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... softly , and again he was repulsed . Then the cattle in the yard spied this strange creature and came sniffing toward it full of curiosity . The duck quickly concluded he had got into the wrong place , and turned his face southward ...
... softly , and again he was repulsed . Then the cattle in the yard spied this strange creature and came sniffing toward it full of curiosity . The duck quickly concluded he had got into the wrong place , and turned his face southward ...
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... softly as she could , her heart was beating so she was afraid Molly might hear it . Curious faces peeped at her as she went up , for the visit to Molly of the day before was known , but Mildred did not mind them . She thought only of ...
... softly as she could , her heart was beating so she was afraid Molly might hear it . Curious faces peeped at her as she went up , for the visit to Molly of the day before was known , but Mildred did not mind them . She thought only of ...
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... softly . She showed where she wanted the cage , and Mildred climbed up and put it in the open win- dow . Then she propped Molly up . She had never seen Molly's eyes so bright , and her cheeks had two spots of rich color in them . She ...
... softly . She showed where she wanted the cage , and Mildred climbed up and put it in the open win- dow . Then she propped Molly up . She had never seen Molly's eyes so bright , and her cheeks had two spots of rich color in them . She ...
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Elizabeth Virginia Brown. " Never mind , " murmured Molly , softly , as she pulled at the catch . " It is only a minute more , and there will be the fields and the sky . " The peg was drawn out and she opened the door wide . The bird did ...
Elizabeth Virginia Brown. " Never mind , " murmured Molly , softly , as she pulled at the catch . " It is only a minute more , and there will be the fields and the sky . " The peg was drawn out and she opened the door wide . The bird did ...
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... softly . " At last ! " and sank back on the pillow , her eyes closed , her face full of deep content . Mildred sat and gazed at her , at first with a vague wonder and then almost with awe . A new idea seemed to enter her mind . Could ...
... softly . " At last ! " and sank back on the pillow , her eyes closed , her face full of deep content . Mildred sat and gazed at her , at first with a vague wonder and then almost with awe . A new idea seemed to enter her mind . Could ...
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