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... gardener who had released Flappet , they gave him a grateful song of joy , which made him look up and smile . They at first did not go to a very great dis- tance , for their young son was tired . As the leaves were almost all off the ...
... gardener who had released Flappet , they gave him a grateful song of joy , which made him look up and smile . They at first did not go to a very great dis- tance , for their young son was tired . As the leaves were almost all off the ...
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... garden , she would hide herself under a bush , and as he passed jump out upon him ; they went about the house together , lay side by side when they slept ; she jumped over his back , played with his tail as he wagged it , and had many ...
... garden , she would hide herself under a bush , and as he passed jump out upon him ; they went about the house together , lay side by side when they slept ; she jumped over his back , played with his tail as he wagged it , and had many ...
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... garden , bark at every body , snap up the young chickens , run away with all sorts of things and bite them to pieces ; kill every cat they could find , except that belonging to their own house ; and it was only because they had been ...
... garden , bark at every body , snap up the young chickens , run away with all sorts of things and bite them to pieces ; kill every cat they could find , except that belonging to their own house ; and it was only because they had been ...
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... garden ; and he begged of them not to do so , for a very watchful gardener lived there , who would most likely kill them if they were caught ; but the young ones would not be advised , and saying they were not afraid , went on their way ...
... garden ; and he begged of them not to do so , for a very watchful gardener lived there , who would most likely kill them if they were caught ; but the young ones would not be advised , and saying they were not afraid , went on their way ...
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... gardener , however , who was walking about in the cool air , thought he saw some- thing moving in the tree as he passed it , went softly up to it , and perceiving the bushy tail of one of the rogues , stretched out his long arm and took ...
... gardener , however , who was walking about in the cool air , thought he saw some- thing moving in the tree as he passed it , went softly up to it , and perceiving the bushy tail of one of the rogues , stretched out his long arm and took ...
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