Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 66
my riddles:You ve heard, I dont doubt,Of a sailor whose boatOn the sea floats about.The second s a builderIn wood and in clay.The third is a spinner;Now guess — what are they? The nautilus sails in his boat on the sea,And so I am certain the sailor is he.The beaver builds houses of mud and of… … I A learned scholar possessed a parrot whichwas always in his study. It sat upon the backof his chair and picked up some phrases inGreek and Latin as well as some of the wisecomments the scholar muttered as he poredover his books. Every day students came tothe scholar in pursuit of knowledge. It…
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