Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 99
s with great curvedclaws dropped down from the shadow, plungedinto the grass, and when they came up again theyheld a little limp form. A little mouse had movedwhen he should nt have, and Hooty the Owl hadcaught a dinner. A dozen times that night Tommy sat quitefrozen with fear while Hooty passed,… … BLACKY THE CROW. of danger. When he grew tired of playing andeating, he returned to his snug nest under theold board to sleep. He was still asleep there thenext morning when, without any warning, theold board was lifted. In great fright Tommyran out of his nest, and at once there was a greatshout…
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