Live Toys; Or Anecdotes of Our Four-legged and Other PetsGriffith and Farran, (successors to Newbery and Harris,) corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1862 - Children's stories - 136 pages |
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... fellow , he darted about the room for some time , and pre- sently alighted on the table , where the breakfast things remained . First he pecked at the bread , then tried the sugar , peeped into the cups , and seemed highly amused at the ...
... fellow , he darted about the room for some time , and pre- sently alighted on the table , where the breakfast things remained . First he pecked at the bread , then tried the sugar , peeped into the cups , and seemed highly amused at the ...
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... fellow . In he hopped very cau- tiously , now and then making a little chirrup , and twisting his head in all directions , as if to discover with his sharp black eyes , whether there was anything or anybody likely to hurt him ; now he ...
... fellow . In he hopped very cau- tiously , now and then making a little chirrup , and twisting his head in all directions , as if to discover with his sharp black eyes , whether there was anything or anybody likely to hurt him ; now he ...
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... fellow passengers ; nor did she forget , when occasion offered , to make good use of her strong beak . At one place we were entering a town late at night , and the place being a frontier town , our luggage was all strictly examined by ...
... fellow passengers ; nor did she forget , when occasion offered , to make good use of her strong beak . At one place we were entering a town late at night , and the place being a frontier town , our luggage was all strictly examined by ...
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... fellow had made a long burrow during the night in the floor of the cellar . When he heard our voices , he came out of his newly - made retreat , and we took him up stairs and gave him some food ; for he was quite ravenous after his hard ...
... fellow had made a long burrow during the night in the floor of the cellar . When he heard our voices , he came out of his newly - made retreat , and we took him up stairs and gave him some food ; for he was quite ravenous after his hard ...
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... fellow , with such brilliant eyes , and such a beak ! He was perfectly wild , and bit furiously at any hand that approached him ; so we covered up his head in a his head in a pocket - handkerchief , whilst gardener fastened a small ...
... fellow , with such brilliant eyes , and such a beak ! He was perfectly wild , and bit furiously at any hand that approached him ; so we covered up his head in a his head in a pocket - handkerchief , whilst gardener fastened a small ...
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