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Grasshopper Green and the Meadow Mice By: John Rae (1882-1963) |
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and the MEAD^oW MI^cE
A WORD ABOUT THIS BOOK
This is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer and
didn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began to
blow. "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said the
hard hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in Grasshopper
Green and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made him
very comfortable. Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax of
the story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from a
big black cat. This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the special
delight of children by authors and artists who know and love
them, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty. The story of
Grasshopper Green is full of lively humor and emphasizes the
virtues of kindness and generosity without moralizing. This book is planned for children from six to nine years old. It
can be read to children of three and over.
GRASSHOPPER GREEN and the MEADOW MICE Written and illustrated by John Rae Published by
Algonquin Publishing Company
New York
This Book is dedicated, to Grasshoppers, Meadow Mice, Fairies & Children: especially to Waltie, Jackie & Robyn
Copyright MCMXXII
Algonquin Publishing Company
Copyright Great Britain MCMXXII
GRASSHOPPER GREEN AND THE MEADOW MICE
Of Course you know the story of "The Grasshopper and the
Ant" how one autumn, when the winds were growing raw and cold
and the nights frosty, the poor Grasshopper, who hadn't done
anything but fiddle and dance all through the pleasant summer and
had nothing laid by for the hard winter, went to the thrifty Ant
and asked for a bite to eat and a chance to warm his toes in the
chimney corner. And how the tight fisted Ant refused and said to
the shivering Grasshopper, "Keep on fiddling and dancing, it may
help to keep you warm!" [Illustration: The tight fisted Ant] This always seemed to me so cruel. Now you've probably wondered, just as I used to, whatever finally
became of that Grasshopper. Well, dear old Great Grandfather Goodheart, who knows all about
such things, told me the story one rainy day as we sat by the
open fire roasting chestnuts. I enjoyed it so much that I'm
sure you will too. Now, make yourself comfortable and cozy and listen. After the sneering Ant had banged the door in his face,
Grasshopper Green felt, as you may imagine, miserable, forlorn
and friendless. It was growing dark. He turned up the collar of his threadbare
claw hammer coat and shuffled along over the frozen ground,
scarcely noticing where his benumbed feet were taking him. He tried wrapping himself in a fallen leaf; it was red and looked
as though it might be warm. But, alas! it proved to be a very
thin covering against the biting, icy wind. He tried to cheer himself up by playing on his little fiddle, but
his fingers were too cold to play lively, cheerful tunes. At last, feeling too chilled and hungry and discouraged to go any
further, he sank down at the foot of an old apple tree. This was
some protection at least from the wintry blasts which, by now,
were moaning, "Whoo ooh whee eeeh!" among the bare branches in a
very disheartening way. [Illustration:] Poor Grasshopper Green wrapped his leaf cape tightly about him
and, in spite of his chattering teeth, finally fell into an
uneasy sleep. He dreamed that he was wandering over an immense field of
ice. Suddenly there appeared before him a little red table,
upon which was a large yellow bowl of steaming, fragrant
broth! Beside the table stood a chair, over the back of
which was thrown a thick, fur lined coat. Just as he reached for the coat, he heard a terrific
howling, and the next moment a gigantic hand had swept past
him, snatching away the coat and the soup, and so terrifying
Grasshopper Green that he fell over backward and awoke. "Well, singe my whiskers, what's this? What's this?" he heard a
hearty voice exclaiming, and, looking up, was astonished to find
himself in the cosy home of a family of Meadow Mice! This is how it had happened... Continue reading book >>
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