'l She appruoacihod with caul.tn.
* There i- notbin6g lear it is only a plate
.if while e porcelaine


Trotlin,-tie -was oirc-, when she had eateni
ill hi-ir 6ni.'iio'a, 0h' broin It 'be;i rd, hier
cdiih-r hardnot y1, :-biid 4irv trerh-.d
ber;rell i rd 'ur id. i I I.to hjie I' h'ir I.,
s;Iy ;n tlbaii t 'I ieh


SAnd in the plate whal preity llll.e PelIc.
ball-! how appetising I how gi'd they nmell,
tha o.olM has put tlem there and f.:rgollten
Iltm


I shall be suflfcalted. Come I must breathe
Iht iresh air. My mother dll know nothing,
ior I ball be back behl':re shf returns TritiL-l
roclji -ent out and ran about th, garret


Trottireitr walked round the plate lc. exAu-
mine Il.andJ finally deciding it vli a land up-
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returned home to rest. Bat all of a sudden dead, she wept and lamented. My daucbhter'
lh.' was seized wilh dreadful pain. my daigbirrl I shall lose her '. She ha~seaten
the poisonr for the rats.
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Trotinelle died. All the rats and mice of AULend to the counsels of ;,our mulher, my
tle houLe, went to the funeral; lIbev put he children it iis not tHe powder for ratl Ihal you
under a plank, the ciimmoDn epulchre ol th,- -will find in the excesses of the table, but ndi-
mice. gestion which kills as much as poison does.
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A ri:h inhabitann of Martinique, had a Men and women went to the fields every,
real many l3laves, and emnployed them in his morning, and rested during the holiest part
sugar plantation. of the ay In the cabins, or under the shade
of the panms.


The planter was a just man who did noir But this good master died -ind his (Inldren
wish for slaves hut paid his negroes -is work- being ohliv,'d by their husines4 to leave the
people and gave them all that wa. fair. rounrtry, dsniined all the negroesexcept one
ild woman called Marthn.


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Martha had lived in America simne she was
ver. young; there, she had her relations and
friends, and she fell very torr to leave the
country where she had so good a master.
Her grief made hei dangerously ill.


They were obliged to make a voyage to
France, and Martha, to Il-r great regret, said
good hye to her country uand embarked with
a heavy heart.


The poor negress always sorrowful
account of having left her country, was
sad when Jack talked to her.


Her yourg mistress renmmblriirg what
care Marlha hadi taken ol her when she was
a child, wished to take carr o her now and
would not leave her during hir illueis.


After a pleasant voyage, they landed at
Haire and from there, they Iravelled to Paris.
Martha had brought wili her a beautiful
green parrot that amused her all day long
with its chatter.


She watched by her night and day and Afterwards, according to the cuslom ol
often sat by her bed, and southed and chee- negroes aud to prove herlier iy. Mai Iha, mho
red her by sweet words and was such an was quite well again, laid down to sleep eery
attentive nurse that Martha recovered her night outside the door of her mistress' -rniumn.
health.


This Jack said many things, in English, She olrered three hundred francs to Martha-
and in French, and a rich young lady wanted. for her magnificent parrot, who did not wish.
to buy it. to sell her dear Jack and refused the sum of
money.


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less had not enough money to return to Marti- mistress, happy to be able to render her ser spoke of the kindness she had received from
unique; Martha decided then to sell Jack to vice. Her nustress was touched by her devo- her y ung mistress, and the negroes cried :
the English lady. tion and thanking her, she pressed her to her Lonql hlcr the good Whiles! and her young
heart. mistress who was not ungrateful responded
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A bright idea takes him, he dres-
ses himself in his very best clothes.


lie goes to the house of his friend
Stingy, whom he has neglected
lately.


Arrived at the door of Mr Stingy,
he finds that all the family are
going to dine in tiwn.


Profound disappointment of Mr But MN Stingy tells him that he
Sponger! will take him with them, to his
friend's house.


Intense joy of IMr Sponger!


Introduction of Mlr Sponger to.
Mr CanmusarJ.


