How A Witch Amuses Herself!

Illustration:  Gerda And Witch.  From the story "The Snow Queen."  Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales.  By William Woodburn.  Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.  W. & R. Chambers, Limited: London & Edinburgh. 1917.

“The old dame combed her hair.”

As she combed little Gerda’s hair, the child thought less and less of Kay, for the old lady was a witch. She did not harm people, however, but used her power only to amuse herself.
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From the story “The Snow Queen.”

Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales.

By William Woodburn.

Illustrated by Gordon Robinson.

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

The Dog Smoking & Drinking Beer!

MOTHER HUBBARD.  Walter Crane’s Picture Books Re-Issue.  John Lane.  The Bodley Head: London & New York. 1897.

She took a clean dish

To get him some tripe,

But when she came back,

He was smoking a pipe.

She went to the ale-house

To get him some beer,

But when she came back,

The Dog sat in a chair.

 

MOTHER HUBBARD.

Walter Crane’s Picture Books Re-Issue.

John Lane.

The Bodley Head: London & New York. 1897.