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Illustrator: Henry Mayer
LITTLE PEOPLE: AN ALPHABET
HENRY MAYER AND T.W.H. CROSLAND
The Dumpy Books for Children.
The Dumpy Books for Children.
LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS, 9, Henrietta Street, W.C.
LITTLE PEOPLE: AN ALPHABET.
PICTURES BY HENRY MAYER.
VERSES BY T. W. H. CROSLAND.
LONDON: GRANT RICHARDS, 1901.
Contents.
PAGE
A--ARAB 3
B--BOER 6
C--CHINESE 11
D--DUTCH 14
E--ENGLISH 19
F--FRENCH 22
G--GERMAN 27
H--HUNGARIAN 30
I--INDIAN 35
J--JAPANESE 38
K--KAFFIR 43
L--LAPLANDER 46
N--NEAPOLITAN 54
O--ODALISQUE 59
P--PERSIAN 62
Q--QUAKERESS 67
R--RUSSIAN 70
S--SCOTCH 75
T--TYROLEAN 78
U--UNITED STATES 83
V--VALENCIAN 86
W--WELSHMAN 91
Z--ZANY 94
A for Arab.
This Arab is upset, I fear; Look at his pretty shield and spear. He's stuck two pistols in his sash, And, dear me, how his eyes do flash!
At home he has a horse to ride; To "scour the desert" is his pride. His horse is of the purest breed; Some people call his horse a steed.
B for Boer.
Here is your little brother Boer, Of course, you've heard of him before; He has a naughty Uncle Paul, Who used to want to eat us all.
Although he does not wear a tie He's just as white as you or I, And just as fond of cake and fruit; The difference is that he can shoot.
C for Chinaboy.
Li has a pigtail and a fan, And yet he's not a Chinaman; In fact, he is his mother's joy, A merry little Chinaboy.
His father is a Mandarin, His father's name is Loo Too Sin. They put no sugar in his tea, Yet he's as good as good can be.
D for Dutch.
Miss Gretchen Groople! She is Dutch: In Holland there are many such. Her shoes are wooden, like the floor; How nice she keeps her pinafore!
She says that there is nothing finer Than the Dutch Queen, Wilhelmina; She says that she has never seen a Sweeter Queen than Wilhelmina.
E for English.
The English are a splendid race, Sturdy of limb, honest of face; They own Much of the land and all the sea.
That is to say, they rule the waves, They never, never will be slaves. They're brave, but do not want to fight, And if you're English you're all right.
F for French.
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