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id: 2325
title: The Iceberg Express
author: Cory, David
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  Little Mary Louise had never before seen such beautiful long hair. The little mermaid only laughed in reply, and taking Mary Louise by the "I think I''ll take the same train as the little Star Fish," said Mary After the Star Fish and his little friend had swum away, Mary Louise "Hello, little girl," he said, as Mary Louise hesitated. "Jump in," said the little old fish man; and without a question Mary "Come," said the little fish man, and he led Mary Louise into his house. "I can but try," said little Mary Louise bravely. Then little Mary Louise said good-by and by and by she came to a poor "All right," answered Mary Louise, and off she went to the little town said little Mary Louise. "That''s very good of you," said little Mary Louise. "Dear me," said little Mary Louise, when the giant had finished.


id: 4358
title: The Sea Fairies
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  lived under the water as Trot and Cap''n Bill did in this story. "Why hasn''t anybody seen a mermaid and lived?" asked Trot again. "Then how do you know, Cap''n Bill?" asked the little girl, looking A nice man was Cap''n Bill, and Trot knew he always liked to explain little girl, and whatever Cap''n Bill knew Trot was sure to know in "I''d like to see a mermaid, Cap''n Bill," said the child earnestly. "Look ahere, Trot!" said Cap''n Bill in excitement. "You''ve heard that no one ever saw a mermaid and lived," said Trot. "I''d like to see ''em, all right," said Trot, her eyes glistening "Is Cap''n Bill a mermaid now?" asked Trot. "The big ones are very old," said the Queen, seeing Trot''s eyes "Is Zog more powerful than the mermaids?" asked Trot anxiously. Sacho''s thin little legs trotted through the water and led the way


id: 957
title: The Scarecrow of Oz
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  "Seems to me," said Cap''n Bill, as he sat beside Trot under the big "Longer''n that, Trot," said Cap''n Bill, but his voice was a little "I can''t see where you are," said the Ork. So Cap''n Bill got out another candle and lighted it, and its flame then it headed away to the left and Trot and Cap''n Bill lost all sight "No; the roof is too low," said the Ork. After the meal they resumed their journey, which Trot began to fear "Blow out the light, Cap''n," said the Ork, in a pleased voice. Trot obeyed and when she was seated on the Ork, Cap''n Bill inquired: "We''d like to do that," said Trot, and then she and Cap''n Bill turned Trot laughed, but Cap''n Bill thought the little man was poking fun at Cap''n Bill and Trot both looked at it and the little girl said in


id: 35920
title: The Sea Lady
author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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  "_Your_ house," said the Sea Lady, and shut her eyes for good and became understand, until that horrible tail began (and the fin of it, Mrs. Bunting told my cousin in a whispered confidence, went up and down and "And then you know," said the Sea Lady very gravely, "one''s hair!" _there_--!" said Mrs. Bunting, telling the story to my cousin Melville "Of course," said my cousin Melville, with, I know, a momentary "Like the tail of a big mackerel," said Mrs. Bunting, and he asked no "But really, you know," said my cousin Melville, protesting in the name "But I saw him only at a distance, you know," said the Sea Lady; and "I think, my dear, that you might trust my judgment a little," said Mrs. Bunting and paused. "A soul, you know," he said again, and looked at the Sea Lady with the "Look here, Melville," said Chatteris, "I want to know this.


id: 39662
title: The Magic Nuts
author: Molesworth, Mrs.
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  ''Oh, in here, Fraulein, do say in here,'' said Leonore, ''I don''t like ''Oh yes, I know you are always very kind,'' said Leonore, with a funny ''Did you hear that, Fraulein?'' said the little girl. _wonder_ if Hildegarde is like the little girl in my dream. said Fraulein, stopping short and drawing Leonore a little backward. ''It is Hildegarde,'' said Leonore, growing pale with excitement. Leonore noticed that the little girl''s eyes were not like any she had Leonore looked a little disappointed, which Hildegarde seemed at once to ''It looks like the light of a fire, of a great fire,'' said Leonore. ''Not till we have seen a little more,'' said Hildegarde. ''Hildegarde,'' said Leonore as they were walking on, ''how shall we know ''I think I must be going home,'' said Hildegarde a little later on. ''Isn''t it lovely?'' said Hildegarde, and Leonore, who at first felt a


id: 39782
title: Brownies and Bogles
author: Guiney, Louise Imogen
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  day all Germany was filled with fairies two feet long, walking about in in the Germanic colonies, from very old days, fairy-lore was finely saw so much as the vanishing shadow of a fairy.) A little dwarf-woman stayed at home, Brownie-like, and "ran" the house pretty much as he saw The dark-skinned little house-sprites came to stay; and as for being The little water-fairies who devoted themselves to drawing under [Illustration: THE LITTLE OLD NIX NEAR GHENT.] Near Ghent was a little old Nix who lived in the Scheldt; he cried and little old man with no head. many like-named Welsh places, Puck''s pranks were well-remembered by old [Illustration: THE ELVES WHOSE LITTLE EYES GLOW.] fairy-waif or not, people put the little creature to such hard tests, Fairy-folk young and old were coquettish enough about their names, and little man into it without his waking up, went down to the house, and


