The Story of Little Black Mingo.
Once upon a time there was a little black girl, and her name was Little Black Mingo.
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 sometimes beat her with a stick, even though she had done nothing naughty.
One day Black Noggy called her, and said, "Take this chatty down to the river and fill it with water,...
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