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MOTHER STORIES
BY
MAUD LINDSAY
ILLUSTRATED by SARAH NOBLE-IVES
MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY
SPRINGFIELD MASS. 1928
Bradley Quality Books
DEDICATED to MY MOTHER
Front Cover
CONTENTS
LIST OF STORIES
PREFACE
THE WIND'S WORK
"Now I am in my proper place," said the Kite.
MRS. TABBY GRAY
The lady followed her; and she led the way to the trunk.
FLEET WING AND SWEET VOICE
The little pigeons were taken in to see the king's daughter.
THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE LIGHT
The child took the tiny creature in her arms and held it close.
THE LITTLE GRAY PONY
When she came near the man she stopped to ask him his trouble.
HOW THE HOME WAS BUILT
So the House was built; a cozy room for the cooking and eating.
THE LITTLE TRAVELER
"There is always a way to get over the stream, Follow me! Follow me!"
THE OPEN GATE
"The gate is open, the brown colt's gone, the brindle calf's going, and we are thinking about it, quawk! quawk!"
INSIDE THE GARDEN GATE
PART I.
So the Grandmother played that she was a great yellow butterfly.
PART II.
PART III.
PART IV.
THE JOURNEY
As soon as the inn was reached the horses stopped.
The GIANT ENERGY & The FAIRY SKILL
Then she set him to work, bidding him sort a heap of tangled threads.
THE SEARCH FOR A GOOD CHILD
And the mother called from the kitchen—'Is that my sunbeam coming home to roost?'
THE CLOSING DOOR
One day * * * she had a visitor who came in without knocking.
THE MINSTREL'S SONG
Harmonius * * * touched his harp and sang.
DUST UNDER THE RUG
All the little dwarfs came running out to see what was the matter.
THE STORY OF GRETCHEN
The dearest Christmas Gift that ever came to a homesick little girl.
THE KING'S BIRTHDAY
"Mother, mother, here am I!"
Back Cover
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