The Story of Little Black Mingo

By The Author Of

'The Story Of Little Black Sambo'

Once upon a time there was a little black girl, and her name was LittleBlack Mingo.

She had no father and mother, so she had to live with a horrid cross oldwoman called Black Noggy, who used to scold her every day, andsometimes beat her with a stick, even though she had done nothingnaughty.

One day Black Noggy called her, and said, "Take this chatty down to theriver and fill it with water, and come back as fast as you can, quicknow!"

So Little Black Mingo took the chatty and ran down to the river as fastas she could, and began to fill it with water, when Cr-r-rrrack!!!Bang!!! a horrible big Mugger poked its nose up through the bottom ofthe chatty and said "Ha ha! Little Mingo, I'm going to eat you up!"

Little Black Mingo did not say anything. She turned and ran away as fastas ever she could, and the Mugger ran after her. But the broken chattyround his neck caught his paws, so he could not overtake her.

But when she got back to Black Noggy, and told her how the Mugger hadbroken the chatty, Black Noggy was fearfully angry. "You naughty girl,"she said, "you have broken the chatty yourself, I have a good mind tobeat you." And if she had not been in such a hurry for the water shewould have beaten her.

Then she went and fetched the great big chatty that the dhobi used toboil the clothes in. "Take this," said she, "and mind you don't breakit, or I will beat you." "But I can't carry that when it is fullof water," said Little Black Mingo.

"You must go twice, and bring it half full each time," said Black Noggy.

So Little Black Mingo took the dhobi's great big chatty, and started

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