Abbie Phillips Walker. The Sandman's Hour: Stories for Bedtime
WHERE THE SPARKS GO
THE GOOD SEA MONSTER
MOTHER TURKEY AND HER CHICKS
THE FAIRIES AND THE DANDELION
MR. 'POSSUM
THE ROOSTER THAT CROWED TOO SOON
TEARFUL
HILDA'S MERMAID
THE MIRROR'S DREAM
THE CONTEST
THE PINK AND BLUE EGGS
WHY THE MORNING-GLORY SLEEPS
DOROTHY AND THE PORTRAIT
MISTRESS PUSSY'S MISTAKE
KID
THE SHOEMAKER RAT
THE POPPIES
LITTLE CHINA DOLL
THE DISORDERLY GIRL
THE WISE OLD GANDER
DINAH CAT AND THE WITCH
THE STAR AND THE LILY
LAZY GRAY
THE OLD GRAY HEN
THE WORSTED DOLL
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On an island of rocks out in the ocean lived a sea monster. His head was large, and when he opened his mouth it looked like a cave.
It had been said that he was so huge that he could swallow a ship, and that on stormy nights he sat on the rocks and the flashing of his eyes could be seen for miles around.
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"You have had your wish," said the monster, "and I can talk; but for me to become a man some one else must wish it."
The monster and Ko-Ko lived for a long time on the island. He took Ko-Ko for long rides on his back, and when the waves were too high and Ko-Ko was afraid the monster would open his mouth and Ko-Ko would crawl inside and be brought back safe to the island.
