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 ENTERTAINING STORY OF 
 
 LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD^ 
 
 THERE lived in a certain village 
 a little girl, who was the prettiest 
 creature tliat ever was seen, loved and 
 admired by all who knew her. Her 
 mother was extremely fond of her, 
 and iier ffrand -mother doted on her 
 because she was so good-natured, of 
 so sweet a temper, and always ready- 
 to obliire. Besides she never nvissed 
 saying her prayers night and morn-^ 
 ing, for her mamma, grand-mamma, 
 all her relations and friends, and 
 every body else she could think of. 
 This girl constantly went to school 
 
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 with her face and hands washed clean, 
 her hair combed, and her clothes so 
 clean and pinned on so neat, that she 
 was taken notice of by ajl who saw 
 her j and it bcin^r very cold and rainy 
 weather, her grantWraother made her 
 a little red riding hood to keep 
 her waritij which made her look. so 
 pretty that she soon gained the name 
 of Little Red Riding Hood. 
 
 The grand-mother (who^ lived at 
 some little distance in a neighbouring 
 village,) being very ill, the nnjther 
 atnonfir other little dainties made some 
 custards, and calling little Biddy, (for, 
 thi^^as' the name of this little lady,) 
 said to her, my diear you shall go and 
 see your grand-mbther^ and take with 
 ^ou som6 ' ciista^ds and cheesecakes, 
 arid this little pot of butter-. Accord- 
 mgly the ' little re'd tiding hood was 
 
soon ']f)ut on, an cT away she went to 
 see her grand-mother.— See here she 
 comes with her Httle red riding hood 
 and pot of butter. 
 
 Having got to the farther end of 
 the wood, this pretty little damsel 
 was met by Chaffer Wolf, who, being 
 a very cruel creature, had a mind to 
 
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 eat her up, but he durst not, on ac- 
 count of some faggot-makers at work 
 hard by in the forest. This cunning 
 creature tried another way to destroy 
 her, and, like a treacherous knave, 
 asked her where she was going so 
 
 early ? This little innocent child, 
 who thought no harm herself; and 
 did not know the arttul tricks of the 
 
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 Wolf, said to him, I am going to ray 
 grand-mamma, who is not well, with 
 a custard and a little pot of butter 
 from my mamma. — Does she live far 
 oif ? said the Wolf. Oh ! said Little 
 Red Riding Hood, it is a little beyond 
 
 
 
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 the mill, at the first house in the^ 
 village. Well, said the sly Wolf, I 
 will g-o and see her too, I will go 
 
this way, and do you go that, and we 
 shall see who. will be there the soonest^ 
 
 So Little Red Riding Hood went the , 
 farthest way about plucking cowslips 
 and daisies, (as you see her in the pre-, 
 ceding P'^ig^j) and pleasing herself 
 with gathering nuts, and running after 
 butterflies ; but the Wolf began to run 
 as fast as he could, taking the nearest 
 way ; and going much faster than the 
 child, was not long before he got to the 
 old woman's house. The Wolf knock- 
 ed at the door, tap, tap. Who is there ? 
 said the old woman. It is your grand- 
 chikl Little Red Riding Hood,. an- 
 swered the Wolf, (imitating the girl's 
 voice as much as he could,) I have 
 brought you a custard and a little pot 
 of butter, which mamma has sent you.^ 
 
 The grand-mother, who was very 
 ill in bed, cried out, pull the bobbin. 
 
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 and the latch will go up. The Wolf 
 pulled the bobbin, and the door 
 ojiened, when lie went into the room, 
 jumped upon the bed, fell upon the 
 old woman, and Vvith his great teeth 
 eat her up ni a moment. After he 
 Iiad eaten np the grand-mother, he, 
 like a cunning creature as he was, 
 thought how he^might deceive Little 
 
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 Keel Riding Hood, and devour her 
 also. He then shut the door very 
 close again, and rolled himself up iu 
 the grand-mother's bed, because he 
 was sure Little Red Riding Hood 
 "would soon be there. 
 
