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... flew down to the nest , which was at the top of a neighbouring water - spout . It was a very comfortable warm home ; there was no fault to be found with it ; but the spirit THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW . 5 THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW.
... flew down to the nest , which was at the top of a neighbouring water - spout . It was a very comfortable warm home ; there was no fault to be found with it ; but the spirit THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW . 5 THE DISCONTENTED SPARROW.
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... flew the careless idle fellow . Ah ! it would have been far better had he stayed at home with his sick brother , for the friend he was about to visit was a young swallow of very indifferent character , whose companion- ship did him no ...
... flew the careless idle fellow . Ah ! it would have been far better had he stayed at home with his sick brother , for the friend he was about to visit was a young swallow of very indifferent character , whose companion- ship did him no ...
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... flew , leaving Cocky in a state of bewilderment with all he had heard , and more than ever discontented with the life he was obliged to lead . On arriving at the nest , he found his mother had long since returned , and was in no very ...
... flew , leaving Cocky in a state of bewilderment with all he had heard , and more than ever discontented with the life he was obliged to lead . On arriving at the nest , he found his mother had long since returned , and was in no very ...
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... flew off quickly to join his new comrades . It was still too early . There were no signs of them ; so Cocky was forced to sit on the top of a five - barred gate , and wait as patiently as he could for their arrival . It was very cold ...
... flew off quickly to join his new comrades . It was still too early . There were no signs of them ; so Cocky was forced to sit on the top of a five - barred gate , and wait as patiently as he could for their arrival . It was very cold ...
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... flew along manfully , his head cocked up , and his little short wings fluttering at an incredible rate in order to keep up with the swallows , whose slight bodies hardly required any motion of their long wings . At length he began to ...
... flew along manfully , his head cocked up , and his little short wings fluttering at an incredible rate in order to keep up with the swallows , whose slight bodies hardly required any motion of their long wings . At length he began to ...
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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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