Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 601
ee,where it perched, laughing wickedly. Why dont you catch me? it cried. The prince, after a few more attempts,realized that it was of no use to try this sort of THE UNLUCKY PARROT. [Mar. game, for the bird escaped him as often as hechased it. The animals were looking on withmuch interest; but, to… … culty. But just as the prince began to be dis-couraged and to think help was never coming,a bird with red wings flew down near him. Ithad such a look of understanding that theprince ventured to address it in his own lan-guage. Could nt you take a message, hesaid, to the old woman of the woods? I m.…
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