Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 338
he baby-pigeon trick. Li Loo was standing back against the wallas he spoke. He held his hands togetherwithout stirring, and Little American now sawsome new-fledged squabs poking out theirheads from his big sleeves. He kept his eyeson a little heap of corn, around which he hadscattered the handful… … the young pigeons loose upon the ground.Seeing the corn, the eager squabs ran squeal-ing and shaking their wings among the otherbirds. Then Little American saw what wasto happen. Squabs always spread their wingswhen they squeal to be fed. Even when theycan pick up for themselves, they begin…
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