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... off , and showing their white tails , at the least sound of a footfall on the path hard by . At the back of the lodge was a kind of THE FIR-TREE AND THE THE GILT THE UGLY NURSELING A DEBATE OUT OF THE HOUSE LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE LONG EARS.
... off , and showing their white tails , at the least sound of a footfall on the path hard by . At the back of the lodge was a kind of THE FIR-TREE AND THE THE GILT THE UGLY NURSELING A DEBATE OUT OF THE HOUSE LITTLE PITCHERS HAVE LONG EARS.
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And Other Tales Frances Freeling Broderip. At the back of the lodge was a kind of nursery for young trees ; a pleasant , bright spot , where they could get plenty of sun and fresh air- things which most young people require in a large ...
And Other Tales Frances Freeling Broderip. At the back of the lodge was a kind of nursery for young trees ; a pleasant , bright spot , where they could get plenty of sun and fresh air- things which most young people require in a large ...
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... kind - hearted little fellow ; " I can't bear to do it . Just fancy if one of your own little eggs were to be turned out and left to perish on the cold ground . " This touched the maternal heart of Mrs. Hempie , and she said no more of ...
... kind - hearted little fellow ; " I can't bear to do it . Just fancy if one of your own little eggs were to be turned out and left to perish on the cold ground . " This touched the maternal heart of Mrs. Hempie , and she said no more of ...
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... the nest , but the kind - hearted hedge - sparrow could not bear to send the young bird adrift on the wide world . So he grew and grew , and fought and quar- relled with the young ones for their food , and 36 THE UGLY NURSELING .
... the nest , but the kind - hearted hedge - sparrow could not bear to send the young bird adrift on the wide world . So he grew and grew , and fought and quar- relled with the young ones for their food , and 36 THE UGLY NURSELING .
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... kind boy gave him his liberty . Meanwhile the poor parents were very discon- solate at the loss of their children , and naturally centred all their hopes and cares all the more on poor little Tiny , the last of their flock . It might ...
... kind boy gave him his liberty . Meanwhile the poor parents were very discon- solate at the loss of their children , and naturally centred all their hopes and cares all the more on poor little Tiny , the last of their flock . It might ...
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