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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 378

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and, seeing them, the bear decided to turnback again. He ran along the top of the terracewhich leads to the bear-pit, and, when he reachedit, looked down thoughtfully. Afraid that hemight turn back again, one of the keepers rushedforward and, with an old broom, gave the bearsuch a sudden and… … LIFTING UP HER APRON, SHE SHOOED its cage, and walked about the lion-house sniffing,,and evidently very much puzzled. A woman,who was some relation to one of the officials ofthe Gardens, saw it and most courageously wentstraight into the lions house; lifting up herapron, she shooed it, as she did…

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