THE GOLDEN-BREASTED KOOTOO
GOLDEN-BREASTED
KOOTOO
BOSTON
LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY
Copyright, 1885,
By Roberts Brothers
Copyright, 1899,
By Little, Brown, and Co.
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All rights reserved
University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U.S.A.
CONTENTS
| Page | |
| The Golden-Breasted Kootoo | 5 |
| The Story of Hokey Pokey | 25 |
| The Ambitious Rocking-Horse | 40 |
| “Oh, Dear” | 44 |
| The Traveller, the Cook, and the Little Old Man | 55 |
THEGOLDEN-BREASTED KOOTOO.
PART I.
ONCE upon a time—and a good time itwas—there lived a king. I do notknow exactly what his name was, or justwhere he lived; but it doesn’t matter at all:his kingdom was somewhere between Ashanteeand Holland, and his name sounded alittle like Samuel, and a little like Dolabella,and a good deal like Chimborazo, and yet itwas not quite any of them. But, as I saidbefore, it doesn’t matter. We will call himthe King, and that will be all that is necessary,as there is no other king in the story.
This King was very fond of music; in fact,he was excessively fond of it. He kept fourbands of music playing all day long. Thefirst was a brass band, the second was a[6]string band, the third was a rubber band,and the fourth was a man who played onthe jews-harp. (Some people thought heought not to be called a band,