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Picture fables (1858)

Hey, Wilhelm, 1789-1854, Dalziel Brothers. egrs, Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894, Speckter, Otto, 1807-1871, Dalziel, George, 1815-1902, Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 110

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CHICKENS. CHICKENS, Chickens, wherever ye roam.Turn about quickly, and run back home.Hark to your mother whos calling you there,Look at the hawk that wheels in the air;To the sheltering roof over yonder fly,For if he seizes you, you must die. Trembling beneath the shed they stood,And the hen ran… … MONKEY AND BOY. BOY. Up in the apple-tree, what do you do, You hideous, ugly Monkey, you ?MONKEY. So youd laugh at me, Boy, down there ;I 11 pelt you well, if you dont take care. BOY. Your rage, good Monkey, is my delight, While you fling down apples to show yonr spite, Thus, for a time, the war…

Fables, German · Children's poetry

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