White wings over the water,
Fluttering ever farther away;
Dark clouds shrouding the sunbeams,
Sullen and cold and gray.
Back I go in my calico gown,
Back to the hut in the fishing-town.
And oh, but the night shuts darkly down
After the summer day!
Transcriber’s note
If you are reading this book on a mobile device, the illustrated capitals may not be visible.
The story “Hokey Pokey”, starting on page 106 has double quotes with every paragraph except the first. Although this is probably a printer’s mistake, it has been preserved.
The poem on page 20 did not start with a illustrated capital in the original.
Spelling and hyphenation may be inconsistent, this has not been changed. The following corrections have been made, on page
12 ’ changed to ” (and rest, dear children?”)
106 ” changed to ’ (be a butcher?’ asked his father).