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... second rat fastened on his ear , and hung there till he had despatched the rest , when he shook it off , gave it a nip on the back of its neck , and flung it over his head . After a year passed in this sort of way , it was observed ...
... second rat fastened on his ear , and hung there till he had despatched the rest , when he shook it off , gave it a nip on the back of its neck , and flung it over his head . After a year passed in this sort of way , it was observed ...
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... second time in his life beating her , and now to make her go faster . She thought him very cruel ; but he scolded , pushed , dragged , and struck her , and ; although she became worse every minute , he would 64 THE GREEDY COW .
... second time in his life beating her , and now to make her go faster . She thought him very cruel ; but he scolded , pushed , dragged , and struck her , and ; although she became worse every minute , he would 64 THE GREEDY COW .
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... second- mate , we have a queer kind of passenger in the boat . How he got there we do not know ; but he hid himself be- tween the packages , and we never saw him till we were a good way from the shore . When we were going to heave him ...
... second- mate , we have a queer kind of passenger in the boat . How he got there we do not know ; but he hid himself be- tween the packages , and we never saw him till we were a good way from the shore . When we were going to heave him ...
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ANIMALS asked Author beautiful began better birds boys brought Bruin called carried close cloth COINS coloured covered cows creature cried Edition England English Engravings eyes Fair Star father field fishes friends garden gate gave gilt edges give grass happy head heard HISTORY hole hope horse Illustrations Jack knew lady laid laughed leave lived looked mamma masters morning mother mouth NATURE nest never night once Paragon passed Patch piece plain Poll poor present Price reached rest returned Reynard river round Second seen short side sleep sometimes soon speak stay STORIES supposed sure tail taken tell thing thought told took tree tried turned volume walked wish young
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