But despair! there are thirteen
.at table they must cast lots to see
who is to go out away.


Fatality! the lot fell upon Mr-
Sponger


Arrived in the street, furious, he
meets a friend who offers him tooth-
picks!


He enters into a eating house at New flight of Mr Sponger... who
16 pennies, and finds himself at the in his haste falls head-first into a
same table with a creditor. large bowl of cream.


He profits by the accident to,
satiate himself, and finishes all the
cream.


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The shop woman tries to make
him pay for it but he cannot, for he
has not a penny, and they take him
off to the police station to rest,
after all his exertions.
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I / / -/ / -wa I
Father Flog goes to punish the He does not go into the houses;
squalling children, where the good children are.


Father Flog corrects the obstinate
little boys and girls.


If the lazy children will not learn
their lessons, he punishes them.


Madam Flog hides herself in the'
saucepan to catch the greedy ones.


Mamma calls father Flog to cor-
rect a little story-teller.


Father Flog goes to fetch the
wicked children.


He takes home with him those
who are disobedient.


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in who do not attend to what
parents say to them.


Father Flog gives a whipping to
the idle boys.


Madam Flog gives a dunce's cap. Father Flog, takes the untruth--
to a lazy little girl. ful children and cuts their tongues.


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un about too much.


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Madam Flog sets free a little boy
who is penitent.


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llisula and he.r little brother Leo, were The miller had an asi niamediJ Ijri.Gi
Ille children of ;a Miller. EV\er a.' t tihey coull Gris-Gri.\ was very oulslnaie. Ursula and Leo
be seen playing and running around the mill. 'ere always leading it and ihe doinkey had
tried toj kick them mdiy times., happily
without r.-achine them.


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it was [lrsula who cried tor help; lie. lillle The railway was close to the mill, tlhe two
brother had fallen into thi- tler. I'h.:-e lished imprudent ihlldren, venlui'd on it .and were
him out as qtiLkly *s pos.ihle and luckily h. nearly run over by an \express train
did not take ano hnarm.


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The miller had sure bries, and Ihe children There was a pond at a little distance frol
l ho were ltraid of notlhig, often had Ihvir thle mill; one day piereing crisis were heam
face. swollen l Ilieir slmng., from it. The miller s mn ran in that dire<
tion as fa~t as they could.


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eheir, i li.hird, -urlrised them; they tied as
faI t Ir, ilIir le I g could carr l them, liun little
Leo in hi, halsti dropped on.:. of his shoes.


The man picked up Ihe hwe and look it to
the miller to whom he madR- Ins complaint.


The miller gave a good winpping to iobt
Ins children, and forbade thlm to recommence
their Iricks.


To keep Ursula at home, her mother gave
her a beautiful doll.


bliss Ursula made a beautiful cosTume for
her doll, wth the muslin, lace and ribbons;
which her mamma had-given her.


But this did not last long; for the next day, The rapid current bore away the doll, the
Ursula went out with Leo to the river. Leo imprudent children tried to reach it, and
look the doll, and threw it into the water, to walked into the river.
see whether it could swim.


The doll wa, lost, and as the water was
very cold, the little boy and girl, were seized
with shivers when they got out of stream, and
both caught a severe cold on the chest.


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THE PEARL NECKLACE


Angela was' working on the balcony
of her window when a little country
girl and boy timidly asked alms of her.


At the first glance, Angela, saw that The little girl went to the kitchen
they were not accustomed to begging, and having obtained her mother's per-
and to her questions, they replied with mission, she brought food to the poor
simple candour. little peasants.
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.Angela found the poor mother of
the little beggars, lying on a rough
bed of straw. The little girl conforted
the invalid and gave her purse to her.


The purse had not much in it, and
when Angela returned home she ran-
sacked all her drawers to find more
money but without success.
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With her treasure, Angela bought
linen, a mattress, and provisions of all
kinds; these she sent to the house of
the poor woman.


The young girl did. not like to ask Angela would have preferred to bave
her parents, her nurse having told her received a purse well filled, never-
not to, and she was very unhappy theless she examined her necklace
about it, when her father made her a with pleasure and wore it all the day.
present of a pearl necklace.


