[Illustration: _A. W. Callcott. R.A._] FRONTISPIECE. [Illustration] The nicest Puddings, Tarts, and Pies, Shall be those Children’s Fare, Who’re curious to be good and wise, And make their Book their Care. THE CHILD’s CURIOSITY BOOK, Embellished with CUTS. LONDON: Published by G. THOMPSON, No. 43, Long Lane, Smithfield. _Price One Penny._ CONTENTS The Robin Red-breast The Nursery Story of Sally Sulkey The good Children’s Feast The Careless Children The Pretty Sport Fire-works and Crackers Sports of Harlequin THE CHILD’s _CURIOSITY BOOK_. THE ROBIN RED-BREAST. [Illustration] The Robin Red-breast is a very pretty and social bird, and particularly fond of mankind. See here he is! Pretty creature, he will come into our houses, and pick up whatever he can find. And it will be wrong to put him into a cage, as he makes himself so good a companion without such confinement. The little Robin Red-breasts covered the dead children in the wood; and every body ought to love them. Yet there was a naughty boy once who tried to catch a poor Robin, as he was hopping about, picking up the crumbs. The bird escaped, and got upon a rail; but the boy in pursuing him, fell down, and hurt himself so much, that he kept his bed for a fortnight; a just punishment for his want of hospitality. THE NURSERY. [Illustration] There is nothing more tender than the love of a mother to her child. Here is the nursery. Do but observe with what care the fond parent tends her child, though it often cries, and is peevish. Whatever be the trouble it gives. “Parental love shall never cease, But always will remain.” How many sports are sought for, to divert the mother’s darling! You were such a little creature in arms once; and no doubt you were nursed with care; therefore you ought to make amends for it, by being good and dutiful, for those who are otherwise come to no good; an example of which you will find in the next page. STORY OF SALLY SULKEY. [Illustration] Sally was a little girl of whom her parents were too fond, and even her nurse, when she was in arms, let her have all she cried for, and so she cried for almost every thing; thus she was early spoiled, chiefly because she was pretty.