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THE POOR WOODSMAN. The seven children of the poor woodsman form a dejected group around their hearthstone. The youngest, the hero of our story, raises two empty wooden bowls from the table ... See full summary

THE POOR WOODSMAN. The seven children of the poor woodsman form a dejected group around their hearthstone. The youngest, the hero of our story, raises two empty wooden bowls from the table and thus demonstrates that the cupboard is bare. The father and mother come in and after the children are sent to bed, discuss some means of providing for them; they cannot bear the sight of the little ones starving before their eyes, so decide to lose them in the dark forest. Tom Thumb in the meantime has hidden himself under the table and overhears what is to befall him and his brothers. LOST IN THE FOREST. Early the next morning the woodsman and his wife conduct their family to the gloomy woods. Tom Thumb drops crumbs along the way, hoping by this means to retrace his step. While the children are gathering faggots the parents steal away unobserved. As soon as the brothers discover that they are left alone, our hero climbs a tree in order to command a wider view, but can see nothing of them. The ...