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... field , and ran straight to the middle of it , where they stopped , and appeared to be much surprised and puzzled . Their masters then came up , and they went humbly to them , lay down at their feet , wagged their tails , and whined as ...
... field , and ran straight to the middle of it , where they stopped , and appeared to be much surprised and puzzled . Their masters then came up , and they went humbly to them , lay down at their feet , wagged their tails , and whined as ...
Page 36
... field , crossed several others , and went along a road till they came to the gate of a farm - yard . Here they stood ... fields , and take my rabbits ; but what is more , they have been often into my yard , and taken my ducks and ...
... field , crossed several others , and went along a road till they came to the gate of a farm - yard . Here they stood ... fields , and take my rabbits ; but what is more , they have been often into my yard , and taken my ducks and ...
Page 53
... field amidst a large flock ; " you are so giddy that I cannot trust you to go far away . " For about half an hour Baakin obeyed his mother , and nibbled the grass close to her side ; then another lamb came and asked him to play ; and ...
... field amidst a large flock ; " you are so giddy that I cannot trust you to go far away . " For about half an hour Baakin obeyed his mother , and nibbled the grass close to her side ; then another lamb came and asked him to play ; and ...
Page 54
... field is enough for me ; so I shall walk slowly back , and you can overtake me . Be sure you do not go beyond the hole ; for I have very often heard your mother tell you never to be out of sight without her leave . ” " I think I can ...
... field is enough for me ; so I shall walk slowly back , and you can overtake me . Be sure you do not go beyond the hole ; for I have very often heard your mother tell you never to be out of sight without her leave . ” " I think I can ...
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... field ; so he determined to remain where he was till she appeared . Moonlight was longer coming than he thought , but no sooner did it shine upon him , than he got up , shook him- self , mounted on the highest of the hills , looked ...
... field ; so he determined to remain where he was till she appeared . Moonlight was longer coming than he thought , but no sooner did it shine upon him , than he got up , shook him- self , mounted on the highest of the hills , looked ...
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AFRICAN WANDERERS ANIMALS asked Author Baakin badger beautiful began birds Bruin cage cloth clover-field coloured covered cows creature cried Curly England Engravings Fair Star fast fastened favourite Fcap fishes Flappet friends frightened garden gate Gazette gilt edges grass Greyskin HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN HARRISON WEIR head heard HISTORY hole horse hyænas Illustrations by JOHN ISAAC TAYLOR Jack JOHN GILBERT kitten knew lamb laughed looked lustration mamma MAMMA'S BIBLE STORIES MARY LAMB masters mice mistress monkeys morning morocco mouth nest never night nose OWEN JONES Paragon parrots Patch Phiz plain Poll poor Price Queen Victoria Reynard round Royal 16mo scream Second Edition shew side sleep Small 4to sure tail tell thing thought told took tree Trump W. H. G. KINGSTON walked walking fish young lady
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