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... stones very carefully on the brink of the well . He then sat down , and was stooping over the well to drink , when he hap- pened to push the stones inadvertently , and plump into the water they fell ! Hans no sooner saw them sink to the ...
... stones very carefully on the brink of the well . He then sat down , and was stooping over the well to drink , when he hap- pened to push the stones inadvertently , and plump into the water they fell ! Hans no sooner saw them sink to the ...
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... treachery . " Build houses , ere long , of stone or of bricks , And get tiles for your roofs , I pray ; For I know , of old , Mr. Reynard's tricks , And I fear he may come any day . ” Thus saying , she died , and her daughters fair.
... treachery . " Build houses , ere long , of stone or of bricks , And get tiles for your roofs , I pray ; For I know , of old , Mr. Reynard's tricks , And I fear he may come any day . ” Thus saying , she died , and her daughters fair.
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... gets a nice bit . What would our poor mother say if she knew how ill we are used ! So .come , let us go forth into the wide world . " And away they wandered over meadows , fields , and stones ; and whenever THE CHARMED FAWN.
... gets a nice bit . What would our poor mother say if she knew how ill we are used ! So .come , let us go forth into the wide world . " And away they wandered over meadows , fields , and stones ; and whenever THE CHARMED FAWN.
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Joseph Cundall. over meadows , fields , and stones ; and whenever it rained , the sister would say , " The sky is crying , like our poor hearts . " Towards evening they reach- ed a large wood ; and what with grief , hunger , and fatigue ...
Joseph Cundall. over meadows , fields , and stones ; and whenever it rained , the sister would say , " The sky is crying , like our poor hearts . " Towards evening they reach- ed a large wood ; and what with grief , hunger , and fatigue ...
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