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... ducklings hastened out as fast as they could , looking about them in great amazement . " How big the world is ! " said the little ones . " Do you think that this is the whole world ? " said the mother . .cc Ah , no ! it stretches far ...
... ducklings hastened out as fast as they could , looking about them in great amazement . " How big the world is ! " said the little ones . " Do you think that this is the whole world ? " said the mother . .cc Ah , no ! it stretches far ...
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... duckling to break . But now you shall see the others . There is my pretty little family . " " Show me the egg that will not break , " interrupted the old duck . " Believe me , it is a Turkey's egg . The same thing happened to me once ...
... duckling to break . But now you shall see the others . There is my pretty little family . " " Show me the egg that will not break , " interrupted the old duck . " Believe me , it is a Turkey's egg . The same thing happened to me once ...
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... duckling is ; he is not to be suffered among us . " At these words , an insolent drake bit the poor duckling in the neck . “ Leave him alone , " exclaimed his mother ; " he doesn't harm any one . " " Perhaps not , " answered the ...
... duckling is ; he is not to be suffered among us . " At these words , an insolent drake bit the poor duckling in the neck . “ Leave him alone , " exclaimed his mother ; " he doesn't harm any one . " " Perhaps not , " answered the ...
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... . The sportsman beat about the marsh on all sides , and a spaniel dashed through the thick morass . It was a terrible fright for the poor ugly duckling , when the fearful dog opened his jaws and 8 THE UGLY LITTLE DUCK .
... . The sportsman beat about the marsh on all sides , and a spaniel dashed through the thick morass . It was a terrible fright for the poor ugly duckling , when the fearful dog opened his jaws and 8 THE UGLY LITTLE DUCK .
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... duckling dared to come out of his hiding- place , and then ran away from the terrible marsh . Towards evening our fugitive reached a poor peasant's hut , the rotten door of which had fallen from its hinges , so that a very welcome chink ...
... duckling dared to come out of his hiding- place , and then ran away from the terrible marsh . Towards evening our fugitive reached a poor peasant's hut , the rotten door of which had fallen from its hinges , so that a very welcome chink ...
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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.