 Little Red Riding Hood came and 
 knocked at the door, tap, tap. Who 
 is there ? said the Wolf. Little Red 
 
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 Riding Hood hearing the gruff voice 
 of the Wolf, was at first afraid ; 
 but knowing her grand-mother had 
 got a very severe cold, thought it 
 was her being extremely hoarse that 
 might make her speak so, answered. 
 Why, grand-mamma, it is your Little 
 Red Riding Hood, who has brought 
 you a custard and a little pot of butter, 
 M'hich my mamma has sent me with 
 to you. The Wolf then called out, in 
 as soft voice as he could, pull the 
 bobbin and the latch will go up. 
 Little Red Riding Hood immediately 
 pulled the bobbin, and the door open- 
 ed, and going to the bed-side, the 
 treacherous Wolf hiding his frightful 
 head under the clothes, and speaking 
 with a very low voice, said to Iier, 
 put the custard and the pot of butter 
 on the stool, my dear little girl, and 
 
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 come into bed to me, for I am very 
 
 cold.., j;:,.; ^-iry : ■ 
 
 Little Red Riding IRodd, being a 
 very.^OQd child, and always wishing 
 to oblii!<'Q her gmnd-mamma by doing 
 ^vhat she desired, was not lonp- before 
 she ; obeyed the commands of her 
 grand-mother; as she thought it^was, 
 iind immediately began to imdress 
 herself, and went into bed-: but this 
 iittle girl was no feooner got into bed 
 thai! she was sadly frightened at the 
 strange alteration there seemed in her 
 grand-mother; andpartieularly at her 
 long, ears which stuck out so far from 
 her night^cap : And on feeling her 
 arms],! tuid finding them so very large 
 '.and hairy, she said, ^Dear nie, grand- 
 . mamma, what great arms; you ^have 
 got! Tiii which the Wolf made anfewei^ 
 they are the better to hag thee, my 
 
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 little dent'' child. GranfttYiaWmfli' 
 what great legs yoii have got? Tiiey 
 ate the better to flm on. Gi'find* 
 ]mamffift;\vhat' great ears yoii have; 
 got! They become better to lieal-^- 
 niy chikl ? Grend-mannmav what great 
 eyes you have g<^t ! They' are to ste^ 
 the better, my clear. Graiicl-mftnlYria, ■ 
 what long teeth you have got! With 
 
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 those! will eat thee up. And as soon 
 as he had said these words, this 
 wicked Wolf flew upon poor Little 
 Red Riding Hood, and eat her all up. 
 Now, my little readers, you here are 
 made acquainted with the deceitful- 
 ness and treachery which the Wolf 
 made use of to destroy Little Red 
 Riding Hood : You find after he had 
 
 been first prevented by the faggot- 
 makers being in the way, he found 
 
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 out, by his cunning artful ways, where 
 the little damsel was going, that he 
 might find a way to destroy her, 
 which he did, and the grand-mother 
 also. It is therefore hoped that the 
 fate of Little Red Riding Hood will 
 always be a lesson to you ; as there 
 are amongst men as well as wolves 
 who will mislead you, and seek your 
 destruction ; let it then be your con- 
 stant practice not to listen to every 
 idle and vain story, or answer every 
 inquisitive person, who may want to 
 know your concerns at the very time 
 he is neglecting his own, thereby 
 finding an opportunity to do you an 
 injury. 
 
LITTLE 
 
 Tf)M THUMR'8 TOY! 
 
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 , JT is a common Scayinir, *;* Wheiii 
 you play with a. Bull takeVare of hia' 
 lioms." This, saying all little hoys-* 
 would do well to remeiuber : for l>y;i 
 that^meims th-ty^ may escape the fate »• 
 of the boy which is related in the. 
 following account. 
 
 There lived at a farm-]]ouse, ahoy 
 ■wJio was so wicked as to be guilty of 
 the bad I'ault of telling lies. At'the 
 
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 ^ame f^rirn^lVdw.se there was kept an 
 unlucky bull^, that often ran at people 
 -.who W'ei'6 'passing 'by. 
 
