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- Permanent Link:
- https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00083189/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- Babes in the wood
- Creator:
- Nesbit, E ( Edith ), 1858-1924
Nister, Ernest ( Publisher )
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publisher:
- E. Nister
- Publication Date:
- c1896
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- [14] p. : ill. ; 31 x 25 cm.
Subjects
- Subjects / Keywords:
- Fairy tales -- 1896 ( rbgenr )
Bldn -- 1896
- Genre:
- Fairy tales ( rbgenr )
- Spatial Coverage:
- England -- London
- Target Audience:
- juvenile ( marctarget )
Notes
- Summary:
- A variation on the Babes in the Wood folktale where the children don't die in the forest but are rescued by fairies and spend the rest of their lives in Fairyland.
- General Note:
- Cover title.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Florida
- Holding Location:
- University of Florida
- Rights Management:
- This item is presumed to be in the public domain. The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries respect the intellectual property rights of others and do not claim any copyright interest in this item. Users of this work have responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions may require permission of the copyright holder. The Smathers Libraries would like to learn more about this item and invite individuals or organizations to contact The Department of Special and Area Studies Collections (special@uflib.ufl.edu) with any additional information they can provide.
- Resource Identifier:
- 027415327 ( ALEPH )
05905674 ( OCLC ) ALK9695 ( NOTIS )
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if
ch
ase
wey
Bae
ai heap habe,
ae
y
oN
“eg
| The Babes in the Wood.
i Y dear, do you know, how a long time ago
‘Two little Children, whose names I don’t know, q
‘Were stolen away on a fine Summer's day,
: And left in a wood, |
as I’ve heard people say? |
“And when it was night,
So sad was their plight: ;
The sun it went down,
And the moon gave no light! |
They sobbed and they sighed, (
and they bitterly cried,
And the poor little things,
they lay down and died.
‘And’ when they were dead, |
The robins so red
Brought strawberry-leaves 3
and over them spread. /
And all the day long | |
They sang them this song:
‘Poor Babes in the Wood,
poor Babes in the Wood!
And don’t you remember
the Babes in the Wood?â€
|
“We can't fly!†they said,
3 3 So they travelled instead
In a beautiful leaf-coach :
all yellow and red; |
And every Redbreast |
| That night did his best
To make the two children
at home in the nest.
)
The Robins made tea—
, There were five, as you see—
The Children were two and the
Robins were
three.
Their troubles were past,
_ They slept sweet and fast,
Till the little Sun Fairies
, awoke them at last.
: _ And the world was all bright
With a new lovely light, |
The Children forgot all the tears
: of last night,
For beautiful things,
With rainbow-hued wings,
Flew round them and sang them
the song the sun sings.
“Beautiful things,
with rainbow-hued
wing's.â€
ane
~
And as soon as they woke, ae oe
Whe Pairy-tle folk 9 = ao =
— Came out , . 2 ae
_ “in procession
and curtsied
-and spoke:—
“Here's little ‘e
Boy Blue, oe
- - “Red Riding Hood too;
We'll act all: our stories,
. dear children, for. you!â€
So all played their parts,
And a good
Knave of Hearts
Presented some
honestly-earned
little tarts;
They clapped
many times,
While the bluebells
rang chimes,
And the Brownies
sang softly the
old Nursery Rhymes.
By the watery way,
Where the lily
2 Acaves ‘lay,
The children saw
blithe River
Fairies at play.
The swans spread
white wings,
And the fountains
and, springs
Were full of the
laughter of
happy wet things.
But oh! if you'd been
With those
Children
and seen
The lovely
Bird Fairies,
their Court
and their
Queen!
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Ht
v
a
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vy
H
v
a
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ing
oALS
faut,
s and her h
stood gazing
“eb They
They stood gazing there,
At her wings and her hair,
Till the Robins said, “Don’t;
it’s bad manners to stare!â€
Those Children, I know, Went swimming below
In the great coral caves where the sea-roses grow.
They saw the great whales, And the little sea-snails,
And beautiful mermaids with beautiful tails.
I
anyone 1
make
Where none ef the sweeties
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.
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(
“When they'd seen the last show in the ice caves below.â€
d the Moon led the night oa 3 And the air shone with Moon Fays
Through a dance of delight, all silver and white.
So runs the old song!
But the song is all wrong,
They weren’t dead—
but asleep—
and they didn’t sleep
a long;
| _ For the Robins
came by,
And they saw the Babes lie,
_And they kissed them, : |
and woke them, oe as et ae
ae and told them to fly. gg 7 lees
ee Te na ee ee te tae
Sa Seg ee ecm anil is â„¢ 2a oe
Se ee oe!
