WonderBox Tales Jean Ingelow 9781515248989 Books
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Excerpt ...very hard to make a correct sketch of it in a blank leaf of his copy-book. He was far more patient than usual, but he succeeded so little to his own satisfaction, that at length he threw down the book, and, looking into the cup of his lily, said to it, in a sorrowful voice, 'Ah, what use is it my trying to copy anything so beautiful as you are? How much I wish I were a painter!' "As he said these words he felt a slight quivering in the flower; and, while he looked, the cluster of stamens at the bottom of the cup floated upward, and glittered like a crown of gold; the dewdrops which hung upon them changed into diamonds before his eyes; the white petals flowed together; the tall pistil was a golden wand; and the next moment a beautiful little creature stood upon his hand, clad in a robe of the purest white, and scarcely taller than the flower from which she sprung. "THE NEXT MOMENT A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CREATURE STOOD UPON HIS HAND." "Struck with astonishment, the boy kept silence. She lifted up her face, and opened her lips more than once. He expected her to say some wonderful thing; but, when at length she did speak, she only said, 'Child, are you happy?' "'No,' said the boy, in a low voice, 'because I want to paint, and I cannot.' "'How do you know that you cannot?' asked the fairy. "'Oh, fairy,' replied the boy, 'because I have tried a great many times. It is of no use trying any longer.' "'What if I were to help you?' said the fairy. "'There would then indeed be some pleasure in the work and some chance of success,' said the boy. "'I was just closing my leaves for the night,' answered the fairy, 'when you drew me out of the water; and I should have made you feel the effects of my resentment if it had not happened that you are the favorite of our race. Under the water, at the bottom of this lake, are our palaces and castles; and when, after visiting the upper world, we wish to return to them, we close one of these lilies over us, and sink in it to...
WonderBox Tales Jean Ingelow 9781515248989 Books
The tales in this wonder-box are readable and appropriate for children, although they are also somewhat heavy-handed with their morals.Table of Contents is clickable, though greyed out on the menu and there are several properly-linked foot notes. The illustrations are absent, but their captions are still in the text (but very obviously so, and thus easy to ignore).
Contains the following stories:
The Ouphe of the Wood
The Fairy Who Judged Her Neighbors
The Prince's Dream
The Water-Lily
A Lost Wand
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WonderBox Tales Jean Ingelow 9781515248989 Books Reviews
The tales in this wonder-box are readable and appropriate for children, although they are also somewhat heavy-handed with their morals.
Table of Contents is clickable, though greyed out on the menu and there are several properly-linked foot notes. The illustrations are absent, but their captions are still in the text (but very obviously so, and thus easy to ignore).
Contains the following stories
The Ouphe of the Wood
The Fairy Who Judged Her Neighbors
The Prince's Dream
The Water-Lily
A Lost Wand
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