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the morning�察�while it is clear that no water has come near you for a long
time。 There are no such creatures as you in my family�察 �I am humbly
thankful to say。;
He walked on�察�waving his tail�察�and the child waited。
Presently a pig came trotting along。
The child did not wish to ask the pig if he were his brother�察�but the pig
did not wait to be asked。
;Hallo�察�brother� ─�he grunted。
;I am not your brother� ─�said the child。
;Oh yes�察�you are� ─�said the pig。 ;I confess I am not proud of you�察�but
there is no mistaking the members of our family。 Come along�察�and have a
good roll in the barnyard� �There is some lovely black mud there。;
;I don't like to roll in mud� ─�said the child。
;Tell that to the hens� ─�said the Pig Brother。 ;Look at your hands and
your shoes�察�and your pinafore� �Come along�察�I say� �You may have some of
the pig´wash for supper�察�if there is more than I want。;
;I don't want pig´wash� ─�said the child�察�and he began to cry。
Just then the Tidy Angel came out。
;I have set everything to rights�察─�she said�察 �and so it must stay。 Now�察�
will you go with the Pig Brother�察�or will you come back with me�察�and be a
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tidy child�拭─�
;With you�察 �with you� ─ �cried the child�察 �and he clung to the Angel's
dress。
The Pig Brother grunted。
;Small loss� ─�he said。 ;There will be all the more wash for me� ─�And
he trotted off。
THE CAKE��1�А�
��1�А�From The Golden Windows�察�by Laura E Richards。 ��H。 R。 Allenson
Ltd。 2s 6d。 net。��
A child quarrelled with his brother one day about a cake。
;It is my cake� ─�said the child。
;No�察�it is mine� ─�said his brother。
;You shall not have it� ─ �said the child。 ;Give it to me this minute� ─�
And he fell upon his brother and beat him。
Just then came by an Angel who knew the child。
;Who is this that you are beating�拭─�asked the Angel。
;It is my brother�察─�said the child。
;No�察�but truly�察─�said the Angel�察 �who is it�拭─�
;It is my brother�察�I tell you� ─�said the child。
;Oh no�察─�said the Angel�察 �that cannot be�察�and it seems a pity for you to
tell an untruth�察 �because that makes spots on your soul。 If it were your
brother�察�you would not beat him。;
;But he has my cake� ─�said the child。
;Oh�察─�said the Angel�察 �now I see my mistake。 You mean that the cake
is your brother�察�and that seems a pity�察�too�察�for it does not look like a very
good cake��and�察�besides�察�it is all crumbled to pieces。;
THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN TOWN��1�А�
��1�А�From traditions�察�with rhymes from Browning's The Pied Piper of
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Hamelin。
Once I made a pleasure trip to a country called Germany�察�and I went
to a funny little town�察�where all the streets ran uphill。 At the top there was
a big mountain�察�steep like the roof of a house�察�and at the bottom there was
a big river�察 �broad and slow。 And the funniest thing about the little town
was that all the shops had the same thing in them�察�bakers' shops�察�grocers'
shops�察 �everywhere we went we saw the same thing��big chocolate rats�察�
rats and mice�察 �made out of chocolate。 We were so surprised that after a
while�察 �Why do you have rats in your shops�拭─�we asked。
;Don't you know this is Hamelin town�拭─ �they said。 ;What of that�拭─�
said we。 ;Why�察�Hamelin town is where the Pied Piper came�察─�they told us�察�
;surely you know about the Pied Piper�拭─ �WHAT about the Pied Piper�拭─�
we said。 And this is what they told us about him。
It seems that once�察 �long�察 �long ago�察 �that little town was dreadfully
troubled with rats。 The houses were full of them�察�the shops were full of
them�察 �the churches were full of them�察 �they were EVERYWHERE。 The
people were all but eaten out of house and home。 Those rats�察�
They fought the dogs and killed the cats�察�And bit the babies in the
cradles�察�And ate the cheeses out of the vats�察�And licked the soup from the
cooks' own ladles�察�Split open the kegs of salted sprats�察�Made nests inside
men's Sunday hats�察�And even spoiled the women's chats By drowning their
speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats� �
At last it got so bad that the people simply couldn't stand it any longer。
So they all came together and went to the town hall�察�and they said to the
Mayor ��you know what a mayor is�殖��察 �See here�察�what do we pay you your
salary for�拭�What are you good for�察�if you can't do a little thing like getting
rid of these rats�拭�You must go to work and clear the town of them�察�find the
remedy that's lacking�察�orwe'll send you packing� ─�
Well�察�the poor Mayor was in a terrible way。 What to do he didn't know。
He sat with his head in his hands�察�and thought and thought and thought。
Suddenly there came a little rat´tat at the door。 Oh� �how the Mayor
jumped� �His poor old heart went pit´a´pat at anything like the sound of a
rat。 But it was only the scraping of shoes on the mat。 So the Mayor sat up�察�
and said�察 �Come in� ─�
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And in came the strangest figure� �It was a man�察�very tall and very thin�察�
with a sharp chin and a mouth where the smiles went out and in�察�and two
blue eyes�察 �each like a pin�察 �and he was dressed half in red and half in
yellowhe really was the strangest fellow��and round his neck he had a
long red and yellow ribbon�察�and on it was hung a thing something like a
flute�察�and his fingers went straying up and down it as if he wanted to be
playing。
He came up to the Mayor and said�察 �I hear you are troubled with rats
in this town。;
;I should say we were�察─�groaned the Mayor。
;Would you like to get rid of them�拭�I can do it for you。;
;You can�拭─�cried the Mayor。 ;How�拭�Who are you�拭─�
;Men call me the Pied Piper�察─ �said the man�察 �and I know a way to
draw after me everything that walks�察 �or flies�察 �or swims。 What will you
give me if I rid your town of rats�拭─�
;Anything�察�anything�察─�said the Mayor。 ;I don't believe you can do it�察�
but if you can�察�I'll give you a thousand guineas。;
;All right�察─�said the Piper�察 �it is a bargain。;
And then he went to the door and stepped out into the street and stood�察�
and put the long flute´like thing to his lips�察�and began to play a little tune。
A strange�察�high�察�little tune。 And before
three shrill notes the pipe uttered�察�You heard as if an army muttered�察�
And the muttering grew to a grumbling�察 �And the grumbling grew to a
mighty rumbling�察�And out of the houses the rats came tumbling I Great
rats�察 �small rats�察 �lean rats�察 �brawny rats�察 �Brown rats�察 �black rats�察 �gray rats�察�
tawny rats�察 �Grave old plodders�察 �gay young friskers�察 �Fathers�察 �mothers�察�
uncles�察�cousins�察�Cocking tails and pricking whiskers�察�Families by tens and
dozens�察 �Brothers�察 �sisters�察 �husbands�察 �wives Followed the Piper for their
lives� �
From street to street he piped�察 �advancing�察 �from street to street they
followed�察�dancing。 Up one street and down another�察�till they came to the
edge of the big river�察�and there the piper turned sharply about and stepped
aside�察�and all those rats tumbled h