Wood Magic: A FableCassell, Petter, Galpin, 1882 - 263 pages |
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Page 14
... soon as Bevis came near , turned aside and went along a furrow . Bevis running in the furrow , caught his foot in the long creepers of the crowfoot , and fell down bump , and pricked his hand with a thistle . Up he jumped again , red as ...
... soon as Bevis came near , turned aside and went along a furrow . Bevis running in the furrow , caught his foot in the long creepers of the crowfoot , and fell down bump , and pricked his hand with a thistle . Up he jumped again , red as ...
Page 16
... soon made a notch , but then the wood seemed to grow harder , and the chips he got out were very small . The harder the wood , the more determined Bevis became , and he cut and worked away with such force that his chest heaved , his ...
... soon made a notch , but then the wood seemed to grow harder , and the chips he got out were very small . The harder the wood , the more determined Bevis became , and he cut and worked away with such force that his chest heaved , his ...
Page 46
... on the hills , and such pleasant places , and that the sky was much more blue up there , and he thought if he could he would go to the hills soon . CHAPTER III ADVENTURES OF THE WEASEL . AFTER awhile the 46 WOOD MAGIC .
... on the hills , and such pleasant places , and that the sky was much more blue up there , and he thought if he could he would go to the hills soon . CHAPTER III ADVENTURES OF THE WEASEL . AFTER awhile the 46 WOOD MAGIC .
Page 55
... soon his poor bones will be picked clean by the ants , and after the corn is carried the plough will bury them . " Bevis was terribly distressed at the Hare's story , and showed such indignation against the Weasel , and stamped his ...
... soon his poor bones will be picked clean by the ants , and after the corn is carried the plough will bury them . " Bevis was terribly distressed at the Hare's story , and showed such indignation against the Weasel , and stamped his ...
Page 80
... soon found that it would not do very well , because he could not hold it in his hand and point it straight , and when it went off it would most likely burn his fingers . But looking at his papa's gun he saw that the barrel , where the ...
... soon found that it would not do very well , because he could not hold it in his hand and point it straight , and when it went off it would most likely burn his fingers . But looking at his papa's gun he saw that the barrel , where the ...
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