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WINGS A PEASANT girl was feeding geese, and she wept. The farmer's daughter came by and asked, "What are you blubbering about?" "I haven't got any wings," cried the peasant girl. "Oh, I wish I could grow some wings." "You Silly!" said the farmer's daughter. "Of course you haven't got wings. What do you want wings for?" "I want to fly up into the sky and sing my little songs there," answered the little peasant girl. Then the farmer's daughter was angry, and said again, "You silly!

Snip and Snap & the Billy goat Two little dogs were Snip and snap, Twin brothers, as you see. And close wherever you saw one the other one would be. One had a black spot upon his ear and one upon his eye, and that’s how you knew Snip and Snap whenever they ran by. They romped together on the lawn, sometimes the whole day through.

THE TALE OF GINGER & PICKLES ONCE upon a time there was a village shop. The name over the window was "Ginger and Pickles." It was a little small shop just the right size for Dolls—Lucinda and Jane Doll-cook always bought their groceries at Ginger and Pickles. The counter inside was a convenient height for rabbits.

THE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE ONCE upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl—only she was always losing her pocket-handkerchiefs! One day little Lucie came into the farm-yard crying—oh, she did cry so! "I've lost my pocket-handkin! Three handkins and a pinny!