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... to induce children to read them for their own amusement . It is to supply this deficiency that these little tales have been written . The anecdotes are all true . With one exception , the facts men- tioned in the stories are known to ...
... to induce children to read them for their own amusement . It is to supply this deficiency that these little tales have been written . The anecdotes are all true . With one exception , the facts men- tioned in the stories are known to ...
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... play when he was not shut up , ' Get me a peach . ' " And the dog , in his way , did say , ' How can I get you a peach ? ' " Run to the wall and pick me a peach , ' said Ned " And the dog ran to the wall and he B 2 HOW THE DOG STOLE A ...
... play when he was not shut up , ' Get me a peach . ' " And the dog , in his way , did say , ' How can I get you a peach ? ' " Run to the wall and pick me a peach , ' said Ned " And the dog ran to the wall and he B 2 HOW THE DOG STOLE A ...
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... in from walk there was not one cake left . So I said , ' Oh , oh , Mr. Ned , this will not do ; if you eat my cakes I will not let you come in - to the room at all . ' So the ape was sent out of the room . my 66 Now , Ned did not like to ...
... in from walk there was not one cake left . So I said , ' Oh , oh , Mr. Ned , this will not do ; if you eat my cakes I will not let you come in - to the room at all . ' So the ape was sent out of the room . my 66 Now , Ned did not like to ...
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... in - to my room I gave a cake to him . When Ned found that he might not come into my room he said , in his way , to Tim , " Tim , I may not come in - to the room ; you may go in . Go , and get me a sweet cake . ' " How shall I do that ? ' ...
... in - to my room I gave a cake to him . When Ned found that he might not come into my room he said , in his way , to Tim , " Tim , I may not come in - to the room ; you may go in . Go , and get me a sweet cake . ' " How shall I do that ? ' ...
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... to do . See , he has come to cut a bit of ham to give to his young wasps at home . See , he sits on the ham and he cuts a bit , such a nice bit . He cuts it out as well as I can cut it , and then he hums , as much as to say , See , what ...
... to do . See , he has come to cut a bit of ham to give to his young wasps at home . See , he sits on the ham and he cuts a bit , such a nice bit . He cuts it out as well as I can cut it , and then he hums , as much as to say , See , what ...
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