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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Little Sarah, by Unknown This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Little Sarah Author: Unknown Release Date: January 20, 2004 [eBook #10754] Language: English Character set encoding: US-ASCII ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LITTLE SARAH*** Credit for this e-text: Internet Archive; University of Florida, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team New Colored Toys LITTLE SARAH [Illustration: Front Cover] [Illustration] Little Sarah she stood by her grandmother's bed, "And what shall I get for your breakfast?" she said; "You shall get me a Johnny-cake: quickly go make it, In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it." So Sarah she went to the closet to see If yet any meal in the barrel might be. The barrel had long time been empty as wind; Not a speck of the bright yellow meal could she find. [Illustration] But grandmother's Johnny-cake--still she must make it, In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it. She ran to the shop; but the shopkeeper said, "I have none--you must go to the miller, fair maid; For he has a mill, and he'll put the corn in it, And grind you some nice yellow meal in a minute; But run, or the Johnny-cake, how will you make it, In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it?" [Illustration] Then Sarah she ran every step of the way; But the miller said, "No, I have no meal to-day; Run, quick, to the cornfield, just over the hill, And if any be there, you may fetch it to mill. Run, run, or the Johnny-cake, how will you make it, In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it?" [Illustration] She ran to the cornfield--the corn had not grown, Though the sun in the blue sky all pleasantly shone. "Pretty sun," cried the maiden, "please make the corn grow." "Pretty maid," the sun answered, "I cannot do so." [Illustration] "Then grandmother's Johnny-cake--how shall I make it, In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it?" Then Sarah looked round, and she saw what was wanted; The corn could not grow, for no corn had been planted. [Illustration] She asked of the farmer to sow her some grain, But the farmer he laughed till
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