paint-can

Updated: July 3, 2026

"I'm goin' to," said Australia, beginning her search for the paint-can. "It won't take but a little teeny bit; they'll never miss it." After some time the desired object was discovered on a shelf in the shed. Its high position enhanced its value, giving it the cruel fascination of the unattainable. "Could you stand up on my soldiers, like the man at the show?" demanded Australia.

Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice - Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

Then we looked again, and jerked our heads inside the window every time we felt the laugh coming on, which was pretty often, for you see George had put the paint-can, a small one, right on the doorsill, and Aunty Edith had put her foot in it, and it had caught. There was Aunty Edith holding on to the grape-arbor while George pulled at the can, and the paint flowing around pretty free.

Margaret Turnbull - W. A. G.'s Tale