bearish, too, for there are no less than THREE BEARS therein.

But you must not suppose that the book is altogether bear, because there are other things in it.

There’s Apple pie, for instance to my certain knowledge, and “victuals and drink” of sorts, as well—but I must not let the cat out of the bag (or the cupboard) all at once—besides Mother Hubbard’s clever dog is still feeding it, for his day (in spite of muzzles) is not over yet, and he is up to all his old tricks.

When you are tired of him, and if you [Pg 7]
[Pg 8] can manage to get past the Three Bears, you will find the rest as ABSURDly easy as A.B.C. and probably meet many old friends on the way.

Walter Crane

[Contents]

WALTER CRANE’S PICTURE BOOKS RE-ISSUE

MOTHER HUBBARD.

JOHN LANE
THE BODLEY HEAD
LONDON & NEW YORK

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Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor Dog a bone;
But when she came there
The cupboard was bare,
And so the poor Dog had none.

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She went to the baker’s
To buy him some bread,
But when she came back,
The poor Dog was dead.

She went to the joiner’s
To buy him a coffin,
But when she came back,
The poor Dog was laughing.

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