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Page 87
... the lark his note of morning welcome frees - I hear no meter sweeter Than " Peter - Peter - Peter , " That the Peter - bird is singing in my trees . How good to lie and listen , Where brooks in THE PETER - BIRD 87 The Peter-bird.
... the lark his note of morning welcome frees - I hear no meter sweeter Than " Peter - Peter - Peter , " That the Peter - bird is singing in my trees . How good to lie and listen , Where brooks in THE PETER - BIRD 87 The Peter-bird.
Page 89
... morning a young bird for the first time peeped out with its little , round eyes . It did not distinctly see , or hear , or think anything . All it cared for was the pleasure of being out of that horrid old shell , and feeling the warm ...
... morning a young bird for the first time peeped out with its little , round eyes . It did not distinctly see , or hear , or think anything . All it cared for was the pleasure of being out of that horrid old shell , and feeling the warm ...
Page 95
... morning the shrill warning flute of the yellow - legs suddenly rang out and sounded again and again . These birds had arisen from the sand and were flying swiftly down the beach , calling to everybody that danger was abroad . The ...
... morning the shrill warning flute of the yellow - legs suddenly rang out and sounded again and again . These birds had arisen from the sand and were flying swiftly down the beach , calling to everybody that danger was abroad . The ...
Page 111
... morning , when she ran out of doors , a wonderful sight met her eyes . All over the field the pods had burst open , each showing a soft puff of cotton down , as white as snow . This light , woolly substance kept the little seeds dry and ...
... morning , when she ran out of doors , a wonderful sight met her eyes . All over the field the pods had burst open , each showing a soft puff of cotton down , as white as snow . This light , woolly substance kept the little seeds dry and ...
Page 118
... morning , and we mustn't disturb her . We've got to be pretty good now or we'll be sent away , you and I , way up North , ' to some place where they put little girls in strait - jackets , and they don't like Polly birds , and we don't ...
... morning , and we mustn't disturb her . We've got to be pretty good now or we'll be sent away , you and I , way up North , ' to some place where they put little girls in strait - jackets , and they don't like Polly birds , and we don't ...
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