[The original (printed) book] came in at least two versions. In the edition used for this e-text, some full-color illustrations had a red frame and the others were unframed. The line drawings alternated between reddish magenta and blue-green. In another version, all color illustrations had the same black frame, and all line drawings were black-and-white. In this e-text, red frames are as printed; black frames were added by the transcriber to make illustrations look cleaner.

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THE COCK, THE MOUSE
AND THE LITTLE RED HEN


To My Nieces
CECILIA GARRY and NELLY MELVILLE
and
to my little friend
HARFORD LURY
this book is dedicated
with my love

4511
NINETEENTH PRINTING
Manufactured in the United States of America