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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 336

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with it. But the new bird clattered up so boldly thatLittle American saw that he had again beenoutwitted. Kao Chun had expected his am-bush, and kept back an old high-flier, which,instead of drawing down the flock, carried uphis last call-birds. This held the flock backuntil Kao Chuns fliers… … LITTLE AMERICAN, GUESSING THAT HIS RIVAL HAD RISKED A NEW BIRD, FLUNG BOTH HIS CALL-BIRDS. Little Americans. Then, seeing that his newand young birds had safely followed, hetrained the rest of his new birds, flinging them,one by one, into the flock. Li Loo and LittleAmerican looked on in helpless…

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