Darning-needle

But it was a bit of bottle-glass, and because it sparkled the Darning-needle spoke to it, and gave herself out as a breast-pin.

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And so saying the Darning-needle raised herself up so proudly that she fell out of the dress, right into the sink which the cook was rinsing out.

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‘Take great care to hold me tight!’ said the Darning-needle to the Fingers who were holding her.

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‘The walls white and I black — what a pretty contrast it makes!’ said the Darning-needle.

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And she laughed to herself; you can never see when a Darning-needle is laughing.

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Darning-needle as she drew a long thread after her; but there was no knot at the end of the thread.

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There was once a Darning-needle who thought herself so fine that she believed she was an embroidery-needle.

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And the Darning-needle kept her proud bearing and did not lose her good-temper.

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‘Here comes an egg-shell sailing along!’ said the boys, and they stuck the Darning-needle into the egg-shell.

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‘Oh, oh!’ cried out one, as he pricked himself with the Darning-needle; ‘he is a fine fellow though!’

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