TO MY DEAR NIECE,
JESSY CAROLINE DAVIES,
WHO, BY EXPRESSING A WISH THAT I WOULD WRITE A BOOK FOR "LITTLE PEOPLE," LIKE HERSELF, FIRST SUGGESTED TO ME THE COMPOSITION OF THE FOLLOWING TALES,
THESE PAGES ARE INSCRIBED BY
HER AFFECTIONATE AUNT,
ANNA ELIZA BRAY.
THE VICARAGE, TAVISTOCK,
August 5th, 1853.