Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 163
layed with herscepter. After the queen came the chief jumpingjack, who did funny tricks with bottles as he dancedalong. Then came the ladies of the court. They sat innautilus shells, which were each borne by twobearers. The first shell went along nicely, but themen who carried the second were lazy… … the lady in it, on the ground. She did nt mind,for she thought that if they went off and left her,she would nt have to do any spelling. So she smallest chicken tried to crow in tune with hisfather, but nobody could hear whether he crowedright or wrong—and what is more, nobody cared.
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