Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 168
onlybecause the thin muslin over the top of the box kept them from flying out tothe flowers near by. The children stood looking at their new pets, and suddenly they noticeda very strange thing — a number of moths wings, like the wings of the new-comers in the box, lay scatteredabout. They counted… … What had happened ? Chirrup ! chirrup ! said a saucy-looking robin on a neighboring tree.Another of the brown moths flew past, almost brushing Peters nose. Thenew-comer flew to the box, settled on the muslin, and seemed to be sayinggood-morning to the prisoners. 636 FOR MIDDLE-AGED LITTLE FOLK.…
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