HERE once lived a gentleman and his wife, who were the parents of a lovely little daughter.When this child was only nine years of age, her mother fell sick. Finding her death coming on, she called her child to her and said to her, ‘My child, always be good; bear every thing that happens to you with patience, and whatever evil and troubles you may suffer, you will be happy in the end if you are so.’ Then the poor lady died, and her daughter was full of great grief at the loss of a mother so good and kind.The father too was unhappy, but he sought to get rid of his sorrow by marrying another wife, and he looked out for some prudent lady who might be a second mother to his child, and a companion to himself. His choice fell on a widow lady, of a proud and tyrannical temper, who had two daughters by a former marriage, both as haughty and bad-tempered as their mother. No sooner was the wedding over, …
Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 14 ● ISBN 9781456616038 ● Taille du fichier 0.8 MB ● Maison d’édition eBookIt.com ● Publié 2013 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 6714334 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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