"See what your cat has brought you," said Mr. Fitzwarren. "You are now a
rich man and may yet be Lord Mayor of London."
And it is true that after Dick Whittington became a man, he was made
Lord Mayor of London.
_English Folk Tale_
[Illustration]
THE NEW MOON
Dear mother, how pretty
The moon looks to-night!
She was never so cunning before;
Her two little horns
Are so sharp and so bright,
I hope she'll not grow any more.
If I were up there,
With you and my friends,
I'd rock in it nicely, you'd see;
I'd sit in the middle
And hold by both ends.
Oh, what a bright cradle 'twould be!
I would call to the stars
To keep out of the way,
Lest we should rock over their toes;
And then I would rock
Till the dawn of the day,
And see where the pretty moon goes.
And there we would stay
In the beautiful skies,
And through the bright clouds we would roam;
We would see the sun set,
And see the sun rise,
And on the next rainbow come home.
ELIZA LEE FOLLEN
[Illustration]
BRIAR ROSE--I
A long time ago there lived a king and queen who were very, very sad
because they had no children.
One day, when the queen was resting near a spring, a frog crept out of
the water and said to her:
"You shall have your wish.
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