[Illustration: Color illustration of a seated child beneath an ornate
floral vine border with leaves and pink flowers]
[Illustration: Black and white line drawing of a pie beside a striped
mug on a surface]
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THEY _By ROSE FYLEMAN_ vii
_Picture by MARIAN ALLEN._
PRINCE RABBIT _By A. A. MILNE_ 1
_Pictures by HUGH CHESTERMAN._
AUTUMN WIND _By MARIAN ALLEN_ 18
_Picture by THE AUTHOR._
SINGING FEVER _By MABEL MARLOWE_ 19
_Pictures by HARRY ROUNTREE._
THE RAM AND THE LEOPARD _By VALERY CARRICK_ 30
_Pictures by THE AUTHOR._
THE DRAGON AT HIDE-AND-SEEK _By G. K. CHESTERTON_ 38
_Pictures by J. R. MONSELL._
THE CRINOLINE _By B. K. PYKE_ 51
_Pictures by ALEC BUCKELS._
RED PEPPER _By THOMAS QUAYLE_ 53
_Pictures by J. R. MONSELL._
MISHY THE SURF-BABY _By MABEL MARLOWE_ 60
_Pictures by KENNETH HARROW and
HARRY ROUNTREE._
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THE PRINCESS OF KENSINGTON _By MADELEINE NIGHTINGALE_ 70
THOMAS THE RHYMER _Pictures by C. T. NIGHTINGALE._ 73
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THE PIRATE SHIP _By MARIAN ALLEN_ 75
_Picture by THE AUTHOR._
A STRANGER _By HUGH WALPOLE_ 76
_Pictures by ROY MELDRUM._
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PROUD SIR PIM _By HUGH CHESTERMAN_ 99
KNOWLEDGE _Pictures by THE AUTHOR._ 100
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MAGIC CASEMENTS _By MADELEINE NIGHTINGALE_ 102
_Pictures by C. T. NIGHTINGALE._
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SETTING THE THAMES ON FIRE _By HUGH CHESTERMAN_ 123
THE WANDERER _Pictures by THE AUTHOR._ 126
THE WRANGLERS 128
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MOTHER CHRISTMAS _By ROSE FYLEMAN_ 130
_Pictures by TINKER TAYLOR._
FUNNY LOO _By EDITH SITWELL_ 136
_Picture by K. M. GIBBS._
A THING TO BE EXPLAINED _By LAURENCE HOUSMAN_ 138
_Pictures by C. T. NIGHTINGALE._
LUCY _By WALTER DE LA MARE_ 165
_Pictures by HILDA T. MILLER._
ON WHINNEY MOOR _By BLANCHE WINDER_ 207
_Pictures by FREDERICK CARTER._
THE BLACKSMITH _By B. K. PYKE_ 211
_Pictures by ALEC BUCKELS._
SARAH BYNG _By HILAIRE BELLOC_ 213
_Pictures by GABRIEL PIPPET._
[Illustration: A black silhouette graphic of two stylized cats facing
away from each other, their long, straight tails pointing inward and
nearly meeting.]