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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 514

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SHE CRIED FOR A BOWL OF MILK AND BREAD. Nor return to your home, till your hair is gray,And your willful temper has passed away. She tried to hold back, but her feet were too strong;So land and water she skimmed along,Till she reached the very edge of the world,And into space was suddenly hurled.… … ON THROUGH THE FIELDS. And the man in the moon grew fiercer and bigger,As he saw, coming toward him, this queer little figureHopping along on nothing at all,And making straight for his silver ball. So he brandished his club, and shouted, Stop!But she curtly said, I am Hippety-Hop!I started to-day…

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