Then the boy turned round the corner of the street, and Anna and Peter never saw him again.
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“My, but the mouse must have looked cunning!” Mary Frances said. “Thank you for telling me that story. I—I wish——”
“Would you like to hear another—about Isabella and her cruel stepsisters?” asked the Story Lady.
“I should love to hear it!” replied Mary Frances.
The story people smiled and nodded, and the Story Lady proceeded.
XII
DIAMONDS AND TOADS
ONCE upon a time there was a dear little girl named Isabella. She lived with her father, and her stepmother, and her two stepsisters.