“The Robins made tea.â€
When they'd seen
the last show
In the ice-caves below,
Where the Christmas-tree
Fairies
keep warm in the snow
The Fairies all cried:—
“The big world’s cold and wide,
| Oh, little lost Children,
stay safe here inside!â€
So if, one fine day,/
You hear anyone say.
That the “Babes
in the Wood†died,
youll answer them “Nayâ€
| Never fail or forcel,
And the Children are hving
in Fairyland yet!
E. NEssir. =
:
For the Fairies they met
ot
Bic
~
“fb
“4
|
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if
ch
ase
wey
Bae
ai heap habe,
ae
y
oN
“eg
| The Babes in the Wood.
i Y dear, do you know, how a long time ago
‘Two little Children, whose names I don’t know, q
‘Were stolen away on a fine Summer's day,
: And left in a wood, |
as I’ve heard people say? |
“And when it was night,
So sad was their plight: ;
The sun it went down,
And the moon gave no light! |
They sobbed and they sighed, (
and they bitterly cried,
And the poor little things,
they lay down and died.
‘And’ when they were dead, |
The robins so red
Brought strawberry-leaves 3
and over them spread. /
And all the day long | |
They sang them this song:
‘Poor Babes in the Wood,
poor Babes in the Wood!
And don’t you remember
the Babes in the Wood?â€
|
“We can't fly!†they said,
3 3 So they travelled instead
In a beautiful leaf-coach :
all yellow and red; |
And every Redbreast |
| That night did his best
To make the two children
at home in the nest.
)
The Robins made tea—
, There were five, as you see—
The Children were two and the
Robins were
three.
Their troubles were past,
_ They slept sweet and fast,
Till the little Sun Fairies
, awoke them at last.
: _ And the world was all bright
With a new lovely light, |
The Children forgot all the tears
: of last night,
For beautiful things,
With rainbow-hued wings,
Flew round them and sang them
the song the sun sings.
“Beautiful things,
with rainbow-hued
wing's.â€
ane
~
And as soon as they woke, ae oe
Whe Pairy-tle folk 9 = ao =
— Came out , . 2 ae
_ “in procession
and curtsied
-and spoke:—
“Here's little ‘e
Boy Blue, oe
- - “Red Riding Hood too;
We'll act all: our stories,
. dear children, for. you!â€
So all played their parts,
And a good
Knave of Hearts
Presented some
honestly-earned
little tarts;
They clapped
many times,
While the bluebells
rang chimes,
And the Brownies
sang softly the
old Nursery Rhymes.
By the watery way,
Where the lily
2 Acaves ‘lay,
The children saw
blithe River
Fairies at play.
The swans spread
white wings,
And the fountains
and, springs
Were full of the
laughter of
happy wet things.
But oh! if you'd been
With those
Children
and seen
The lovely
Bird Fairies,
their Court
and their
Queen!
aoe
Ht
v
a
~~.
oO
vy
H
v
a
i
ing
oALS
faut,
s and her h
stood gazing
“eb They
They stood gazing there,
At her wings and her hair,
Till the Robins said, “Don’t;
it’s bad manners to stare!â€
Those Children, I know, Went swimming below
In the great coral caves where the sea-roses grow.
They saw the great whales, And the little sea-snails,
And beautiful mermaids with beautiful tails.
I
anyone 1
make
Where none ef the sweeties
a
=
Ay
GH :
O
Hs
om =6S
Zz
—|
Ret)
S gy
Cee
; oo 8
~~ 20
aoe
9 e 2
SoS
.
a
eel
1
(
“When they'd seen the last show in the ice caves below.â€
d the Moon led the night oa 3 And the air shone with Moon Fays
Through a dance of delight, all silver and white.
So runs the old song!
But the song is all wrong,
They weren’t dead—
but asleep—
and they didn’t sleep
a long;
| _ For the Robins
came by,
And they saw the Babes lie,
_And they kissed them, : |
and woke them, oe as et ae
ae and told them to fly. gg 7 lees
ee Te na ee ee te tae
Sa Seg ee ecm anil is â„¢ 2a oe
Se ee oe!
“The Robins made tea.â€
When they'd seen
the last show
In the ice-caves below,
Where the Christmas-tree
Fairies
keep warm in the snow
The Fairies all cried:—
“The big world’s cold and wide,
| Oh, little lost Children,
stay safe here inside!â€
So if, one fine day,/
You hear anyone say.
That the “Babes
in the Wood†died,
youll answer them “Nayâ€
| Never fail or forcel,
And the Children are hving
in Fairyland yet!
E. NEssir. =
:
For the Fairies they met
ot
Bic
~
“fb
“4
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