Douglas, George Brisbane, Sir, bart., 1856-1935, ed · New York, Burt · leaf 236
recomes the reward! For now it saw the auld wifestriding up towards him along the pathway at a greatrate. The silly mutton never knew how it was done, butthe next moment it found itself shot through thequickset hedge into the road beyond, smarting behindwith the most dreadful pain it had ever felt,… … Baa, baa, baa! see what I have done for you! cried the silly mutton as itsaw the auld wife striding up the pathway toward him.—Page 212. Scottish Fairy Tales. THE SILLY MUTTON. 213 mutton, as it galloped down the road as fast as threelegs could carry it. The fourth leg, let me remarkin passing, was…
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