Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 309
III-: S I WED TO REST splendid tales of all he had seen on the greenearth and in the blue sky. The wood-birds werenever tired of hearing these tales, and wouldlisten, with their round eyes fixed on him, with-out stirring a feather, even for hours at a time. … GOLDY FELT HIS FATHERS CREAT WINGS FOLD ABOUT HIM. away and keep the little song-birds safe. Theycalled him their prince, and hoped he wouldalways stay with them. But Goldy longed for his home on the moun-tain-top and for his father, and the older hegrew the stronger grew the longing; for thatquiet…
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