Read The Blue Bird for Children Page 3

  _Illustrations_

  The Land of Memory _Frontispiece_

  FACING PAGE

  She herself helped Mytyl 10

  They all looked at her with a bewildered air. They understood that it was a solemn moment 38

  Delighted with the importance of his duty, undid the top of his robe, drew his scimitar and cut two slices out of his stomach 42

  Sugar also wanted to impress the company and, breaking off two of his fingers, handed them to the astonished Children 44

  Everything vanished and, instead, there appeared a pretty little peasant's cottage 50

  The grandparents and grandchildren sat down to supper 56

  The road to the Palace of Night was rather long and rather dangerous 66

  Night sat up, all quivering. Her immense wings beat around her; and she questioned Tylette in a trembling voice 68

  Wagging her head and stopping every minute to cough, sneeze and blow her nose 74

  A wonderful garden lay before him, a dream-garden filled with flowers that shone like stars 80

  Light's servants were very odd 90

  Other Blue Children opened great big books 98

  Other Blue Children unfolded maps and plans, or brought enormous flowers 102

  And, in a moment, the Blue Children were crowding round the tall old man 110

  The Cat at once draped her cloak round her, opened the door and ran and bounded out into the forest 119

  A regular waterfall of tears came gushing from her eyes, flooding all around her 154

  Closely pursued by the Dog, who overwhelmed her with bites, blows and kicks 162

  "It's the Blue Bird we were looking for! We have been miles and miles and miles and he was here all the time!" 174