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 '^'•;irhe' naughty boy, in orde-r -to'make 
 ' th«^ peri^aht^ of the'liouse/ and Other 
 ■]b^(>ple in 't'he' neighhoiirhorid' coi^ie 
 ■■ t<?)^ ^1 11 sia's^^i stance; Wo^iM frequently 
 -tjal) m4t; •♦^'Tiie bull, the hull,, oh! the 
 ••Mvit«/'^'%Hd' when they had come to 
 4ijt\\, iri' tohsequence*: of 'his • crying 
 
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 out, he used to set up a loud lau^rh at 
 them. ^ 
 
 But it so happened, that one day 
 the bull really ran at the boy very 
 furiously, when he again called out 
 for help; but, the boy having de- 
 ceived them so often, they did not 
 believe he was in danger, and there- 
 fore went not to help him, so that in 
 a very little time the bull gored him, 
 and then tossed him in so shocking a 
 manner that he was almost dead. 
 
 This terrible instance of the bad 
 effects of telling lies, it is hoped, will 
 be a warning to all little children, how 
 shocking therefore is such a practice. 
 The liar's complaints will never be be- 
 lieved. Let me therefore hope that 
 shame, and the fear of the bad con- 
 sequences which may be caused there- 
 by, will always prevent little boys 
 
and ^rls from being guilty of so great 
 a crime. 
 
 The Naughty Boi/s Reward. 
 
 THERE is an old saying that I 
 remember to have heard many years 
 ago, which is " When you play with 
 a Lion, take care of his paws." The 
 truth of the proverb has been pointed 
 out in a variety of ways, but it is 
 extremely clear in the following little 
 story. 
 
 A man having bought a lion to 
 show w^ith other wild beasts about 
 the country, brought him home, and 
 chained him up in a cage^ to prevent 
 his doing any mischief. 
 
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 '^' This raan had -a- soii^ who was a 
 't^de little' h'oy, ' and '<^kl not' Vil ways 
 mind to do as he was-bid, a^ i<? ofteh 
 the way Xvith' naug^lHyboys ;'kr\d the 
 f^ither fearing his son rai^ht not be so 
 cai'^fbl ^3 he might, called him" and 
 g'ave hii-n a strict caution : '' Tom, 
 (said he.) I charge roii not to come 
 ■ni<:rh this phice^ where the lion is, 
 upon any account W^iatever; for if 
 
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 you do the beast will g^t hold of J^oU, 
 and tear you in pieces : Therefore;* 
 Xom, remember what I say to yon, 
 lie a good boy, and do aB I bid you-'^i 
 Tom looked at his father very sed-* 
 ously, and, hstening to what helw&M 
 saying to him, answered, " Yes^ 
 father." 
 
 No\v who wouhl have thought that 
 any child would have been so wick fed 
 as not to have done as he was bid> 
 when his father had given him such 
 particular orders so to do. But this 
 was the case, with Tom, for he, like 
 other undutifiil children, , did not do 
 as he had promised; his' fatber, but 
 watched him ; and before his father 
 had gone far from the lion s den, Tom 
 went again and began peeping, and 
 went stroking the lion's back, and 
 wanting to play with him. The liun 
 
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 all this while was lying down in one 
 corner, as if he was asleep, reo-arclless 
 of what he was doing to him ; but on 
 a sudden he jumped up, caught hold 
 of Tom with his paw, chopped off his 
 head at one bite, and tore his body in 
 a most shocking manner. 
 
 My young readers, you here see 
 the Naughty Boy's Reward, which, 
 I hope, will deter all little boys and 
 girls from ever being obstinate, and 
 disobeying their parents. Let this 
 example be a warning Had this boy 
 obeyed his father, and done as he was 
 bid, he might perhaps have been liv- 
 ing and well at this time. 
 
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 Honesty u the best Policy. 
 
 WHAT disgrace and shame many 
 people bring upon themselves by 
 covetousness, as it too often leads 
 them on to acts of dishonesty, to attain 
 what otherwise they could not get at. 
 There was a Lady, who having a 
 fine garden with a variety of fruit 
 trees in it, used frequently to take the 
 little good boys and girls in the vd- 
 lag^ and the neigbourhood, and in- 
 dulge them by letting them pick the 
 ripe fruit, and fill their bellies. 
 
