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... Piep ! piep ! " went one , " Piep ! piep ! " went another , until a dozen had cracked , and the little half - naked brood thrust their heads out of their narrow , fragile dwelling , as if out of a window . " Quack ! quack ! " said the ...
... Piep ! piep ! " went one , " Piep ! piep ! " went another , until a dozen had cracked , and the little half - naked brood thrust their heads out of their narrow , fragile dwelling , as if out of a window . " Quack ! quack ! " said the ...
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... Piep ! piep ! " cried the little terrified new - comer , as he broke through the shell . Oh , how big and how ugly he was ! The mother scarcely dared to look at him ; she knew not what to think of him . At last she exclaimed , " This is ...
... Piep ! piep ! " cried the little terrified new - comer , as he broke through the shell . Oh , how big and how ugly he was ! The mother scarcely dared to look at him ; she knew not what to think of him . At last she exclaimed , " This is ...
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ABSOLON AND HARRISON beat dog began bird bite pig breakfast Bride burn stick Butcher chair Cocky-locky crumpled horn Ducky-daddles e-oh fat duck flew gaed gave the Mouse give Pussy milk going to-day Goosie-poosie HARRISON WEIR Heigho says Rowley Henny-penny home to-night house that Jack Huge Bear ILLUSTRATED WITH SEVEN Jack built Jenny Wren JOHN ABSOLON kill'd the rat kiss'd the maiden LITTLE BO-PEEP'S little maid little Silver-hair maiden all forlorn malt mee-ow mi-ow Middle Bear middle voice milk'd the cow mittens Mother Goose Mousey old Dame OLD MOTHER HUBBARD PICTURES BY HARRISON PICTURES BY JOHN Piep poor duckling porridge purr-r Pussy will give Quack quench fire rowley powley SEVEN PICTURES sky is falling stile tail tatter'd and torn tell the king Three Bears three little kittens toss'd the dog Turkey-lurky ugly Wee Bear WGMASON Who'll wild geese worried the cat
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Page 12 - So she covered herself up comfortably and lay there till she fell fast asleep. By this time the Three Bears thought their porridge would be cool enough, so they came home to breakfast. Now the little old Woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. "SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE!
Page 12 - Now the little old woman had left the spoon of the Great, Huge Bear standing in his porridge. 'SOMEBODY HAS BEEN AT MY PORRIDGE ! ' said the Great, Huge Bear, in his great, gruff voice.