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Mrs. Marigold took very good care of Thumbelina.

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"You are tiny, so I must keep my eye on you," said Mrs. Marigold.

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Every morning she took Thumbelina into the garden.

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Thumbelina liked to sit next to her mother.

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"Give me a rose seed, dear," Mrs. Marigold said one day.

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"I'm strong, Mother," Thumbelina replied.

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"I can pass you three."

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Gardening took much longer with her daughter helping.

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But Mrs. Marigold didn't care.

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She was happy to have Thumbelina.

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Her daughter also liked to help Mrs. Marigold cook.

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"Thumbelina, pass me the salt,"

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Mrs. Marigold said one day as she made dinner.

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"This saltshaker is heavy," gasped Thumbelina.

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"But I can do it!"

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Thumbelina pushed the saltshaker to Mrs. Marigold.

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On hot days, Thumbelina loved playing in the water.

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One afternoon Mrs. Marigold filled a bowl with water.

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Then she set the bowl on the windowsill.

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Soon Thumbelina was floating in an acorn shell, singing happily.

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A toad was hopping along outside, and it stopped under Mrs. Marigold's open window.

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"What's that beautiful sound?" the toad, Mrs. Burp, said to herself.

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"It's coming from that window."

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So Mrs. Burp jumped onto a flowerbox under the window.

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She peeked around a flower and looked up.

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"Why, it's a tiny girl with an angel's voice," said the toad.

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"She's very pretty too."

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Mrs. Burp returned to the flowerbox many times.

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She wanted Thumbelina to marry her son.

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Thumbelina's bed was half a walnut shell.

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Every night Mrs. Marigold filled the shell with flower petals for Thumbelina's blanket.

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"What kind of blanket would you like tonight, dear?" Mrs. Marigold always asked.

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"Tulips, please," Thumbelina always replied.

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"They're my favorite."

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One night Thumbelina asked, "Mother, may I sleep near the window tonight?"

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"Why, my sweet daughter?" said her mother.

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"I want to see the stars."

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"Of course," replied Mrs. Marigold.

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She put Thumbelina's bed on the sill of the open window.

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"You make me so happy, darling,"

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her mother said as she tucked her in.

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"Good night."

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"Mother, you make me happy too," said Thumbelina.  "Good night."

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Mrs. Burp was hiding in the flowerbox.

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She waited until the lights went out.

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"Now's my chance," croaked Mrs. Burp.

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She jumped onto the windowsill, grabbed Thumbelina, and jumped out again.

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"Mother! Mother!" cried Thumbelina.

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But it was too late.