Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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... KAPCHACK VI . THE SQUIRREL VII . THE COURTIERS . VIII . THE EMPEROR CHOO HOO . IX . THE COUNCIL X. TRAITORS PAGE 22 22 47 88 111 134 • 161 203 237 • 275 XI . THE STORM IN THE NIGHT 303 XII . THE OLD OAK . - THE KING'S DESPAIR . 325 XIII ...
... KAPCHACK VI . THE SQUIRREL VII . THE COURTIERS . VIII . THE EMPEROR CHOO HOO . IX . THE COUNCIL X. TRAITORS PAGE 22 22 47 88 111 134 • 161 203 237 • 275 XI . THE STORM IN THE NIGHT 303 XII . THE OLD OAK . - THE KING'S DESPAIR . 325 XIII ...
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... Kapchack ? " 66 Kapchack , " said the Toad , not in the least frightened , " Kapchack is the Magpie ; and he is king over everything and everybody - over the fly and the wasp , and the finches , and the heron , and the horse , and the ...
... Kapchack ? " 66 Kapchack , " said the Toad , not in the least frightened , " Kapchack is the Magpie ; and he is king over everything and everybody - over the fly and the wasp , and the finches , and the heron , and the horse , and the ...
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... Kapchack is a horrid wretch ! " 66 Why , " said Bevis , " why do you hate him ? and where does he live ? and why is he king ? I suppose he is very beautiful ? " " Oh , dear , no ! " said the Toad , hastily , " he is the ugliest creature ...
... Kapchack is a horrid wretch ! " 66 Why , " said Bevis , " why do you hate him ? and where does he live ? and why is he king ? I suppose he is very beautiful ? " " Oh , dear , no ! " said the Toad , hastily , " he is the ugliest creature ...
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... king ? " said Bevis ; " I would not , if I were them . Why ever do they put ... Kapchack told him , and sang his praises , as I told you , and so did his ... Kapchack . They could not under- stand you , if you tried to explain to them how ...
... king ? " said Bevis ; " I would not , if I were them . Why ever do they put ... Kapchack told him , and sang his praises , as I told you , and so did his ... Kapchack . They could not under- stand you , if you tried to explain to them how ...
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... Kapchack . " " Well , they are silly ! " said Bevis . do not like Kapchack ! " " But you " No , I do not , " said ... king . " Nor is the Rat satisfied , nor the Weasel , nor the Hawk . I am sure they are not , but they can- not do anything ...
... Kapchack . " " Well , they are silly ! " said Bevis . do not like Kapchack ! " " But you " No , I do not , " said ... king . " Nor is the Rat satisfied , nor the Weasel , nor the Hawk . I am sure they are not , but they can- not do anything ...
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