St. Nicholas, Volume 13Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1886 - Children's literature |
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... feet . But they were not broken or cracked , and the old man , who seemed strangely nimble for his age , picked them both up before the two girls could reach them . Handing them back , he said , still smiling : " Magic clocks will stand ...
... feet . But they were not broken or cracked , and the old man , who seemed strangely nimble for his age , picked them both up before the two girls could reach them . Handing them back , he said , still smiling : " Magic clocks will stand ...
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... feet . Helen and Elizabeth put theirs down in a line with it . Frank still held his in his hands , and was looking ail about for the old man ; up and down the street , even into the sky overhead . But there was not a trace of a human ...
... feet . Helen and Elizabeth put theirs down in a line with it . Frank still held his in his hands , and was looking ail about for the old man ; up and down the street , even into the sky overhead . But there was not a trace of a human ...
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... feet was white sugar ; the rocks were lumps of chocolate ; the flow- ers were of all colors and tastes ; and every sort of fruit grew on those delightful trees . Little white houses soon appeared ; and in them lived the dainty candy ...
... feet was white sugar ; the rocks were lumps of chocolate ; the flow- ers were of all colors and tastes ; and every sort of fruit grew on those delightful trees . Little white houses soon appeared ; and in them lived the dainty candy ...
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... feet Lies sugar sweet ; Over your head Grow almonds red . Our lily and rose Are not for the nose : Our flowers we pluck To eat or suck ; And , oh ! what bliss THE CANDY COUNTRY . " Hullo , what do you want ? " he. When two friends kiss ...
... feet Lies sugar sweet ; Over your head Grow almonds red . Our lily and rose Are not for the nose : Our flowers we pluck To eat or suck ; And , oh ! what bliss THE CANDY COUNTRY . " Hullo , what do you want ? " he. When two friends kiss ...
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... feet or more of sand had been cleared away , they saw a hut - shaped object , that seemed , through the hole made by the pick , to be partly hollow . The natives one and all there- upon declared it a hut , or house , built by some of ...
... feet or more of sand had been cleared away , they saw a hut - shaped object , that seemed , through the hole made by the pick , to be partly hollow . The natives one and all there- upon declared it a hut , or house , built by some of ...
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