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### The Wonderful Pair of Stockings The wonderful pair of stockings was lying on the table. Jimmy could not take his eyes off the transparent paper-bag. He forgot all about the pudding and fresh sausages in the refrigerator, and the guests that would come in the evening. He was thinking about the...

### The Wonderful Pair of Stockings The wonderful pair of stockings was lying on the table. Jimmy could not take his eyes off the transparent paper-bag. He forgot all about the pudding and fresh sausages in the refrigerator, and the guests that would come in the evening. He was thinking about the fairy stockings that lay hidden in the crisp paper-bag. "What if I just peep at them?" the Carrot thought. He got up from his seat, pulled his chair up to the table, got on it and carefully drew the stockings out of the paper-bag. While his fingers were pulling the stocking, his elbow was pushing Polly's inkstand. Bang!..and the inkstand was on the floor.