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... window she popp'd her head ; " Oh , husband ! oh , husband ! the geese are all dead , For the Fox has been through the town , e - oh ! " The Farmer he loaded his pistol with lead , And shot the old rogue of a Fox through the head " Ah ...
... window she popp'd her head ; " Oh , husband ! oh , husband ! the geese are all dead , For the Fox has been through the town , e - oh ! " The Farmer he loaded his pistol with lead , And shot the old rogue of a Fox through the head " Ah ...
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... , you do not come , my love , love , love . " She awoke from her nap , And in her night - cap She spoke from the window in haste , haste , haste , " Will your flames assist a little To boil water THE LITTLE MAN AND THE LITTLE MAID .
... , you do not come , my love , love , love . " She awoke from her nap , And in her night - cap She spoke from the window in haste , haste , haste , " Will your flames assist a little To boil water THE LITTLE MAN AND THE LITTLE MAID .
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... she looked in at the window , and then she peeped in at the keyhole ; and seeing nobody in the house , she lifted the latch . The door was not fastened , 70521341 because the Bears were good Bears , who did THE THREE BEARS . 5.
... she looked in at the window , and then she peeped in at the keyhole ; and seeing nobody in the house , she lifted the latch . The door was not fastened , 70521341 because the Bears were good Bears , who did THE THREE BEARS . 5.
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... window . Now the window was open , because the Bears , like good , tidy Bears , as they were , always opened their bed - chamber window when they got up in the morning . Out little Silver - hair jumped ; and away she ran into the wood ...
... window . Now the window was open , because the Bears , like good , tidy Bears , as they were , always opened their bed - chamber window when they got up in the morning . Out little Silver - hair jumped ; and away she ran into the wood ...
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... window . " Quack ! quack ! " said the mother , as the little ducklings hastened out as fast as they could , looking about them in great amazement . " How big the world is ! " said the little ones . " Do you think that this is the whole ...
... window . " Quack ! quack ! " said the mother , as the little ducklings hastened out as fast as they could , looking about them in great amazement . " How big the world is ! " said the little ones . " Do you think that this is the whole ...
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ABSOLON AND HARRISON beat dog began bird bite pig breakfast Bride burn stick Butcher chair Cocky-locky crumpled horn Ducky-daddles e-oh fat duck flew gaed gave the Mouse give Pussy milk going to-day Goosie-poosie HARRISON WEIR Heigho says Rowley Henny-penny home to-night house that Jack Huge Bear ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVEN Jack built Jenny Wren JOHN ABSOLON kill'd the rat kiss'd the maiden LITTLE BO-PEEP'S little maid little Silver-hair maiden all forlorn malt mee-ow mi-ow Middle Bear middle voice milk'd the cow mittens Mother Goose Mousey old Dame OLD MOTHER HUBBARD PICTURES BY HARRISON PICTURES BY JOHN Piep poor duckling porridge purr-r Pussy will give Quack quench fire rowley powley SEVEN PICTURES sky is falling stile tail tatter'd and torn tell the king Three Bears three little kittens toss'd the dog Turkey-lurky ugly Wee Bear WGMASON Who'll wild geese worried the cat
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Page 12 - So she covered herself up comfortably and lay there till she fell fast asleep. By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough, so they came home to breakfast. Now the little old Woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!
Page 12 - Now the little old woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. 'SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE ! ' said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, gruff voice.