Around the World, Book 1Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett & comapny, 1897 - Geography |
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Around the World Clarence Franklin Carroll,Stella Webster Carroll Tolman,Estelle M Hart No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 68 - Then the little Hiawatha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How they built their nests in Summer. Where they hid themselves in Winter, Talked with them whene'er he met them, Called them "Hiawatha's Chickens." Of all beasts he learned the language, Learned their names and all their secrets, How the beavers built their lodges, Where the squirrels hid their acorns, How the reindeer ran so swiftly, Why the rabbit was so timid, Talked with them whene'er he met...
Page 122 - Storks, one of the boldest of the boys, and afterward all of them, sang the old verse about the storks. But they only sang it just as he could remember it: " Stork, stork, fly away ! Stand not on one leg to-day. Thy dear wife is in the nest, Where she rocks her young to rest. The first, he will be hanged, The second will be hit, The third, he will be shot, And the fourth put on the spit." " Just hear what those boys are saying ! " said the little Stork-children. " They say we are to be hanged and...