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    Little Greta of Denmark
    Little Greta of Denmark
    Little Greta of Denmark
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    Little Greta of Denmark

    By Bernadine Bailey

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      Little Greta of Denmark - Bernadine Bailey

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Little Greta of Denmark, by Bernadine Bailey

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      Title: Little Greta of Denmark

      Author: Bernadine Bailey

      Release Date: September 2, 2012 [EBook #40647]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LITTLE GRETA OF DENMARK ***

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      LITTLE GRETA

      OF

      DENMARK

      THE LITTLE MERMAID

      COPYRIGHT, 1939, BY A. FLANAGAN COMPANY

      PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      Skarum Molle,

      Vemb, Denmark

      Dear Mrs. Bailey:

      Thank you very much for the privilege of reading the manuscript of LITTLE GRETA OF DENMARK. You have given a very faithful and realistic picture of my country.

      I am extremely happy to know that the children in America will have a chance to learn about Denmark through such a book as yours. It will help to unite America and Denmark in even stronger bonds of mutual understanding and friendship.

      Sincerely yours,

      Laurids Villemoes

      February 1, 1939

      CONTENTS

      LITTLE GRETA OF DENMARK

      CHAPTER I

      A SEARCH BEGINS

      Greta opened very sleepy eyes and stretched a long, long stretch. Every single morning, before she got out of bed, she put her arms above her head and stretched as far as she could reach. Greta wanted to grow tall, and she thought that maybe if she pulled her arms 'way up and her feet 'way down, she would grow tall more quickly. Greta had been named after the most famous queen of Denmark, and so she wanted to be tall and graceful, just as that queen had been.

      In about two minutes she jumped out of bed and started to dress. If she dressed very fast, she would have time to run out to the barn and see the kittens before breakfast. The kittens were only a week old, and Greta loved them every bit as much as their own mother did. Greta lived on a very large farm, and on the farm was a very large barn. In fact, the barn was about three times as large as the house Greta lived in. The barn was built of red brick and it formed three sides of a square. The house itself made the other side of the square. It was also built of brick, but it was painted white.

      The horses were kept in one part of the barn, the cows in another part, and the pigs in still another part. Then there was one large section where the hay was kept. When the kittens were born, Greta made a nice soft bed of straw for them in the farthest corner of the barn, where the pigs and cows and horses could not possibly reach them. Every morning she ran out to see the kittens to be sure that they were all right. She picked up each of the four soft, furry little animals and gave it a special hug before she went off to school. And when she came home from school she played with the kittens until it was time for dinner.

      Of course Chouse didn't like this one little bit. Chouse was the wire-haired terrier, and he had always been Greta's special pet. In the summer he played with her every minute of the day. But things were very different now, since the kittens had come. Greta didn't pay much attention to Chouse. The kittens took every minute of her time. Just the same, Chouse was waiting for her this morning outside her bedroom door. Breakfast would be ready in five minutes, so Greta ran quickly, with Chouse barking at her heels. All out of breath, she reached the farthest corner of the barn, where the kittens had their bed of straw.

      Then Greta stopped very still. She rubbed her eyes. Surely this was just a bad dream. The soft bed of straw was empty. No one would have taken her kittens, and none of the horses or cows or pigs could reach them. Where in the world could they be? She began to look all over that end of the barn, poking about the straw that covered the floor. There wasn't a sign of the soft balls of fur. Two large tears rolled down Greta's face. Just then she heard her brother Hans calling.

      Greta, where are you? Breakfast is all ready and we are waiting for you.

      There was such a big lump in the little girl's throat that she could hardly answer. Finally she said, Here I am, Hans, but my kittens are gone.

      Gone? What do you mean? Hans had found her by now and he put his arm around her shoulder. Don't cry, Greta. We'll find them all right. Come on to breakfast now.

      GRETA'S HOME

      I don't think I can eat anything, Hans. I wish I didn't have to go to school today. I want to look for my kittens.

      I'll help you look for them as soon as we get home from school. Come on, now. Mother and Father are waiting.

      So Greta wiped the tears from her face and went into the house with Hans. She sat down at the table, but the lump just wouldn't go out of her throat, and she could hardly swallow.

      Remember, Greta, there are only two more days of school, and then you will have all summer to play with the kittens. Hans tried his best to cheer up his little sister. Hans was fifteen years old, so of course he couldn't possibly be upset over a little thing like the loss of four small kittens.

      Maybe Chouse has hidden your kittens, Greta, suggested her father. "Day before yesterday I saw him chasing the baby pigs. I punished him for that, but he didn't seem to learn, for yesterday he was chasing the baby chickens and he killed two of them. Now you know we can't have that sort of thing going on. I think we had

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