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... red . This lovely bird I concluded to be the sultan cock described by Buffon , and as it was gentle , we gladly received it among our do- mestic pets . Fritz gave a stirring account of his exploring trip , THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON 233.
... red . This lovely bird I concluded to be the sultan cock described by Buffon , and as it was gentle , we gladly received it among our do- mestic pets . Fritz gave a stirring account of his exploring trip , THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON 233.
Page 234
... sultan cocks , and I set my heart on catching one alive , which , as HIPPOPOTAMUS they seemed to have little fear of my approach , I managed by means of a wire snare . Farther on I saw a grove of mimosa trees , among which from fifteen ...
... sultan cocks , and I set my heart on catching one alive , which , as HIPPOPOTAMUS they seemed to have little fear of my approach , I managed by means of a wire snare . Farther on I saw a grove of mimosa trees , among which from fifteen ...
Page 238
... sultan , marsh - fowl , crimson flamingoes , soft , blue - gray , demoiselle cranes , and crested heron , all associating in harmony , and with no fear of us , their masters . Beneath the spreading trees , and through the aromatic ...
... sultan , marsh - fowl , crimson flamingoes , soft , blue - gray , demoiselle cranes , and crested heron , all associating in harmony , and with no fear of us , their masters . Beneath the spreading trees , and through the aromatic ...
Page 288
... sultan , Schahriar , having found that his wife was unfaithful to him , had her put to death and vowed that each day thereafter he would marry a new wife , who should be put to death on the fol- lowing morning . At length Scheherazade ...
... sultan , Schahriar , having found that his wife was unfaithful to him , had her put to death and vowed that each day thereafter he would marry a new wife , who should be put to death on the fol- lowing morning . At length Scheherazade ...
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... sultan's cruelty . By her own request she became the wife of the sultan , but in the morning , before he had a chance to order her beheaded , she began to tell him a most interesting story . In the middle of this tale she broke off ...
... sultan's cruelty . By her own request she became the wife of the sultan , but in the morning , before he had a chance to order her beheaded , she began to tell him a most interesting story . In the middle of this tale she broke off ...
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