Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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... the garden , Bevis . Good morning , dear . " Buzz ! And the great humble - bee flew slowly between the iron railings , out among the buttercups , and away up the field . Bevis went to the railings , and stood on the B 2 SIR BEVIS . 3 co.
... the garden , Bevis . Good morning , dear . " Buzz ! And the great humble - bee flew slowly between the iron railings , out among the buttercups , and away up the field . Bevis went to the railings , and stood on the B 2 SIR BEVIS . 3 co.
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... fields to fly about in , and the swallows fly ever so much farther than I can ; so far away and so high , that I cannot tell you how they find their way home to the chimney . But they will tell you , if you ask them . Good morning ! I ...
... fields to fly about in , and the swallows fly ever so much farther than I can ; so far away and so high , that I cannot tell you how they find their way home to the chimney . But they will tell you , if you ask them . Good morning ! I ...
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... fields , but instead of wandering under the trees , and over the flowers , they preferred to go into the summer - house and crawl over the glass of the little window , though it was very dirty from so many feet . For a long time , the ...
... fields , but instead of wandering under the trees , and over the flowers , they preferred to go into the summer - house and crawl over the glass of the little window , though it was very dirty from so many feet . For a long time , the ...
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... field seeing Bevis running so fast , thought he too must join the fun , so he whisked his tail , stretched his long floundering legs , and galloped away . Then the mare whinnied and gal- loped too , and the ground shook under her heavy ...
... field seeing Bevis running so fast , thought he too must join the fun , so he whisked his tail , stretched his long floundering legs , and galloped away . Then the mare whinnied and gal- loped too , and the ground shook under her heavy ...
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... field . When Bevis looked down , there was his hat , hung on a branch of ash , far beyond his reach . He could not touch the lowest leaf , jump as much as he would . His next thought was a stone to throw , but there were none in the ...
... field . When Bevis looked down , there was his hat , hung on a branch of ash , far beyond his reach . He could not touch the lowest leaf , jump as much as he would . His next thought was a stone to throw , but there were none in the ...
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