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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 77

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y the baby in Japan. The mother, or older sister, or nurse, holds him on her back, or ties him on with straps. They call him ko, which means e» child or baby. Isnt he fat? Almost all the Japanese babiesare tat and rosy. Somebodyhas called Japan the Paradiseof Babies. Do you see howhis hair is cut ?… … HOW THE STRANGER BOUGHT A COW FOR TWO HENS. Oh! oh! my old hens are dead, cried old Mrs. Jolly-pole, and what shall I do ? I shall have no eggs to makecustard, no eggs to boil for our supper. Her little grandson Rey looked up and said, No eggs;but well have bread and milk, and thats good, granma.…

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