Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 598
rk some injury upon him. Theparrot was not shut up in a cage, like otherpets, but was set on a golden perch, and wasdaintily fed; and soon the bird amused everyone in the palace by its speeches. Two or three days after this the prince wasinvited to go out hunting with his father, theking. Just as… … The servant sprang to remove it; but eachtime he did so, the creature flew back and tookits stand once more on the shoulder of theprince. The king was impatient to be off, soat last, finding it difficult to be rid of his pet,the prince allowed it to remain where it was,and they started, the sharp…
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