The Story of Little Black Mingo
[Illustration] THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO By The Author Of 'The Story Of Little Black Sambo' The Story of Little Black Mingo. Once upon a time there was a little black girl, and her name was Little Black Mingo. [Illustration] She had no father and mother, so she had to live with a horrid cross old woman called Black Noggy, who used to scold her every day, and
"That I cannot say, Your Highness. But he seems very bright. Will
Your Gracious Highness see them?"
"Oh, I may as well, Nanda. But I am tired admiring this head, and if
my visitor has any claim to beauty I must take care that she does not
surpass me. So I will go to my cabinet and change to No. 17, which I
think is my best appearance. Don't you?"
"Your No. 17 is exceedingly beautiful," answered Nanda, with another bow.
Again the Princess yawned. Then she said:
"Help me to rise."
So the maid assisted her to gain her feet, although Langwidere was the
stronger of the two; and then the Princess slowly walked across the
silver floor to her cabinet, leaning heavily at every step upon
Nanda's arm.
Now I must explain to you that the Princess Langwidere had thirty
heads--as many as there are days in the month. But of course she
could only wear one of them at a time, because she had but one neck.
These heads were kept in what she called her "cabinet," which was a
beautiful dressing-room that lay just between Langwidere's
sleeping-chamber and the mirrored sitting-room. Each head was in a
[Illustration] THE STORY OF LITTLE BLACK MINGO By The Author Of 'The Story Of Little Black Sambo' The Story of Little Black Mingo. Once upon a time there was a little black girl, and her name was Little Black Mingo. [Illustration] She had no father and mother, so she had to live with a horrid cross old woman called Black Noggy, who used to scold her every day, and