Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 371
Go on and ask the favor, cried the fish,as Mr. Whale said, Granted even unto halfof my most flap-up-tious tail! Wellthen, continued little Gnif, you know thatboys and girls, as well as royal kings andqueens are very fond of pearls. So, pleaseDIVE down and get us lots, for surely theremust be a heap… … Splash, went the fishes down below fordiving was a pleasure, and in ten minutes upthey came with loads and loads of treasure.Yes, they brought pearls and diamonds tooand big doubloons of gold; the ransom offive hundred kings, most wondrous to be-hold. Accept these gifts from us, saidWhale, for…
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