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... seemed satisfied , made one more effort , and flew in . She staid in long enough to make up her mind that it was a good place for her nest , and then she flew off , quick as thought . In less than two minutes she came back with her mate ...
... seemed satisfied , made one more effort , and flew in . She staid in long enough to make up her mind that it was a good place for her nest , and then she flew off , quick as thought . In less than two minutes she came back with her mate ...
Page 27
... seemed to be fondest of bringing sticks , one of which was too long for the mouth of the jar to admit . It was very amusing to witness his efforts to get the stick in ; but it would not do ; the stick fell to the ground . All day long ...
... seemed to be fondest of bringing sticks , one of which was too long for the mouth of the jar to admit . It was very amusing to witness his efforts to get the stick in ; but it would not do ; the stick fell to the ground . All day long ...
Page 29
... seemed , as I thought , to mean them no harm ; but as soon as they heard his tap , tap , tap , they flew at him very angrily and drove him away . A more dangerous enemy was at hand , one that from his size you would not have supposed ...
... seemed , as I thought , to mean them no harm ; but as soon as they heard his tap , tap , tap , they flew at him very angrily and drove him away . A more dangerous enemy was at hand , one that from his size you would not have supposed ...
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... seemed ! but the victorious wrens had no pity on her . They drove her away . She disappeared . The saucy conquerors flew in and out of their stolen house twenty times a minute , caring for nothing . They could have had no moral sense ...
... seemed ! but the victorious wrens had no pity on her . They drove her away . She disappeared . The saucy conquerors flew in and out of their stolen house twenty times a minute , caring for nothing . They could have had no moral sense ...
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... seemed mutually pleased at meeting . " When the vessel returned , Mr. W. received this account from the officers of the ship . They ' said that his friend made a great pet of the cat , and fed her always at his own meal times . He ...
... seemed mutually pleased at meeting . " When the vessel returned , Mr. W. received this account from the officers of the ship . They ' said that his friend made a great pet of the cat , and fed her always at his own meal times . He ...
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