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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 760

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tion, the mother appeared with a large moth,which he readily took. Among the alder limbsthe father flew, and finally up to the nest-hole,out of which was issuing such a series of hungryscreams as no parent with the least bit of devo-tion could resist. Hardly could I believe myeyes, for the little… … mercy! such a reaching and stretching! gone crazy or he was a most selfish little tyrant,for he flew about the alder stump, calling nowin a softer tone to his children within, and finallyswallowed the grub himself. Two or three This was indeed cause for a family revolt.The brown nestling nearest…

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