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Title: Very Short Stories and Verses For Children
Author: Mrs. W. K. Clifford
Illustrator: Edith Campbell
Release Date: October 16, 2009 [EBook #30272]
Language: English
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VERY SHORT STORIES
MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD
[Illustration]
[Illustration: "APPLE BLOSSOM, I AM WAITING; ARE YOU HERE?" _P_. 14]
VERY SHORT STORIES
AND
VERSES FOR CHILDREN.
BY
MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD,
AUTHOR OF "ANYHOW STORIES," &c.
_With Illustrations by Edith Campbell._
LONDON:
WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE,
PATERNOSTER ROW.
1886.
Preface.
These stories, with the exception of the first one, are reprinted from
two little books--"Children Busy," etc., and "Under Mother's Wing."
They were then only signed with my initials. Some of the verses appear
now for the first time.
L. C.
_TO YOU--AND ETHEL AND ALICE_
CONTENTS.
PAGE
MASTER WILLIE 9
SWINGING 17
THE WOODEN DOLL 18
WATCHING 20
THE LIGHT ON THE HILLS 22
WRITING A BOOK 25
THE RABBIT 27
THE SANDY CAT 28
ON THE WAY TO THE SUN 30
IN THE MOONLIGHT 33
THE POOR LITTLE DOLL 35
THE VIOLETS 37
THE FIDDLER 39
THE BROKEN HORSE 40
THE RAINBOW-MAKER 41
OVER THE PORRIDGE 43
A-COMING DOWN THE STREET 45
THE PROUD BOY 47
SEEKING THE VIOLETS 49
TOMMY'S STOCKINGS 51
MIDSUMMER-NIGHT 52
THE
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