EBOOK, THE CHEERFUL CRICKET AND OTHERS ***
Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team.
THE CHEERFUL CRICKET AND OTHERS
JEANNETTE MARKS
ILLUSTRATED BY EDITH BROWN
TO
MY NEPHEW
HENRY DOUGLAS BACON
AND TO OTHER CHILDREN AS GOOD AND BAD
BIG OR LITTLE
THESE STORIES AND TALES ARE INSCRIBED
CONTENTS
THE CHEERFUL CRICKET
THE SLOTHFUL TOAD
THE SULLEN CATERPILLAR
THE GREEN INCH WORM
THE MEAN SPIDER
THE MARSH GRASS VESPER QUARTETTE
THE NOISY FLY
THE DIZZY MOTH
THE HONEST ANT
THE WALKING STICK
LADY BUG & MRS. POE TATO-BUG
THE TUNEFUL HUMMING BIRD
CHEERFUL CRICKET
The Cheerful Cricket had been running around anxiously in the grass all
the morning. Mrs. Cricky carried her head down, and when she ran she
scuttled, and when she stopped she was absolutely still, except for her
eyes, which she turned about brightly in every direction. Mrs. Cricky
was looking for food for Chee, Chirk and Chirp. Usually Mr. Cricky
brought home the food, but he was a member of the Marsh Grass Vesper
Quartette--made up of himself, Miss K. T. Did, Mr. Frisky Frog and Mr.
Tree Toad Todson, first cousin to Toadie Todson--and they had all been
out very late the night before, so Mrs. Cricky didn't wish to disturb
him.
At last Mrs. Cricky found what she wanted, and home she came. Chirp and
Chee and Chirk were fed, and then it was time to begin school.
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