Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 38
... rook went over and cawed , and Bevis , look- ing up at the bird , caught a glimpse of the swing over the wall - it stood under the sycamore tree . Dropping the bit of apple , away he ran to the swing , and sat in it , and pushed himself ...
... rook went over and cawed , and Bevis , look- ing up at the bird , caught a glimpse of the swing over the wall - it stood under the sycamore tree . Dropping the bit of apple , away he ran to the swing , and sat in it , and pushed himself ...
Page 41
... rook trees , which were a long way off , that it was evident a battle was going on there , and Bevis heard the chaffinch say that one of the rooks had been caught stealing his cousin's sticks . Next two goldfinches began to fight , and ...
... rook trees , which were a long way off , that it was evident a battle was going on there , and Bevis heard the chaffinch say that one of the rooks had been caught stealing his cousin's sticks . Next two goldfinches began to fight , and ...
Page 51
... rook on the other side . of the field , but he could not send it so great a dis- tance . As he ran for it , he saw that the rook's back was towards him , and , thinking that the rook could not see him , he raced on quietly to try and ...
... rook on the other side . of the field , but he could not send it so great a dis- tance . As he ran for it , he saw that the rook's back was towards him , and , thinking that the rook could not see him , he raced on quietly to try and ...
Page 77
... 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 such a long time , Sir Bevis ; did not your papa tell you you would have ...
... 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 such a long time , Sir Bevis ; did not your papa tell you you would have ...
Page 88
... rook was yonder across the meadow . For he was as big and as black as his father and mother , who were with him ; and yet he kept on cawing to them to stuff his beak with sweets . Bevis , who had another large slice in his pocket ...
... rook was yonder across the meadow . For he was as big and as black as his father and mother , who were with him ; and yet he kept on cawing to them to stuff his beak with sweets . Bevis , who had another large slice in his pocket ...
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