Little Folks (October 1884)A LITTLE TOO CLEVER.Reading editionChapter navigation34 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA Magazine for the Young.A LITTLE TOO CLEVER.Chapter XII · —AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND.Chapter XIII · —A DREADFUL NIGHT.Chapter XIV · —A FAIRY TRICK.Chapter XV · —A MYSTERIOUS MATTER.HOW TO MAKE PRETTY PICTURE-FRAMES.HIS FIRST SKETCH.SOME FAMOUS RAILWAY TRAINS AND THEIR STORY.A FORAGING EXPEDITION IN SOUTH AMERICA.OUR SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.CONTENTMENT.LITTLE FÉ.THE PRINCE AND HIS WHIPPING-BOY.STORIES TOLD IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.THEIR ROAD TO FORTUNE.Chapter X · —EDDIE'S ENEMY.Chapter XI · —BERTIE GOES BACK TO BUSINESS.Chapter XII · —AN EXCITING ADVENTURE.ALL ABOUT SNAILS.LITTLE MARGARET'S KITCHEN, AND WHAT SHE DID IN IT.—X.WHAT THE MAGIC WORDS MEANT.A YOUNG ROMAN'S SACRIFICE.THE CHILDREN'S OWN GARDEN IN OCTOBER.THE DISCONTENTED BOAT.HARRY'S RABBIT.Our Music PageThe Editor's Pocket-book.TRUE STORIES ABOUT PETS, ANECDOTES, &c.OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN CORNER.OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES.PRIZE PUZZLE COMPETITION.THE BROWNIES TO THE RESCUE.Previous chapter ←A Magazine for the Young.Next chapter →Chapter XII · —AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND.All chapters and sections (34)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA Magazine for the Young.A LITTLE TOO CLEVER.Chapters12131415Other sectionsHOW TO MAKE PRETTY PICTURE-FRAMES.HIS FIRST SKETCH.SOME FAMOUS RAILWAY TRAINS AND THEIR STORY.A FORAGING EXPEDITION IN SOUTH AMERICA.OUR SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.CONTENTMENT.LITTLE FÉ.THE PRINCE AND HIS WHIPPING-BOY.STORIES TOLD IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.THEIR ROAD TO FORTUNE.Chapters101112Other sectionsALL ABOUT SNAILS.LITTLE MARGARET'S KITCHEN, AND WHAT SHE DID IN IT.—X.WHAT THE MAGIC WORDS MEANT.A YOUNG ROMAN'S SACRIFICE.THE CHILDREN'S OWN GARDEN IN OCTOBER.THE DISCONTENTED BOAT.HARRY'S RABBIT.Our Music PageThe Editor's Pocket-book.TRUE STORIES ABOUT PETS, ANECDOTES, &c.OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN CORNER.OUR LITTLE FOLKS' OWN PUZZLES.PRIZE PUZZLE COMPETITION.THE BROWNIES TO THE RESCUE.By the Author of "Pen's Perplexities" "Margaret's Enemy," "Maid Marjory" &c.← A Magazine for the Young.CHAPTER XII.—AN UNEXPECTED FRIEND. →