When the wood was warm and sunny, And the squirrels were at play;When the yellow leaves kept falling Softly, softly, to the ground ;And the ripe, brown nuts were dropping, Pat-pat-patter, all around. A RACE AND WHO WON IT. 221 Happy Teddys blue eyes sparkled. And his cheek glowed like a rose;But… … Jack, the donkey, was going along in a quiettrot with Jack, the boy, on his back, and Jack, the dog, alongside.Lets have a race ! cried Jack, the boy. Lets have a race ! whinnied Jack, the donkey. Lets have a race ! barked Jack, the dog. 222 A RACE AND WHO WON IT. y?*s\- *£*,,, J^f £3&3 Vr ■^…
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