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THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING In the days of old , when the Frogs were all at liberty in the lakes , and had grown quite weary of following every one his own devices , they assembled one day together , and with no little clamor petitioned ...
THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING In the days of old , when the Frogs were all at liberty in the lakes , and had grown quite weary of following every one his own devices , they assembled one day together , and with no little clamor petitioned ...
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A Goat passed by shortly afterwards , and asked the Fox what he was doing down there . “ Oh , have you not heard ? " said the Fox ; " there is going to be a great drought , so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me .
A Goat passed by shortly afterwards , and asked the Fox what he was doing down there . “ Oh , have you not heard ? " said the Fox ; " there is going to be a great drought , so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me .
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asked the mother . “ That extends far across the other side of the garden , quite into the parson's field , but I have never been there yet . I hope you are all together , " she continued , and stood up . “ No , I have not all .
asked the mother . “ That extends far across the other side of the garden , quite into the parson's field , but I have never been there yet . I hope you are all together , " she continued , and stood up . “ No , I have not all .
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they asked ; and the Duckling turned in every direction , and bowed as well as it could . “ You are remarkably ugly ! ” said the wild ducks . “ But that is very indifferent to us , so long as you do not marry into our family .
they asked ; and the Duckling turned in every direction , and bowed as well as it could . “ You are remarkably ugly ! ” said the wild ducks . “ But that is very indifferent to us , so long as you do not marry into our family .
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| Title | The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Greatest Writers Volume 1 of The Stoddard Library: A Thousand Hours of Entertainment with the World's Great Writers, John Lawson Stoddard |
| Author | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Compiled by | John Lawson Stoddard |
| Publisher | G.L. Shuman & Company, 1911 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 7 May 2015 |
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