The Wonder Clock; or, four & twenty marvellous Tales: being one for each hour of the dayPyle, Howard
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The Wonder Clock; or, four & twenty marvellous Tales: being one for each hour of the day
Pyle, Howard
Children's poetry; Fairy tales
_Head-piece—The Clever Student and the Master of Black Arts_ 51
_A Princess walks beside the River_ 53
_The Clever Student and the Princess_ 55
_The Master of Black Arts and the Little Black Hen_ 57
_The Master of Black Arts is caught in his Tricks_ 60
_SIX O’CLOCK_ 63
_Head-piece—The Princess Golden-Hair and the Great Black Raven_ 65
_The King meets the Great Black Raven_ 67
_The Princess Golden-Hair drinks_ 69
_Princess Golden-Hair comes to Death’s Door_ 71
_The Princess finds the Prince_ 75
_SEVEN O’CLOCK_ 77
_Head-piece—Cousin Greylegs, the Great Red Fox, and Grandfather
Mole_ 79
_Cousin Greylegs and the Great Red Fox go to the Fair_ 81
_Cousin Greylegs runs away with the Bag_ 83
_The Great Red Fox meets Grandfather Mole_ 85
_The Great Red Fox tries the Fire_ 87
_EIGHT O’CLOCK_ 89
_Head-piece—One Good Turn Deserves Another_ 91
_The Young Fisherman catches a Strange Fish_ 93
_The Young Fisherman and the Grey Master_ 97
_The Grey Master is caught in the Water_ 101
_The Princess finds the Young Fisherman_ 103
_NINE O’CLOCK_ 105
_Head-piece—The White Bird_ 107
_The Prince knocks at the Door of the Poor Little House_ 109
_The Prince finds the Three Giants sleeping_ 111
_The Prince finds the Sword of Brightness_ 115
_The White Bird knows the Prince_ 119
_TEN O’CLOCK_ 121
_Head-piece—How the Good Gifts were used by Two_ 123
_St. Nicholas knocks at the Rich Man’s Door_ 125
_St. Nicholas in the Poor Man’s House_ 127
_The Poor Man welcomes St. Christopher_ 129
_The Saints feast in the Rich Man’s House_ 131
_ELEVEN O’CLOCK_ 135
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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