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Water baby Tom (1) [Water baby Tom]

Water baby Tom (1)

Once upon a time there was a little chimney-sweep, and his name was Tom.

Now I dare say you never got up at three o'clock on a midsummer morning.
Some people get up then because they want to catch salmon; and some, because they want to climb the Alps, and a great many more, because they must, like Tom.

One day a smart little groom rode into the court where Tom lived and halloed to him to know where Mr. Grimes, the chimney-sweep, lived.

Mr. Grimes was to come up next morning to Sir John Harthover's  at the place, for his old chimney-sweep was gone to prison, and the chimneys wanted sweeping.

So Tom and his master set out; Grimes rode the donkey in front, and Tom and the brushes walked behind ; out of the court, and up the street, past the closed window shutters, and the winking weary policemen, and the roofs  all shining grey in the grey dawn.


On they went; and Tom looked, and looked, for he never had been so far into the country before.  

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Charles Kingsley(1819ー1875) 作の、
煙突掃除坊や:
Tomの身に起きた、信じがたい、とても不思議なお語です。
(途中までは、Tomの、わりと日常的なお話なのですが・・・Water baby?)


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