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... merry Christmas to you ! ' said the cuckoo . I went to sleep in the hollow of that old root one evening last summer , and never woke till the heat of your fire made me think it was summer again ; but now since you have burned my lodging ...
... merry Christmas to you ! ' said the cuckoo . I went to sleep in the hollow of that old root one evening last summer , and never woke till the heat of your fire made me think it was summer again ; but now since you have burned my lodging ...
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... merry tree . fall , but they that get one of them keep a blythe heart in spite of all misfortunes , and can make themselves as merry in a hut as in a palace . ' Its leaves never " Good master cuckoo , bring me a leaf off that tree ...
... merry tree . fall , but they that get one of them keep a blythe heart in spite of all misfortunes , and can make themselves as merry in a hut as in a palace . ' Its leaves never " Good master cuckoo , bring me a leaf off that tree ...
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... that Fair- feather thought them beneath her notice . Old neighbours forgot to invite them to wedding feasts or merry - making ; and they thought the cuckoo had forgotten them too , when at daybreak , on 20 GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR .
... that Fair- feather thought them beneath her notice . Old neighbours forgot to invite them to wedding feasts or merry - making ; and they thought the cuckoo had forgotten them too , when at daybreak , on 20 GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR .
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... merry tree , ' and away flew the cuckoo . " This is the Feast of All Fools , and it ought to be your birthday , ' said Scrub . ' Did ever man fling away such an opportunity of getting rich ! Much good your merry leaves will do in the ...
... merry tree , ' and away flew the cuckoo . " This is the Feast of All Fools , and it ought to be your birthday , ' said Scrub . ' Did ever man fling away such an opportunity of getting rich ! Much good your merry leaves will do in the ...
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... merry ones ; and I know not how many years passed in this manner , when a certain great lord , who owned that village , came to the neighbourhood . His castle stood on the moor . It was ancient and strong , with high towers and a deep ...
... merry ones ; and I know not how many years passed in this manner , when a certain great lord , who owned that village , came to the neighbourhood . His castle stood on the moor . It was ancient and strong , with high towers and a deep ...
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