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Five Children and It

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Reading edition · Edition 2

The Psammead Frontispiece

That First Glorious Rush Round the Garden Facing page 2

Cyril Had Nipped His Finger in the Door of a Hutch "" 4

Anthea Suddenly Screamed, "It's Alive!" "" 12

The Baby Did Not Know Them! "" 28

Martha Emptied a Toilet-jug of Cold Water Over Him "" 32

The Rain Fell in Slow Drops on to Anthea's Face "" 36

He Staggered, and Had to Sit Down Again in a Hurry "" 50

Mr. Beale Snatched the Coin, Bit It, and Put It in His Pocket "" 58

They Had Run Into Martha and the Baby "" 64

He Said, "Now Then!" to the Policeman and Mr. Peasemarsh "" 66

The Lucky Children Hurriedly Started for the Gravel Pit "" 78

"Poof, poof, poofy," He Said, and Made a Grab "" 86

At Double-quick Time Ran the Twinkling Legs of the Lamb's Brothers and Sisters "" 88

The Next Minute the Two Were Fighting "" 90

He Snatched the Baby from Anthea "" 94

He Consented to Let the Two Gypsy Women Feed Him "" 98

The Sand-fairy Blew Himself Out "" 122

They Flew Over Rochester "" 126

The Farmer Sat Down on the Grass, Suddenly and Heavily "" 128

Everyone Now Turned Out His Pockets "" 132

These Were the Necessaries of Life "" 134

The Children Were Fast Asleep "" 138

The Keeper Spoke Deep-Chested Words through the Keyhole "" 150

There the Castle Stood, Black and Stately "" 164

Robert Was Dragged Forthwith—by the Reluctant Ear "" 166

He Wiped Away a Manly Tear "" 168

"Oh, Do, Do, Do, Do!" Said Robert "" 174

The Man Fell with a Splash Into the Moat-water "" 196

Anthea Tilted the Pot over the Nearest Leadhole "" 198

He Pulled Robert's Hair "" 210

"The Sammyadd's Done Us Again," Said Cyril "" 214

He Lifted Up the Baker's Boy and Set Him on Top of the Haystack "" 216

It Was a Strange Sensation Being Wheeled in a Pony-carriage by a Giant "" 220

When the Girl Came Out She Was Pale and Trembling "" 228

"When Your Time's Up Come to Me" "" 230

He Opened the Case and Used the Whole Thing as a Garden Spade "" 238

She Did It Gently by Tickling His Nose with a Twig of Honeysuckle "" 244

There, Sure Enough, Stood a Bicycle "" 248

The Punctured State of It Was Soon Evident "" 250

The Grown-up Lamb Struggled "" 258

She Broke Open the Missionary Box with the Poker "" 266

"Ye Seek a Pow-wow?" He Said "" 278

Bright Knives Were Being Brandished All about Them "" 284

She Was Clasped in Eight Loving Arms "" 294

"We Found a Fairy," Said Jane, Obediently "" 298

It Burrowed, and Disappeared, Scratching Fiercely to the Last "" 308

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