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kid, fiction, tales, children, Mermaid, Possum, WitchWHERE THE SPARKS GOOne night when the wind was blowing and it was clear and cold out of doors, a cat and a dog, who were very good friends, sat dozing before a fire-place. The wood was snapping and crackling, making the sparks fly. Some flew up the chimney, others settled into coals in the bed of the fireplace, while others flew out on the hearth and slowly closed their eyes and went to sleep.One spark ventured farther out upon the hearth and fell very near Pussy. This made her jump, which awakened the dog."That almost scorched your fur coat, Miss Pussy," said the dog."No, indeed," answered the cat. "I am far too quick to be caught by those silly sparks.""Why do you call them silly?" asked the dog. "I think them very good to look at, and they help to keep us warm.""Yes, that is all true," said the cat, "but those that fly up the chimney on a night like this certainly are silly, when they could be warm and comfortable inside; for my part, I cannot see why they fly up the chimney."CONTENTSWhere the Sparks GoThe Good Sea MonsterMother Turkey and Her ChicksThe Fairies and the DandelionMr. 'PossumThe Rooster That Crowed Too SoonTearfulHilda's MermaidThe Mirror's DreamThe ContestThe Pink and Blue EggsWhy the Morning-Glory SleepsDorothy and the PortraitMistress Pussy's MistakeKidThe Shoemaker RatThe PoppiesLittle China DollThe Disorderly GirlThe Wise Old GanderDinah Cat and the WitchThe Star and the LilyLazy GrayThe Old Gray HenThe Worsted Doll

On an island of rocks out in the ocean lived a sea monster. His head was large, and when he opened his mouth it looked like a cave.It had been said that he was so huge that he could swallow a ship, and that on stormy nights he sat on the rocks and the flashing of his eyes could be seen for miles around.The sailors spoke of him with fear and trembling, but, as you can see, the sea monster had really been a friend to them, showing them the rock in the storm by flashing his eyes; but because he looked so hideous all who beheld him thought he must be a cruel monster.One night there was a terrible storm, and the monster went out into the ocean to see if any ship was wrecked in the night, and, if possible, help any one that was floating about.He found one little boy floating about on a plank. His name was Ko-Ko, and when he saw the monster he was afraid, but when Ko-Ko saw that the monster did not attempt to harm him he climbed on the monster's back and he took him to the rocky island. Then the monster went back into the sea and Ko-Ko wondered if he were to be left alone. But after a while the monster returned and opened his mouth very wide.Ko-Ko ran when he saw the huge mouth, for he thought the monster intended to swallow him, but as he did not follow him Ko-Ko went back.The monster opened his mouth again, and Ko-Ko asked, "Do you want me to go inside?" and the monster nodded his head."It must be for my own good," said Ko-Ko, "for he could easily swallow me if he wished, without waiting for me to walk in."So Ko-Ko walked into the big mouth and down a dark passage, but what the monster wanted him to do he could not think. He could see very faintly now, and after a while he saw a stove, a chair, and a table. "I will take these out," said Ko-Ko, "for I am sure I can use them."He took them to a cave on the island, and when he returned the monster was gone; but he soon returned, and again he opened his mouth.Ko-Ko walked in this time without waiting, and he found boxes and barrels of food, which he stored away in the cave. When Ko-Ko had removed everything the monster lay down and went to sleep.Ko-Ko cooked his dinner and then he awoke the monster and said, "Dinner is ready," but the monster shook his head and plunged into the ocean. He soon returned with his mouth full of fish. Then Ko-Ko knew that the monster had brought all the things from the sunken ship for him, and he began to wish that the monster could talk, for he no longer feared him.

One night when the wind was blowing and it was clear and cold out of doors, a cat and a dog, who were very good friends, sat dozing before a fire-place. The wood was snapping and crackling, making the sparks fly. Some flew up the chimney, others settled into coals in the bed of the fireplace, while others flew out on the hearth and slowly closed their eyes and went to sleep.

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