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قراءة كتاب Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age
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Little Peter: A Christmas Morality for Children of any Age
Litte Peter
A
CHRISTMAS MORALITY
'Remember my ears are so quick I can hear the grass grow'
Frontispiece.
LITTLE PETER
A Christmas Morality
for Children of any Age
By LUCAS MALET
AUTHOR OF 'COLONEL ENDERBY'S WIFE' ETC.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY PAUL HARDY
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, & CO., 1 PATERNOSTER SQUARE
1888
TO
CECILY
IN TOKEN OF AFFECTION
TOWARDS HERSELF, HER MOTHER, AND HER STATELY HOME
THIS LITTLE STORY IS DEDICATED
BY
HER OBEDIENT SERVANT
CONTENTS.
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Which deals with the opinions of a Cat, and the sorrows of a Charcoal-burner | 1 |
| II. | Which introduces the Reader to an Admirer of the Ancient Romans | 19 |
| III. | Which improves our acquaintance with the Grasshopper-man | 36 |
| IV. | Which leaves some at Home, and takes some to Church | 50 |
| V. | Which is both Social and Religious | 68 |
| VI. | Which attempts to show why the Skies fall | 84 |
| VII. | Which describes a pleasant Dinner Party, and an unpleasant Walk | 95 |
| VIII. | Which proves that even Philosophic Politicians may have to admit themselves in the wrong | 115 |
| IX. | Which is very short because, in some ways, it is rather sad | 132 |
| X. | Which ends the Story | 143 |
ILLUSTRATIONS.
| 'Remember my ears are so quick I can hear the grass grow' | Frontispiece |
| 'What will happen? please tell me' | 10 |
| 'Go to bed when you are told' | 34 |
| 'You all despise me' | 66 |
| Going to Church | 72 |
| Lost | 110 |
| Waiting | 120 |
| Found | 138 |
| The Charcoal-burner visits Little Peter | 150 |
CHAPTER I.
WHICH DEALS WITH THE OPINIONS OF A CAT, AND THE SORROWS OF A CHARCOAL BURNER.
The pine forest is a wonderful place. The pine-trees stand in ranks like the soldiers of some vast army, side by side, mile after mile, in companies and regiments and battalions, all clothed in a sober uniform of green and grey. But they are unlike soldiers in this, that they are of all ages and sizes; some so