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Page 26
... 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 ...
... 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 29
... side of his mate . A half hour later the two were grazing together in the pas ture , and he , I have no doubt , was eagerly telling her the story of his adventures . CRADLE MAKING THERE is a good deal said and written about the way ...
... side of his mate . A half hour later the two were grazing together in the pas ture , and he , I have no doubt , was eagerly telling her the story of his adventures . CRADLE MAKING THERE is a good deal said and written about the way ...
Page 57
... sides of houses . Brooms are made from them ; so are fans , hats , combs , fences , fish - nets , sieves and torches . But what about the cocoanuts themselves ? The flowers grow in clusters in a shield or spathe ; they are small and ...
... sides of houses . Brooms are made from them ; so are fans , hats , combs , fences , fish - nets , sieves and torches . But what about the cocoanuts themselves ? The flowers grow in clusters in a shield or spathe ; they are small and ...
Page 58
... side of him like green walls . They were very near together , and even at the top the space between them was so narrow that the blue sky seemed to come down and the clouds to be sailing just over the fir trees as if they would catch and ...
... side of him like green walls . They were very near together , and even at the top the space between them was so narrow that the blue sky seemed to come down and the clouds to be sailing just over the fir trees as if they would catch and ...
Page 67
... sides , and if he were to try to fly out , the projecting hairs would prevent him . The plant slowly dis- PITCHER PLANT solves and absorbs him for dinner . But a word must be said on the side of the savages . They all have small roots ...
... sides , and if he were to try to fly out , the projecting hairs would prevent him . The plant slowly dis- PITCHER PLANT solves and absorbs him for dinner . But a word must be said on the side of the savages . They all have small roots ...
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