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... thought they would not mind if we just looked in . They were not far away , we knew , for somewhere down in the briery tangle we heard an anxious , " Chut ! Chut ! " But as the camera - man sun was getting low , and the wanted to make ...
... thought they would not mind if we just looked in . They were not far away , we knew , for somewhere down in the briery tangle we heard an anxious , " Chut ! Chut ! " But as the camera - man sun was getting low , and the wanted to make ...
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... thought of her sadness . " Oh , sing ! sing - away ! sing - away ! " Oh , sing , happy soul , to joy's Giver , - Sing on , by Time's Runaway River . THE WIT OF A DUCK THE homing instinct in birds and animals is one of their most ...
... thought of her sadness . " Oh , sing ! sing - away ! sing - away ! " Oh , sing , happy soul , to joy's Giver , - Sing on , by Time's Runaway River . THE WIT OF A DUCK THE homing instinct in birds and animals is one of their most ...
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... thought in the mind of the drake , and that was home . Several times we headed him off and brought him back , till , finally , on the third or fourth day , I said to my son , " If that drake is really bound to go home , he shall have an ...
... thought in the mind of the drake , and that was home . Several times we headed him off and brought him back , till , finally , on the third or fourth day , I said to my son , " If that drake is really bound to go home , he shall have an ...
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... thought . In a few moments it brought him into a barn- yard , where a group of hens caught his eye . Evi- dently he was on good terms with hens at home , for he made up to these eagerly as if to tell them his trouble ; but the hens knew ...
... thought . In a few moments it brought him into a barn- yard , where a group of hens caught his eye . Evi- dently he was on good terms with hens at home , for he made up to these eagerly as if to tell them his trouble ; but the hens knew ...
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... thought one might fear that such a quilt might be too heavy . You see the old bird flies to the nest and settles quickly down above her young , as if she took her seat right on their frail little backs . She does not take the trouble to ...
... thought one might fear that such a quilt might be too heavy . You see the old bird flies to the nest and settles quickly down above her young , as if she took her seat right on their frail little backs . She does not take the trouble to ...
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