The History of WhittingtonDick Whittington was a very little boy when his father and
mother died; so little, indeed, that he never knew them, nor the
place where he was born. He strolled about the country as
ragged as a colt, till he met with a wagoner who was going to
London, and who gave him leave to walk all the way by the side of
his wagon without paying anything for his passage. This
pleased little Whittington very much, as he wanted to see London
sadly, for he had heard that the streets were paved with gold, and
he was willing to get a bushel of it; but how great was his
disappointment, poor boy! when he saw the streets covered with dirt
instead of gold, and found himself in a strange place, without a
friend, without food, and without money.
Though the wagoner was so ch
