Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 501
323 324 THE OSTRICH AND THE TORTOISE … ^cxP The ostrich, showing no dismay, Was busy in a minute;He dug a hole without delay, And placed his head within it.And thought, with egotistic pride:This is the only way to hide. The tortoise said: I still protest, Though ostriches deny it,My method is the very best — At any rate, I 11 try it!And…
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