Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children

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Molesworth Mrs.. Mary: A Nursery Story for Very Little Children

Chapter One. A Birthday Morning

Chapter Two. Guessing

Chapter Three. A Wonderful Birthday Present

Chapter Four. Babies

Chapter Five. With Papa

Chapter Six “Fuzzy.”

Chapter Seven. The Perry Family and Papa’s Story

Chapter Eight. Papa’s Story Continued

Chapter Nine. Tears and Smiles

Chapter Ten. Shopping

Chapter Eleven. Nursery Tea

Chapter Twelve. Leigh’s Plan

Chapter Thirteen. Brave Janie

Chapter Fourteen. Happy Again

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Poor nurse was very sorry. But she knew it would not do to be too sorry for Mary, for then she would go on crying. And once Mary got into a long cry it sometimes went on to be a very long one indeed. So nurse spoke to her quite brightly.

“My dearie,” she said, “you mustn’t cry on your birthday morning. It’s quite a mistake. Look up, dear. See, the sun’s coming out so beautiful again, and we’ll have Master Leigh and Master Artie calling for their breakfast. And you’ll have to be quick, for your papa gave me a message to say you were to go down to see him in the dining-room.”

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She saw that Mary was too little quite to understand.

“See if I can’t help you,” she said. “What would you like best of anything? Don’t you think a doll that could learn to speak and love you and play with you would be a nice birthday present?”

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