Tales from Catland, for little kittens, by an old tabby [signed Tabitha Grimalkin]. |
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... sitting with her shoulders drawn up to her ears , in quite an old cattish attitude , and her bright shining eyes fixed thoughtfully on the fire . Now you must know that the princess had an old aunt who was a fairy ; and she had THE ...
... sitting with her shoulders drawn up to her ears , in quite an old cattish attitude , and her bright shining eyes fixed thoughtfully on the fire . Now you must know that the princess had an old aunt who was a fairy ; and she had THE ...
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... sit there as mum and sulky as an old bear . " Friskarina was used to polite observations from her second cousin once removed , so she very quietly answered that she thought Glumdal- kin had been going to take a nap , and that she did ...
... sit there as mum and sulky as an old bear . " Friskarina was used to polite observations from her second cousin once removed , so she very quietly answered that she thought Glumdal- kin had been going to take a nap , and that she did ...
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Tabitha Grimalkin (pseud.) you sit so quiet there . I should like to know where you were all this morning , when the pages were running all over the house after you , because the princess wanted you , and nobody could find you ? Well ...
Tabitha Grimalkin (pseud.) you sit so quiet there . I should like to know where you were all this morning , when the pages were running all over the house after you , because the princess wanted you , and nobody could find you ? Well ...
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... sit by the fire all - day . By degrees , Friskarina recol- lected that she went to sleep the night before with a plan in her head . So she ran down the lawn towards the garden - door , hoping to find it again open . Alas ! the ill ...
... sit by the fire all - day . By degrees , Friskarina recol- lected that she went to sleep the night before with a plan in her head . So she ran down the lawn towards the garden - door , hoping to find it again open . Alas ! the ill ...
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... sitting by the fire all day , as it is so very cold . " " Dear ma'am , we have no fire ! " exclaimed poor Tibb , as if astonished at the very idea of such a luxury ; " my mistress won't have a fire till she wants to boil her dinner ...
... sitting by the fire all day , as it is so very cold . " " Dear ma'am , we have no fire ! " exclaimed poor Tibb , as if astonished at the very idea of such a luxury ; " my mistress won't have a fire till she wants to boil her dinner ...
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