Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 17
est by pullingtwo big leaves together and stitching them upthe edges with fibers, and they had filled thehollow with cotton and downy fluff. The nestswayed to andfro, and theysatontheedgeand cried. What isthe matter ? asked Rikki-tikki. We arevery miser-able, saidDarzee. Oneof our babiesfell out of… … RIKKI-TIKKI LOOKED DOWN BETWEENTHE BOYS COLLAR AND NECK. 1893.] RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI. grass at the foot of the bush there came a slowhiss — a horrid cold sound that made Rikki-tikki jump back two clear feet. Then inchby inch out of the grass rose up the head andspread hood of Nag, the big black cobra,…
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