Very Fresh Fish!

Illustration:  Make Hay While The Sun Shines.  Little Bo-Peep And Other Good Stories.  Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1905.

MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.

While the sun shines make your hay,

That is what the wise folk say;

Even better, I opine,

While the fish is fresh to dine.

.

Little Bo-Peep And Other Good Stories.

Henry Altemus Company: Philadelphia. 1905.

Three Cats!

Illustration:  THE KITTENS  “We are waiting for the Fish, Cook!”  Funny Stories About Funny People.  Illustrations by J. G. Francis, J. C. Shepherd, F. J. Merrill, Palmer Cox, George F. Barnes and Others.  National Publishing Company: Philadelphia. Ca 1905.

THE KITTENS

“We are waiting for the Fish, Cook!”

Funny Stories About Funny People.

Illustrations by J. G. Francis, J. C. Shepherd, F. J. Merrill, Palmer Cox, George F. Barnes and Others.

National Publishing Company: Philadelphia. Ca 1905.

 

Gone Fishing With Jimmie!

Illustration:  Gone Fishing With Jimmie.  The Tale of Jimmie Piggy.  By Marjorie Manners  The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

“I don’t believe there are any fish here, after all,” he said, after half an hour, during which he caught nothing.

No sooner had he said this, than he caught a little sun fish.

Before the morning was half gone, he had enough fish for dinner.

The Tale of Jimmie Piggy.

By Marjorie Manners

The Platt & Nourse Co.: New York. 1918.

A Fear Of Mermaids!

Illustration:  Mermaid.  Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales.  By William Woodburn.  Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.  W. & R. Chambers, Limited: London & Edinburgh.  1917.

“She sat down upon one of these pearls.”

 . . . great icebergs were floating about. These, she said, looked like pearls, although all were much larger than the church towers in the land of human beings. She sat down upon one of these pearls, and let the wind play with her long hair; but then all the ships set their sails in fear, and sailed away as quickly as they could.

 

Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales.

By William Woodburn.

Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.

W. & R. Chambers, Limited: London & Edinburgh. 1917.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Illustration:  In Mexico.  Kids of Many Colors.  By Grace Duffie Boylan and Ike Morgan.  Hurst and Company Publishers: New York. 1901.

In Mexico

Soon they will sup from a beautiful dish,

Modeled in clay, on tortillas and fish.

Then, when the stars are all lighted, perchance

Off they will run to the plaza to dance.

Songs in their hearts and sweet bells on their clothes;

Gay little Mexicans, give me a rose!

Kids of Many Colors.

By Grace Duffie Boylan and Ike Morgan.

Hurst and Company Publishers: New York. 1901.