TO MY CHILDREN

THESE TALES ARE MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.
THEY WERE WRITTEN IN HOURS OF
SICKNESS, BUT ARE INTENDED TO BE READ BY THE
HEALTHY AND JOYOUS YOUNG:

AND TO ILLUSTRATE SOME FAVOURITE AND

LONG CHERISHED CONVICTIONS.

MARGARET GATTY.

Ecclesfield Vicarage,
27th March, 1851,