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قراءة كتاب The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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THE
NURSERY
A Monthly Magazine
For Youngest Readers.
VOLUME XXI.—No. 1.
BOSTON:
JOHN L. SHOREY, No. 36 BROMFIELD STREET,
1877.
BOSTON:
JOHN L. SHOREY, No. 36 BROMFIELD STREET,
1877.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by
JOHN L. SHOREY,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
FRANKLIN PRESS:
RAND, AVERY, AND COMPANY,
117 FRANKLIN STREET,
BOSTON.
IN PROSE.
| PAGE | |
| Work and Play | 1 |
| Billy and Tom | 5 |
| The Wise Hare and her Pursuers | 6 |
| Gentle Jessie and the Wasp | 8 |
| Friends in Need | 10 |
| The Bear that put on Airs | 14 |
| Drawing-Lesson | 17 |
| What you do, do well | 20 |
| In the Winter | 23 |
| A Letter to Minnie | 26 |
| The Hedgehog | 27 |
| The Little Scissors-Grinder | 30 |
IN VERSE.
| PAGE | |
| Bumble-Bee | 4 |
| Gretchen | 9 |
| A Noonday Lullaby | 12 |
| A Squeak | 18 |
| My Little Sister | 25 |
| Little Black Monkey | 29 |
| The Old Year and New (with music) | 32 |
WORK AND PLAY.WORK AND PLAY.
O you want your sidewalk shovelled?" This was the question asked of Mr. Prim, as he sat reading his newspaper, one New Year's morning. The question came through a servant who had just answered the door-bell. Mr. Prim looked out of the window. The snow was still falling. So he sent out word, "No shovelling wanted till the storm's over," and went on with his reading.
By and by there was another ring at the door; and in a moment the servant-girl came in, saying, "The snow-shovellers are here again, sir, and they want to see you."
Mr. Prim stepped out into the entry, where he found two rough-looking boys, both of whom greeted him at once with, "Wish you a happy new year! Please, sir, it's done snowing now."
"That means," said Mr. Prim, "that you both want the job of clearing off the sidewalk; but which am I