 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 280 σελίδες
...his ear, but started back with surprise, when he heard a small gentle voice speak as follows : — only a grain of corn, lying in a large room with a...man came and took out a quantity of us. He put us in a sack, and carried us to a field that had just been ploughed ; and there he took us out of the... | |
 | National reading books - 1867 - 136 σελίδες
...then, waving her wand over the bread, disappeared. Edward took up the bread and held it to his ear, but started back with surprise, when he heard a small...man came and took out a quantity of us. He put us in a sack, and carried as to a field that had just been ploughed, and there he took us out of the sack,... | |
 | James Burns (publisher.) - 1867 - 136 σελίδες
...soon as the fairy was gone, he held it to his ear and told it to begin its tale. It thus began : " The first thing I can remember was, when I was only...many other grains. We remained there a long time, till one day a man came and took a quantity of us. He put us into a sack and carried us to a field... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1873 - 136 σελίδες
...strewed, la'bour.er, trem'bling, de'Voured', hav'oc, break'fast, un-mer'ci-ful-ly, hap'pened, dough. The first thing I can remember was when I was only...lying in a large room, with a great many other grains. Wo remained there a long time ; when one day a man came and took out a number of us. He put us into... | |
 | Alfonzo Gardiner - 1878 - 146 σελίδες
...worth at 30 for a penny and the remainder at 38 a penny ? 310 marbles. Dictation. — The first thing I remember was when I was only a grain of corn, lying in a large room, with a great many other grains. One day a man came and put us into a sack. He then carried us to' a field that had just been ploughed,... | |
 | Elizabeth Van Sommer - 1880 - 382 σελίδες
...see, she can remember father a bit before he changed, I can't; and so she tells me about it. Almost the first thing I can remember was when I was only a little bit of a boy. One day I was standing leaning against the lamppost, looking down the street,... | |
 | 1916 - 204 σελίδες
...your ear, and not to your mouth," said the fairy, smiling; "for if you were to give it a bite while it was speaking, it would tell you no more." She then...thing I can remember was when I was only a grain of wheat, lying in a large room, with a great many other grains. We remained there a long time. One day... | |
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He started back with surprise, when he heard a small gentle voice speak as follows: — " The first thing I can remember was when I was only a grain of corn, lying in a large room, with a great many other grains. We remained there a long time ; when one... 