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Title: The Dutch Twins

Author: Lucy Fitch Perkins

Posting Date: March 10, 2009 [EBook #4012]
Release Date: May, 2003

Language: English

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THE DUTCH TWINS

By

Lucy Fitch Perkins

ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR

Geographical Series

THE DUTCH TWINS PRIMER. Grade I.
THE DUTCH TWINS. Grade III.
THE ESKIMO TWINS. Grade II.
THE JAPANESE TWINS. Grade IV.
THE SWISS TWINS. Grade IV.
THE IRISH TWINS. Grade V.
THE ITALIAN TWINS. Grades V and VI.
THE SCOTCH TWINS. Grades V and VI.
THE MEXICAN TWINS. Grade VI.
THE BELGIAN TWINS. Grade VI.
THE FRENCH TWINS. Grade VII.

Historical Series

THE CAVE TWINS. Grade IV.
THE SPARTAN TWINS. Grades V-VI.
THE PURITAN TWINS. Grades VI-VII.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION--KIT AND KAT

I. THE DAY THEY WENT FISHING
II. MARKET DAY WITH FATHER
III. MOTHER'S DAY
IV. ONE SUNDAY
V. THE DAY THEY DROVE THE MILK CART
VI. THE DAY THEY GOT THEIR SKATES

SUGGESTIONS TO TEACHERS

THE DUTCH TWINS

KIT AND KAT

This is a picture of Kit and Kat. They are Twins, and they live in
Holland. Kit is the boy, and Kat is the girl.

Of course their real names are not Kit and Kat at all. Their real names
are Christopher and Katrina. But you can see for yourself that such
long names as that would never in the world fit such a short pair of
Twins. So the Twins' Mother, Vrouw Vedder, said,

"They cannot be called Christopher and Katrina until they are four and
a half feet high."

Now it takes a long time to grow four and a half feet of Boy and Girl.
You know, chickens and puppies and colts and kittens always grow up
much faster than twins. Kit and Kat ate a great many breakfasts and
dinners and suppers, and played a great many plays, and had a great
many happy days while they were growing up to their names. I will tell
you about some of them.