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Once upon a time there was a little white girl and her name was Little White Squibba | .
Once upon a time there was a little black boy and his name was Little Black Sambo |
Her father bought her a splendid Pink Hat, and a gorgeous [green] Parasol that would shut and open. | . His father and mother bought him a a beautiful little Red Coat, and a pair of beautiful little Blue Trousers, a Green Umbreela, and a little Pair of Purple Shoes with Crimson Soles and Crimson Linings. . |
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And then wasn't Little White Squibba grand? . | ![]()
. And then wasn't Little Balck sambo grand? |
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So she put on all of her fine clothes and went for a walk in the Jungle. And by and by she met a Tiger, and it said to her, "Little white Squibba, I am going to eat you up!" | ![]() So he put on all of his Fine Clothes, and went for a walk in the jungle. And by and by he met a tiger. And the Tiger said to him, "Little Black Sambo, I'm going to eat you up!" |
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Little White Squibba had pancakes, because that was what the little black children had after their adventures. | ![]() Now Black Mumbo said, "we'll all have pancakes for supper. Little Black Sambo ate a Hundred and Sixty-nine, because he was so hungry. |
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Here is Little White Squibba's mummy. . | ![]() Here is Little Black Sambo's mummy. |
![]() Here is Little White Squibba's daddy. | .
Here is Little Black Sambo's daddy (Jumbo) . |