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Title: The Adventures of A Brownie
As Told to My Child by Miss Mulock

Author: Miss Mulock

Release Date: November 17, 2009 [EBook #30494]

Language: English

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THE ADVENTURES OF

A BROWNIE

AS TOLD TO MY CHILD

BY MISS MULOCK

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ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK
McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS

COPYRIGHTED--1908--BY McLOUGHLIN BROS.

CONTENTS

ADVENTURE THE FIRST
Brownie and the Cook 5

ADVENTURE THE SECOND
Brownie and the Cherry-tree 17

ADVENTURE THE THIRD
Brownie in the Farmyard 26

ADVENTURE THE FOURTH
Brownie's Ride 41

ADVENTURE THE FIFTH
Brownie on the Ice 58

ADVENTURE THE SIXTH AND LAST
Brownie and the Clothes 73

POEMS
The Blackbird and the Rooks 88
The Shaking of the Pear-tree 91
The Wonderful Apple-tree 95
The Jealous Boy 98
The Story of the Birkenhead 99
Birds in the Snow 105
The Little Comforter 107
Don't Be Afraid 108
Girl and Boy 109
Agnes at Prayer 110
Going to Work 111
Three Companions 112
The Motherless Child 113
The Wren's Nest 115
A Child's Smile 116
Over the Hills and Far Away 118
The Two Raindrops 119
The Year's End 120
Running After the Rainbo