Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 520
nimbly as squirrels, andusually squat there all through the heat of theday, close together on one of the thicker twigs, coming down whenever they feel thirsty, to takea bite at the juicy apple. Every year, when October comes around, theymake themselves wondrously busy, carrying allthe nuts they can… … A FAMILY OF DEER-MICE. from my fingers when I offer them, and willadd them to the store. A few times, while I was brushing out theircage, they have jumped out into the room andhidden themselves away among my books; butinvariably when I go and sit quiet in my chairthey go back to their cage, with…
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