Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 17
... remember what you did last year , sir ? Don't you remember Bill , the carters ' boy , put a ladder against the wall , and you climbed up the ladder , and put your paw , all brown and dirty , into my nest and took my eggs ? And you tried ...
... remember what you did last year , sir ? Don't you remember Bill , the carters ' boy , put a ladder against the wall , and you climbed up the ladder , and put your paw , all brown and dirty , into my nest and took my eggs ? And you tried ...
Page 72
... trap - but if you remember , Bevis , dear , that was the very day you were lost ( while asleep under the oak ) , and everything was confusion , and the gin was for- gotten . Well , in the morning the Weasel begged 72 WOOD MAGIC .
... trap - but if you remember , Bevis , dear , that was the very day you were lost ( while asleep under the oak ) , and everything was confusion , and the gin was for- gotten . Well , in the morning the Weasel begged 72 WOOD MAGIC .
Page 73
... remember the talk you had with the Weasel , and what the Mouse said ; well , the Rat was listening all the while , and he heard the Weasel say to you that he always killed the rats . ' Aha ! ' thought the Rat , ' catch me helping you ...
... remember the talk you had with the Weasel , and what the Mouse said ; well , the Rat was listening all the while , and he heard the Weasel say to you that he always killed the rats . ' Aha ! ' thought the Rat , ' catch me helping you ...
Page 77
... remember that you could not hit arrow ; don't you the greenfinches nor the rook ? ” " Well , then , " said Bevis , " if you will wait till I am a man , papa will lend me his gun , and then I can certainly kill him . " " But that will be ...
... remember that you could not hit arrow ; don't you the greenfinches nor the rook ? ” " Well , then , " said Bevis , " if you will wait till I am a man , papa will lend me his gun , and then I can certainly kill him . " " But that will be ...
Page 83
... remember the two snails you found in the garden path - those you put on a leaf , and watched to see which could crawl the fastest ? ” " I remember , " said Sir Bevis . " But you must make haste , or my match will burn out . " " And you ...
... remember the two snails you found in the garden path - those you put on a leaf , and watched to see which could crawl the fastest ? ” " I remember , " said Sir Bevis . " But you must make haste , or my match will burn out . " " And you ...
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