Johnson, Virginia W. (Virginia Wales), 1849-1916 · New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers · leaf 57
com-menced to dig a grave with his tiny hands; but he got along-very slowly. I have no patience with such clumsiness ! said a MotherCareys chicken that happened to be strolling past. Then thebird would have helped to make the grave by scraping thesand with its claws. No, no! cried the sprite. I… … ffl&ti That cant be helped, said Mother Careys chicken, peck-ing at the carpet-bag, which the sprite had laid out to dry.The sprite put it around his neck, and disappeared before thebirds round eyes; then appeared again, laughing; until MotherCareys chicken did not know what to make of it all.…
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