Hoffman, Heinrich, 1809-1894 / 2008-06-10 00:00:00
EBOOK MERRY TALES ***
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[Transcriber's Note: This book was first published in German in 1844,
and in English translation in 1848. This edition was not dated. Color
illustrations appear on every page, often "playing" with the text.]
STRUWWELPETER
MERRY STORIES AND FUNNY PICTURES
Heinrich Hoffman
Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. New York
STRUWWELPETER
Merry Stories and
Funny Pictures
When the children have been good,
That is, be it understood,
Good at meal-times, good at play,
Good all night and good all day--
They shall have the pretty things
Merry Christmas always brings.
Naughty, romping girls and boys
Tear their clothes and make a noise,
Spoil their pinafores and frocks,
And deserve no Christmas-box.
Such as these shall never look
At this pretty Picture-book.
Shock-headed Peter
Just look at him! there he stands,
With his nasty hair and hands.
See! his nails are never cut;
They are grimed as black as soot;
And the sloven, I declare,
Never once has combed his hair;
Anything to me is sweeter
Than to see Shock-headed Peter.
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