Funny Fables for Little FolksGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery & Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1860 - Animals - 98 pages |
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... story , a funny little Crab , of a sort of dingy mottled greyish - green , with a dark spot between his queer black eyes , that , set on stalks , seemed almost coming out of his head . " Dear me , " said he , " how unlucky I am ; I was ...
... story , a funny little Crab , of a sort of dingy mottled greyish - green , with a dark spot between his queer black eyes , that , set on stalks , seemed almost coming out of his head . " Dear me , " said he , " how unlucky I am ; I was ...
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... stories of that wicked old impostor . The Grand Panjandrum , indeed ; ha ! ha ! ha ! a Chinese mandarin ; he's a nice one , truly , with his Cousin of the Sun and Moon . " " Why , you don't mean to say it is not true ? " asked the ...
... stories of that wicked old impostor . The Grand Panjandrum , indeed ; ha ! ha ! ha ! a Chinese mandarin ; he's a nice one , truly , with his Cousin of the Sun and Moon . " " Why , you don't mean to say it is not true ? " asked the ...
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... story , I am sorry to say , is not much to my credit , " said the Foxglove , " but I am very willing to relate it , in the hope that it may be a lesson to others . My home was in a hedge , by the side of a road , overlooking a field ...
... story , I am sorry to say , is not much to my credit , " said the Foxglove , " but I am very willing to relate it , in the hope that it may be a lesson to others . My home was in a hedge , by the side of a road , overlooking a field ...
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... story with great good temper . " my old memo- Of course you I will confine At the foot of " I beg your pardon , " she said ; ries carried me a little too far . cannot be so interested in them . myself to the details of my story . the ...
... story with great good temper . " my old memo- Of course you I will confine At the foot of " I beg your pardon , " she said ; ries carried me a little too far . cannot be so interested in them . myself to the details of my story . the ...
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... story . " your So saying , the Salvia cordially shook her leaves , which is the usual salutation with the flower - tribe , and prepared for her night's repose . The poor Foxglove , who had been miserable at first in her new position ...
... story . " your So saying , the Salvia cordially shook her leaves , which is the usual salutation with the flower - tribe , and prepared for her night's repose . The poor Foxglove , who had been miserable at first in her new position ...
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