THE SHOE CHILDREN

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 73, 23 September 1933, Page 20

THE SHOE CHILDREN

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An old woman lived in a shoe, and had so many children she did not know what to do. ■ . Quito so. But there was so little; room for tho children that they did not know wliat to do either, and so they made up their minds to look for. a. nicenew home, whero there would be not: only room, but happiness too. So they started off. Soon they came to,tho house of Old Mother Hubbard, but she said her cupboard .was bare, and that they could not stay thore, although sho was very sorry for them. . ■ : ■ ' ■ Mrs. fjpratt was very rude to them when they callod on her. Sho said; that Mr. Spratt ate all the fat ana sho" ato all the lean, and they did mot ilikel children. She banged the door in theif; faces. • Next they met the pie man, and he' was far from nice 'because they' had. no money for pics. • ..;,■•' But the children .did not .lose hearty; On and on they went into a fairy'woodj. where from a top of the hill a '*aven, croaked; ' '•■•' "Tho giant on the hill, .; . ■ ; No one dares to kill, ■. ■ Bairns from the shoe, Beware, oh do!" ' -,•;:. -. Oh, dear) it was just at that moment the children found that they 'had''let' the dear baby wander up the hill to tho giant's castle. All tho children dearly loved the baby, and they raced after her to save her, frcinl being eaten. But no matte, r hqw. they ran, th« baby was there before them at the giant's door. Thb giant opened the door and the children ran faster. They banged on the closed door crying, "Eat us instead of the baby!" The door opened, and tho giant looked at them. What a great surprise!, He held the baby in his arms!' Surely ho was the nicest giant born. " He told the children that he would be delighted for them to live with Mm. ' ' ' .'■ "SKIN" (»). City. • ■ :.

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