patter of tiny feet

In a few minutes they heard the pattering of tiny feet, and many of the small gray mice came running up to her.

On the other hand -' a grin broke out '- I quite fancy hearing the patter of tiny feet.

Behind her, the princess heard the thump of books falling from the shelves and-the patter of tiny feet?

So did a fortune-teller - though that must be a limited art now, Greybeard thought, with all dark strangers turned to grey and no possible patter of tiny feet.

Bomber goggles warded off the sulphuric Mace sprays from the drivers who came scrambling out from behind steering wheels when they heard the patter of tiny feet on their roofs.

Almost at the same moment as he recognized it to be the pattering of tiny feet, he saw, emerging from the night, the unmistakable silhouettes of Flay and Mrs. Slagg.

Bill says it must be because of the guilt they are feeling for firing him, but Tim explains that they are expecting a little visitor and will soon be hearing the patter of tiny feet.

Yet there is an unsettling aspect to the vision that has been set before the electorate, of a family quite unfazed at the prospect of "having it all" - power, glamour, and the patter of tiny feet.

And all the time sounded that light, scampering patter of tiny feet, racing up and down, up and down ... Crouching against the wall, cursing the pounding of his heart, Saul fought to steady his quivering nerves.

It was no run-of-the-mill personal advertisement, making clear that the Am Echad men "seek wives who take pride in keeping a kosher home, enjoy the serenity of Sabbath," and "provide the patter of tiny feet - in other words, women who want to play the role of wife and mother in an Orthodox Jewish family."