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GRASSHoPPER GREEN
and the
MEADoW-MIcE
A WORD ABOUT THIS BOOK
his is the story of the grasshopper who fiddled all summer anddidn't have any place to go when the cold winter wind began toblow. "No, you can't live in my house this winter," said thehard-hearted ant, but a family of field mice took in GrasshopperGreen and gave him gooseberry syrup for his cough and made himvery comfortable. Eyes will grow big at the exciting climax ofthe story, when Grasshopper Green saves the mice children from abig black cat.
This is another one of the Sunny Books, made for the specialdelight of children by authors and artists who know and lovethem, and who leave out fear, mischief, and cruelty. The story ofGrasshopper Green is full of lively humor and emphasizes thevirtues of kindness and generosity without moralizing.
This book is planned for children from six to nine years old. Itcan be read to children of three and over.
GRASSHOPPER
GREEN
and the
MEADOW-MICE
Written
and
illustrated
by
John Rae
Published by
Algonquin Publishing Company
New York
This Book is dedicated,
to Grasshoppers,
Meadow-Mice,
Fairies & Children:
especially to
Waltie,
Jackie
&
Robyn
Copyright MCMXXII
Algonquin Publishing Company
Copyright Great Britain MCMXXII
GRASSHOPPER GREEN AND
THE MEADOW-MICE
f Course you know the story of "The Grasshopper and theAnt"—how one autumn, when the winds were growing raw and coldand the nights frosty, the poor Grasshopper, who hadn't doneanything but fiddle and dance all through the pleasant summer andhad nothing laid by for the hard winter, went to the thrifty Antand asked for a bite to eat and a chance to warm his toes in thechimney corner. And how the tight-fisted Ant refused and said tothe shivering Grasshopper, "Keep on fiddling and dancing, it mayhelp to keep you warm!"
The tight-fisted AntThis always seemed to me so cruel.
Now you've probably wond