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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 714

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re. All de critters laugh, but dat aint win deday for de West Wind, yit. He got to put Mr.Bear so plum fast asleep dat he wont wake uptell spring. So de West Wind pile leaves all bout debear, an make him warm, so he snore softeran softer. De dry leaves done dey part; deyrushle a nice little chune… … LAST of all come jack frost wid his banjo. —patter —///-pat! Pitter — patter —///-pat!Dat how de rain sound on de leaves. Pitter—patter — ///-pat! Pitter — patter — ///-pat!But still Mr. Bear snore on. Last of all, an best of all, to make a bearsleep, come Jack Frost wid his banjo. Whende West Wind…

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