A Treasury of Pleasure Books, for Young PeopleJoseph Cundall |
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... duckling set off again on his travels , for which he had so longed ; but no sooner did any animal see him , than he was sure to be twitted with his ugliness . Autumn was now waning ; the leaves in the wood became yellow and brown , and ...
... duckling set off again on his travels , for which he had so longed ; but no sooner did any animal see him , than he was sure to be twitted with his ugliness . Autumn was now waning ; the leaves in the wood became yellow and brown , and ...
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... duckling was even worse off than he . One evening , while the sun was going down so red that it looked like a fiery wheel , a flock of large birds suddenly rose from the bushes , sprinkled by the foam of the waves ; the ugly green duckling ...
... duckling was even worse off than he . One evening , while the sun was going down so red that it looked like a fiery wheel , a flock of large birds suddenly rose from the bushes , sprinkled by the foam of the waves ; the ugly green duckling ...
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... duckling was forced to keep swimming about in the water for fear of being frozen . But every night the space wherein he swam became smaller and smaller ; the surface of the ice kept increasing in thickness . At last he becaine so weary ...
... duckling was forced to keep swimming about in the water for fear of being frozen . But every night the space wherein he swam became smaller and smaller ; the surface of the ice kept increasing in thickness . At last he becaine so weary ...
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... duckling felt during the cold winter . Enough , that he remained cowering under the reeds in a marsh , until the sun again shone warmly on the earth , and the larks once more welcomed spring with their songs . Then the young duckling ...
... duckling felt during the cold winter . Enough , that he remained cowering under the reeds in a marsh , until the sun again shone warmly on the earth , and the larks once more welcomed spring with their songs . Then the young duckling ...
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... duckling knew the stately birds , and a feeling of melancholy came over him . " I will fly towards these royal birds , and they shall kill me for my presumption in daring to go near them - I , who am so ugly . But it matters not ...
... duckling knew the stately birds , and a feeling of melancholy came over him . " I will fly towards these royal birds , and they shall kill me for my presumption in daring to go near them - I , who am so ugly . But it matters not ...
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