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her and Sister 23 Georgie Lie-a-Bed 35 Untidy Amanda 43 The Child who would not go to Bed 49 The Beet 57 The Robber Rat 65 Grandfather Stork 73 Old Mother Webtoes 81 The Rabbit Witch 91 Peter and the Ogress 103 [Illustration: _To_ My Nephew] [Illustration: Careless Jane] [Illustration] [Illustration] "Come Jane," said grandmamma one day, "'Tis time you learned to sew; At your age I could make a frock, And you should also know." But Jane cared little for such things; She liked to make a noise; She used to run about all day, And shout, and play with boys. [Illustration] So now she only tossed her head And ran with eager feet, And soon was racing up and down, And playing in the street. Once Jane was to a party asked; Her friends would all be there; She wore her best sprigged muslin frock, And ribbons tied her hair. [Illustration] When she was shown upstairs to lay Her hat upon the bed, She saw a little basket there, With needles, wax and thread. "I wonder," said untidy Jane, "If Mattie likes to sew; I'm glad that I have never learned; I should not care to know." [Illustration] With that she laughed and ran downstairs, But on the way--ah see! She's caught her skirt upon a nail And torn it terribly. If Jane had learned from grandmamma She might have mended it, But she had been a thoughtless child And could not sew a bit. [Illustration] So with her frock all torn, into The room she had to go, And all the children wondering stared To see her looking so; Then when Jane played it caught her feet And almost made her fall; That shamed her so she ran away And tried to hide from all. [Illustration] When nurse at last was sent for her, How glad was little Jane; She almost thought she never wished To romp or play again. "Oh! grandmamma, dear grandmamma, Indeed, indeed," said she, "If now you'll teach me how to sew A thankful child I'll be." BOISTEROUS ANN [Illustration] [Illustration] A noisy boisterous child was Ann, And very far from good; She did not play the pleasant games That little children
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