id: 39755
title: The Story of Peter Pan, Retold from the fairy play by Sir James Barrie
author: Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)
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  are few nurseries in the land in which Peter, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Wendy; Michael took his like a man, but Mr. Darling only pretended to, beside a boy who knew fairies, and after a minute said: "Peter, do you "But Peter," continued Wendy, "if you don''t live with the fairies, Peter told her that he came to listen to the lovely stories Wendy''s Peter Pan held Wendy''s hand, and away they For, like Tinker Bell and Wendy, she loved Peter Pan, and at her, and telling the Boys that Peter wanted her shot, for Tinker One fine summer evening Peter, with Wendy and their little Peter, while the boys, seizing Hook''s boat, rowed off with Tiger Lily familiar to John, and Michael, and Peter, for it was the tale of Mr. and Mrs. Darling, poor dears, who had lost their children one winter was another little boy sleeping in my cradle." At that thought, Wendy


id: 32226
title: The Flower Princess
author: Brown, Abbie Farwell
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  "Dear maiden," said Joyeuse, coming nearer and taking her hand, "I have The Princess looked long at Joyeuse, and at last she said: "How do I The Princess looked sharply at Joyeuse and said: "Tell us the name Joyeuse looked up at the Princess and said gently: "Lady, I will tell said: "Prince Joyeuse, you have chosen well, because you know my heart, "You, land-boy Gil," he said, "you want a little brother, do you not?" "I shall not forget," said Gil. Again they looked at the Sea-child, and he had fallen sound asleep, Gil gently loosened the Sea-child''s hand and ran home as the Stork bade "Why, how strangely the Stork acts!" cried Jan. Gil bit his lip and said no more, but from that moment he hated his Sea-child now was in the home from which he had come to be Gil''s "Look now!" they said, "we shall have two little Blowers in the


id: 48778
title: The Sea Fairies
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  "Then how do you know, Cap''n Bill?" asked the little girl, looking up whatever Cap''n Bill knew Trot was sure to know in time. "I''d like to see a mermaid, Cap''n Bill," said the child, earnestly. "Look a'' here, Trot!" said Cap''n Bill, in excitement, "you ain''t "You''ve heard that no one ever saw a mermaid and lived," said Trot. "I''d like to see ''em, all right," said Trot, her eyes glistening with "Is Cap''n Bill a mermaid now?" asked Trot. "I''ve seen people like that," said Cap''n Bill, with a nod of his head; "Oh, we know all about that," said Trot; "we live on the earth "That will be nice," said Trot, eagerly; but Cap''n Bill asked: "The big ones are very old," said the Queen, seeing Trot''s eyes fixed "Is Zog more powerful than the mermaids?" asked Trot, anxiously. "You don''t look as much like a fish as Cap''n Bill does," observed Trot.


id: 51263
title: The Scarecrow of Oz
author: Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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  "Seems to me," said Cap''n Bill, as he sat beside Trot under the big "Longer''n that, Trot," said Cap''n Bill, but his voice was a little "I can''t see where you are," said the Ork. So Cap''n Bill got out another candle and lighted it, and its flame "No; the roof is too low," said the Ork. After the meal they resumed their journey, which Trot began to fear would "We''d like to do that," said Trot, and then she and Cap''n Bill turned Trot laughed, but Cap''n Bill thought the little man was poking fun at him Cap''n Bill and Trot both looked at it and the little girl said in "Either way," said the Ork. Button-Bright put out his hand and tried to spin it. "Oh, yes; all the birds in Mo are educated to talk," said the Bumpy Man. Then he looked at Cap''n Bill uneasily and added: "Won''t you let the poor


id: 58581
title: The Story of the Siren
author: Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
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  The Hogarth Press, Paradise Road, Richmond_ It dived, like a piece of black slate, but opened soon, us leave this child of nature to dive for the book while we go on to outside the little grotto on a great sunlit rock that guarded the "She comes out of this blue water, doesn''t she," I suggested "and sits strange thing, and the priests do not know how to account for it; for time, at all events, I shall not see the Siren!'' and went into the blue rock and the quivering walls, and the magic water through which great money, and the priest came and took more and smothered him with incense big--like a piece of the sea. "Like anyone who has seen the Siren. "''No, he is right'' said Giuseppe. went all over the world too, looking for someone else who has seen the


