Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 9
... hole , I have noticed that such a lot of the flies that come into this garden pre- sently go into the summer - house there , and when they are in the summer - house , they always go to that little round window , which is sometimes quite ...
... hole , I have noticed that such a lot of the flies that come into this garden pre- sently go into the summer - house there , and when they are in the summer - house , they always go to that little round window , which is sometimes quite ...
Page 10
... hole . Now the spider was secretly very much mor- tified and angry with himself , because he had not noticed this about the flies going to the window in the summer - house . At first he said to himself that it was not true ; but he ...
... hole . Now the spider was secretly very much mor- tified and angry with himself , because he had not noticed this about the flies going to the window in the summer - house . At first he said to himself that it was not true ; but he ...
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... hole . Into this hole Pan had worked his way so far that there was nothing of him visible but his hind legs and tail . Bevis could hear him panting in the hole , he was working so hard to get at the rabbit , and tearing with his teeth ...
... hole . Into this hole Pan had worked his way so far that there was nothing of him visible but his hind legs and tail . Bevis could hear him panting in the hole , he was working so hard to get at the rabbit , and tearing with his teeth ...
Page 20
... hole to breathe two or three times , and looked aside at Bevis , and seeing that he was still , went back to work again . Two butterflies came fluttering along together . The swal- low returned , and flew low down along the grass near ...
... hole to breathe two or three times , and looked aside at Bevis , and seeing that he was still , went back to work again . Two butterflies came fluttering along together . The swal- low returned , and flew low down along the grass near ...
Page 25
... hole to snort out the sand that got into his nostrils . But , by - and - by , when everything had been done and everybody was scattered over the earth seeking for him , the Bailiff came back from the steam AT HOME . 25.
... hole to snort out the sand that got into his nostrils . But , by - and - by , when everything had been done and everybody was scattered over the earth seeking for him , the Bailiff came back from the steam AT HOME . 25.
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