Mother Stories
by Maud Lindsay
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About This Book
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1900. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 236 Mother stories / by M...
Chapters (50)
- MOTHER STORIES
- 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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