This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...over the fireplace on the shelf) Jacob.--Do you think he will find it there? Catrina.--Oh, yes. He cannot fail to see it. Mother.--Now I am ready. Run along! Run along! (They go out.) (The father comes in. He goes over to the fire-place to warm his hands') The Father (espying the letter).--Well! Well! What ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...over the fireplace on the shelf) Jacob.--Do you think he will find it there? Catrina.--Oh, yes. He cannot fail to see it. Mother.--Now I am ready. Run along! Run along! (They go out.) (The father comes in. He goes over to the fire-place to warm his hands') The Father (espying the letter).--Well! Well! What have we here? (Reading) "Dear Mr. Easter Rabbit"--Hum! Hum! Hum! "Heinrich says you never visit poor people." Well! Well! "Please do not forget. Yours with love, Jacob and Catrina." (He laughs.) What rascals! (The mother enters.) The Father.--Come here, goodwife, and look at this. The Mother.--Why, it is a letter! (She reads.) Oh, are they not good, our children? Oh, are they not good? The Father.--Dost thou know this Rolaf? The Mother.--Yes! He and his small sister, Rosa, live with an old woman, very poor, who is, I believe, their grandmother. They live down in the lane that runs from the Stadt House. The Father.--WeU! Well! Master Rabbit will not have to go much out of his way. The Mother.--No, it is not very far and I will get a large basket all ready for him. The Father.--Do not make it too heavy. You know a rabbit cannot carry very much. (They go out laughing) SCENE III The doorstep of old granny's house. The door opens and Rolaf comes out. Rolaf.--Oh, I am too late! The sun is already high. I wonder if it really does dance when it rises Easter morning! Now I shall have to wait a whole year again, before I can find out. (He sees the basket.) Oh, look! a basket! What can be in it? Why, a letter--and colored eggs and sugar cookies! Oh, granny! granny! Come quick! (Granny comes out) Granny.--What is the trouble? How you cry out! Rolaf.--Oh, granny, look! Cookies and eggs and cakes and a letter which says, "With love from the Easter Rabbit...".
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