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... boys . The old bell did not dislike the birds ; on the contrary , it always welcomed them joyfully , and felt very sorrowful when the summer was over , and they , accompanied by their young ones , had taken flight to a warmer land . One ...
... boys . The old bell did not dislike the birds ; on the contrary , it always welcomed them joyfully , and felt very sorrowful when the summer was over , and they , accompanied by their young ones , had taken flight to a warmer land . One ...
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... boy ! Now give Hoppy his dinner ; you know he can't feed himself , and I must go out . " Cocky made no reply , but taking up the food began pushing it very hastily and rudely into his brother's beak . " Not so fast , not so fast ...
... boy ! Now give Hoppy his dinner ; you know he can't feed himself , and I must go out . " Cocky made no reply , but taking up the food began pushing it very hastily and rudely into his brother's beak . " Not so fast , not so fast ...
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... boys , with long things sticking out of their shoulders , going ' pop , pop ' every moment , keeping us in a state of fidget and worry all day long . Here we never know whether we may not be killed the next moment ; there we may live in ...
... boys , with long things sticking out of their shoulders , going ' pop , pop ' every moment , keeping us in a state of fidget and worry all day long . Here we never know whether we may not be killed the next moment ; there we may live in ...
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... boy who was thus terrifying him , and he had never beheld anything of the kind before . His large greedy white teeth and ebony skin so astonished him , that for a moment or two he remained perfectly still staring at him , and find- ing ...
... boy who was thus terrifying him , and he had never beheld anything of the kind before . His large greedy white teeth and ebony skin so astonished him , that for a moment or two he remained perfectly still staring at him , and find- ing ...
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... boys were cruel and fond of tormenting animals , and so I daresay a great many are ; but happily the sparrow had ... boy became so fond of him , that he had a great wish to keep him altogether ; but he knew 28 ECHOES OF AN OLD BELL .
... boys were cruel and fond of tormenting animals , and so I daresay a great many are ; but happily the sparrow had ... boy became so fond of him , that he had a great wish to keep him altogether ; but he knew 28 ECHOES OF AN OLD BELL .
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Echoes of an Old Bell: And Other Tales of Fairy Lore (1865) Augusta Parker No preview available - 2008 |
Echoes of an Old Bell: And Other Tales of Fairy Lore (1865) Augusta Parker No preview available - 2008 |
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