The jeweller told Angela's father of
her transaction, who watched his
daughter and followed her to the poor
widow's house.


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The children ran in front of Angela
and kidsed her hands, the widow sit-
ting at the window saluted her with a
tender smile.


Angela saw in i'Te jewel-box the
address of the jeweller, she thought
that he would not refuse to buy the
necklace of her, and she consulted her
nurse on the subject.


After the departure of Angela her
father, without saying who he was,ques-
tioned the poor woman, who described
Angela as being sweet, good and cha-
ritable and related her kind actions.


Angela in company with her nurse
went to the jewellers and made her
request to him, he was much astonished,
but granted her wish and gave her
money for the necklace.


Angela was going to a ball with her
mother; her father said to her. '* You
have forgotten your necklace ", and at
the same moment he placed it round
her neck.


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Angela accused her nurse of having
betrayed her secret, who denied having
done so; the young girl wondered how
her necklace had been replaced.


What was Angela's surprise to see.
the little beggar children take the
donkeys by their bridles, put them into
the stables and give them hay!


But her astonishment was still grea-
ter in recognistng, in the mistress of
the inn, the poor widow, who came
forward to greet the travellers with
eager welcome.


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Angela seeing that her secret was
discovered, rushed into the arms of
her parents ; her mother gave her a
purse at the same time saying to her.
SBe charitable my daughter; we will
aid you and God will bless us ".


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Her mother and father invited her
to go with them into the country, the
little party on donkeys, visited the
neighbourhood and put up at a pretty
inn.


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wife died, and who was married again to
disagreeable bad-tempered proud woman wt
had two daughters exactly like her.


Cinderella began to cry when she sa
them go off, her fairy God-mother appear
and promised that she should go to the b
as well.


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With her wand shi. Iouebd Cinderella an
her poor ragged dress was instantly change
into a lovely ball-costume.


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rst The husband also had a daughter who was When she had finished her work. Ibis girl
a very pretty and amiable; her step-mother used to sit in a corner of the heartll, and for
ho haled her, and gave her very hard work to do thai she was called Cinderella.


















aw Cinderella was sent into the garden to retch The God-mother, looked into the mouse-trap
ed the largest pumpkin that she could fid, and and saw six mice; these she cthnged into six
all heo the fairy changed it into a beajtilul magniftlent horses ready harnessed.
golden carriage.

















d Having arrived at the ball they sent for the As the Fairy God-mother, had made her
ed Prince, who lid her to a place of honour and promise to leave before midnight, she said
danced with her all the evening. good bye to the Prince and told him, she
would return the next evemnig.

















at The Prince found on the steps of the Palace The Prince, being very much in love with
g a shoe which Cinderella, had dropped in her her, announced thai he would marry the per-
flight. son whose foot would fli the shoe.


















's Cinderella, who looked on, was then called, Her God-mother then appeared and touched
ir her foot slipped into the slipper without diffi- her with her wand; immediately she was atti-
i. culty, and she produced the other shoe from red in most beautiful clothes. Her sisters then
her pocket. fall at her feet.

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Ine next day she forgot the huur, and fled,
on hearing Ihe clock strike twelve. The Prince
followed tier, but could not overtake her.


They took her to the young Prince and a
lew days after there was a Grand Marriage.
On the same day the sisters of Clndorella
were also married to high Lords of the
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Her sister having been invited to a ball,
given by the inog's son, Cinderella arranged
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She also changed a laige ral that Cinderella
found in the rat-trap, into a coachman, and six
lizard into footmen. .
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It must only a spark to light
a great fire.


There is not stupid professions,
there is only stupid men.


All that glitters is not gold.


Where the goat is tied, there it
must browse.


Sheep bleating is losing a
mouthful.


One must not put the finger One must break the nut before
between tree and bark. he comes at the kernel.


Those who sleep in dinner Those who put all his eggs in
time, need not to be awake the same basket, venture.
to eat.


Store is no sore.


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