The Snow-White Pigeon and other stories [antikvár]

Mister Quink's GardenONCE upon a time, not very long ago, Mr. Brown took his family for a day in the country. There were Mrs. Brown, the mother, Annie Brown, the little girl, and Tommy Brown, the little boy."We'll all go, every one of us," said Mr. Brown. "The country is lovely now. We shall enjoy it. Take food enough for the whole day, Mother."So Mrs. Brown cut ham sandwiches and tornato sandwiches, and packed them into cardboard boxes. She took two bottles of lemon barley water. She packed four oranges and four bananas into a basket with the bottles. She took a large tin of fruit salad, and four cardboard plates and spoons to eat it with. And last of ali she took four bars of chocolate and a bag of peppermints.So you can see that the Brown family meant to have a good feast. It was a lovely day when they set off in the bus. The sun shone brightly. The sky was as blue as the bluebells that were beginning to peep in the woods. The birds in the hedges sang gaily, and the banks were yellow with primroses.Mrs. Brown was happy. She sat in the bus and