Child''s Dream of a Star: And the Child''s Story (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Child''s Dream of a Star: And the Child''s Story<br><br>They used to say to one another sometimes Supposing all the chil dren upon earth were to die would the ?owers and the water and the sky be sorry? They believed they would be sorry. For said they the buds are the children Of the ?owers and the little playful streams that gambol down the hillsides are the children Of the water; and the small est bright specks playing at hide and seek in the sky all night must surely be the children Of the stars; and they would all be grieved to see their playmates the children Of men no more.<br><br>There was one clear Shining star that used to come out in the sky before the rest near the church Spire above the graves. It was larger and more beautiful they thought than all the others and every night they watched for it standing hand in hand at a window. -whoever saw it first cried out I see the star! And often they cried out both to gether knowing so well when it would rise and where. SO they grew to be such friends with it that before lying down in their beds they always looked out once again to bid it good night; and when they were turning round to Sleep they used to say God bless the star!<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.