Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896, Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Fords, Howard and Hulbert · leaf 87
t of which he helpedhimself whenever he felt in the mood, — sitting on the edgeof the tumbler, and dipping his long bill, and lapping withhis little forked tongue like a kitten. When he found hisspoon accidentally dry, he would stoop over and dip hisbill in the water in the tumbler, — which caused… … bottom of the tumbler. A wise precaution this proved ; forthe next morning I was awaked, not by the usual humover my head, but by a sharp little flutter, and found Mr.Hum beating his wings in the tumbler, — having actuallytumbled in during his energetic efforts to get his morningcoffee before I was…
Animals · Children's stories, American
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