PUCK AND BLOSSOM.
From the German of Marie von Olfers.
PART II.
"Ow!" sobbed Blossom, "that hurt."
"Never mind," said Puck, comfortingly, "things never go right the first time; it'll be better by-and-by."
Then they went and they went, till they came to a great big pond. "This is a horrid world," sighed Blossom. "Hope we've dot to the end of it now. Hope we'll soon det back to our dood old egg."
"But let's go see how it is over there first," said Puck. "Ducky, ducky, come and carry us across."
"Ow! but then my little white frock will det all dirty," said Blossom.
"What does that matter?" answered Puck; "we shall see how it is over there." Over there was very much the same as it was over here. The duck ducked them finely.