Fabulous Histories Eighth Edition PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1826 edition. Excerpt: ... the party, and though she did not see them looking into her habitation, supposed, from their being so near, that they had been taking a view of it, and communicated her suspicions to her mate. He agreed with her that this had probably been the case, and said he now expected to hear a fine story from the nestlings. Let us return, however, said the mother, for perhaps they have been terrified again. Well, said he, I will attend you, then; but let me caution you, my dear, not to indulge their fearful disposition, because such indulgence will certainly prove injurious to them. I will do the best I can, replied she, and then flew to the nest followed by her mate. She alighted upon the ivy, and peeping into the nest, inquired how they all did. Very well, dear mother, said Robin. What, cried the father, (who now alighted), all safe! Not one eat up by the monster? No, father, replied Dicky, we are not devoured, and yet I assure you, the monster we saw here before has been here again, and brought two others with him. Two others! what, like himself? said the father: I thought, Flapsy, you were to die with apprehension if you saw him again? And so I believe I should have done, had not you, my good father, instructed me to conquer my fears, replied Flapsy. When I saw the top of him, my heart began to flutter to such a degree that I was ready to faint, and every feather of me shook; but when I found he stayed but a very little while, I recovered, and was in hopes he was quite gone. My brothers and sister, I believe, felt as I did; but we comforted one another that the danger was over for this day, and all agreed to make ourselves happy and not fear this monster, since you had assured us he was very harm." less. However, before we were perfectly come...