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Page 23
... road along which it was carried , or to get the general direction except at the time of starting , when the boy carried him a few rods openly . He was placed with the ducks in a spring run THE WIT OF A DUCK 23 The Wit of a Duck.
... road along which it was carried , or to get the general direction except at the time of starting , when the boy carried him a few rods openly . He was placed with the ducks in a spring run THE WIT OF A DUCK 23 The Wit of a Duck.
Page 25
... road as confidently as if he knew for a certainty that it would lead him straight to his mate . How eagerly he paddled along , glancing right and left , and increasing his speed at every step ! I kept about fifty yards behind him ...
... road as confidently as if he knew for a certainty that it would lead him straight to his mate . How eagerly he paddled along , glancing right and left , and increasing his speed at every step ! I kept about fifty yards behind him ...
Page 26
... road- side caught his eye . Into it he plunged , bathed , drank , preened his plumage for a few moments , and then started homeward again . He knew his home was on the upper side of the road , for he kept his eye bent in that direction ...
... road- side caught his eye . Into it he plunged , bathed , drank , preened his plumage for a few moments , and then started homeward again . He knew his home was on the upper side of the road , for he kept his eye bent in that direction ...
Page 28
... road as impartially as I could . How well the pink feet knew the course ! How they flew up the road ! His green head and white throat fairly twinkled under the long avenue of oaks and chestnuts . At last we came in sight of the home ...
... road as impartially as I could . How well the pink feet knew the course ! How they flew up the road ! His green head and white throat fairly twinkled under the long avenue of oaks and chestnuts . At last we came in sight of the home ...
Page 73
... road and , touching a match to it , blew the thousand of them to atoms . That is the only way to get rid of the great Suaba , or parasol ants that live in tropical countries . ALL ABOARD FOR SUMMER LANDS If it takes the early bird to ...
... road and , touching a match to it , blew the thousand of them to atoms . That is the only way to get rid of the great Suaba , or parasol ants that live in tropical countries . ALL ABOARD FOR SUMMER LANDS If it takes the early bird to ...
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