 It happened that one little la(]^y» 
 who was exceeding covetous, could 
 not wait till she was invited by the 
 
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 ^iiiiijiiiliil 
 
 ladV, bht would tn,ke-optoortimitlds 
 whferi- the gate was open of slily get- 
 ting into' tlie garden without being 
 seen , ; ^as she ' |thought_, by any body, 
 and gath'er and pilfer the fruit. 
 
 Xhe time cinne when her ladyship 
 seHtfor'the children/ to treat them 
 -vi-itK' Frf^i^' ''iind other little dainties, 
 attcl amoni? the rest came this little 
 
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 damsel who had been guilty of the 
 naughty trick before mentioned, but 
 the gardener happening to be at the 
 gate, who had seen her at this shame- 
 ful business, then took an opportunity 
 of telling her of the terrible ctime be-, 
 fore the lady, and the little good girls 
 who were there, saying, "'My lady, 
 this is the little girl that steals things 
 out of the garden, I hope you will not 
 admit a thief into the house/' No, to 
 be sure, answered the lady, senfl her 
 away home, for a naughty child she 
 is,3 and there let her learn that honesty 
 is the best policy. 
 
 The visit was no soonei* over^: and 
 the little ladies returned home, th^n 
 they each told thqiit .play-fellow S; of 
 the little girl who was sent away for 
 having stolen the fruit ; the conse- 
 quence was, they -ever after despised 
 
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 iier, and would not suffer her to play 
 with them, or partake of any of their 
 amusements. 
 
 Let tliis be a warning to all little 
 boys and girls not to be guilty of 
 dishonesty; for, however sly they 
 may be, they will be found out by 
 some means, as was the case of this 
 little girl by the gardener, which will 
 expose them to slmme as long as they 
 live in this world, and must expect 
 to be punished for it in the next. 
 
 When Tales are round the country 
 flown. 
 
 That any girl don't know her own ; 
 The people to preserve their store. 
 Thrust out the thief and shut the doon 
 
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 MY MOTHER. 
 
 WHO fed me from her gentle breast. 
 And hush'd me in her arms to rest, 
 And on my cheek sweet kisses prest ? 
 
 My mother. 
 When sleep forsook my open eye. 
 Who was it sung sweet lullaby. 
 And rock'd me that I should not cry 
 
 My mother. 
 Who sat and watch'd my infant head. 
 When sleeping on my cradle bed, 
 Ajid tears of sweet affection shed ? 
 
 My mother. 
 
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 When prdn aiicl sickness macle me ciy, 
 Who gazed^npon my heavy eje, 
 And wept for fear that Kshonkl.die? 
 
 My mother. 
 Who dre.s^'d my doll in clothes sogay^ 
 And taught me pretty how to, play. 
 And minded all I had to say ? 
 
 My motlj^r. 
 Who tanght my infant lips to pray. 
 To love God*s holy "book and day. 
 And w41k in wdsdom's pleasant way? 
 
 My mother. 
 
 Who ran to help nie when I fell. 
 And would some pretty story tell. 
 Or kiss the plaee tomake it w^ell?* 
 
 . My mother. 
 
 Ana can, 1 e.ver cease to be, 
 AtFectionate and kind to thee, , 
 W no was so very knid to me ,?, 
 
 ^|yiy mother. 
 
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 All, no ! the thought I cannot bear. 
 And if God please my life to spare, 
 I hope I shall reward thy care, 
 
 My mother. 
 When thou art feeble, old, and grey. 
 My healthy arm shall be thy stay. 
 And I will sooth thy pains away'. 
 
 My mothtr. 
 And when I see thee hang thy head, 
 'Twill be my turn to watch thy bed. 
 And tears of sweet affection shed. 
 
 My mother. 
 For God, who lives above the skies, 
 Would look with vengeance inhiseyes, 
 If I should ever dare despise, 
 
 My mother. 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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