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Title: Little Black Sambo

Author: Helen Bannerman

Illustrator: Florence White Williams

Release Date: February 22, 2006 [EBook #17824]

Language: English

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LITTLE
BLACK
SAMBO

BY
HELEN BANNERMAN

ILLUSTRATED
BY
FLORENCE WHITE WILLIAMS

THE
SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO . AKRON, OHIO . NEW YORK
PRINTED IN U.S.A.

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LITTLE BLACK
SAMBO

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Once upon a time there was a little black boy, and his name was Little
Black Sambo.

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And his mother was called Black Mumbo.

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And his father was called Black Jumbo.

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And Black Mumbo made him a beautiful little Red Coat, and a pair of
beautiful little Blue Trousers.

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And Black Jumbo went to the Bazaar and bought him a beautiful Green
Umbrella and a lovely little Pair of Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles
and Crimson Linings.

And then wasn't Little Black Sambo grand?

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So he put on all his Fine Clothes and went out for a walk in the
Jungle.

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And by and by he met a Tiger. And the Tiger said to him, "Little
Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!"

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And Little Black Sambo said, "Oh! Please, Mr. Tiger, don't eat me up,
and I'll give you my beautiful little Red Coat."

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So the Tiger said, "Very well, I won't eat you this time, but you must
give me your beautiful little Red Coat." So the Tiger got poor Little
Black Sambo's beautiful little Red Coat, and went away saying,

"Now I