And then they all sat down to supper. And Black Mumbo ate
Twenty-seven pancakes, and Black Jumbo ate Fifty-five but
Little Black Sambo ate a Hundred and Sixty-nine, because he
was so hungry.





The Story of Little Black Mingo
By Helen Bannerman




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
{ed. A chatty is a large ceramic vase used to carry water.}
down to the river and fill it with water, and come back as
fast as you can, QUICK NOW!"

So Little Black Mingo took the chatty and ran down to the