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... mother , and flew off to the pond . Then they all three lay down in the nest , the young one in the middle , who was covered up by his father's and mother's wings , and went fast asleep . The next day , after breakfast , the two old ...
... mother , and flew off to the pond . Then they all three lay down in the nest , the young one in the middle , who was covered up by his father's and mother's wings , and went fast asleep . The next day , after breakfast , the two old ...
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... mother stayed with him , but the father flew backwards and forwards , getting food for both ; and when it was dark they all again got into the nest ; not that they could sleep much , so they lay awake , talking of what they should now ...
... mother stayed with him , but the father flew backwards and forwards , getting food for both ; and when it was dark they all again got into the nest ; not that they could sleep much , so they lay awake , talking of what they should now ...
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... mother . " We can but try , " added her husband ; and away they all went , right across the English Channel to France . They only stopped to get food , and took no notice of the cities and villages , the beautiful and ancient houses ...
... mother . " We can but try , " added her husband ; and away they all went , right across the English Channel to France . They only stopped to get food , and took no notice of the cities and villages , the beautiful and ancient houses ...
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... mother startled him , and made him fly away very suddenly . It was a nar- row escape ; for a snake was on the next bough , who had drawn himself back , in order to make a spring at the bird . Flappet's father and mother loved him so ...
... mother startled him , and made him fly away very suddenly . It was a nar- row escape ; for a snake was on the next bough , who had drawn himself back , in order to make a spring at the bird . Flappet's father and mother loved him so ...
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... mother was afraid he might do so too , and warned him against it , be- cause it was a very bad thing in Africa to eat much of that food ; but Flappet assured his mother that he only picked off the insects which were on the outside . The ...
... mother was afraid he might do so too , and warned him against it , be- cause it was a very bad thing in Africa to eat much of that food ; but Flappet assured his mother that he only picked off the insects which were on the outside . The ...
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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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