Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 427
? cried the cook. I do not know, said Chy Lung, frightened. Some one must have put it into the pot which isboiling over the fire. We shall see, said the cook; and he raisedthe lid. A gust of steam escaped which he blewaway with his breath, while he plunged a long 4o: CHV LUNG, THE CHINESE… … AH, HA! SAID THE COOK. this practical joke ! I will see to it that your headis not upon your shoulders by this time to-morrow. The mermaiden was safe enough, but veryunhappy. She had rolled out of the bag, andthrough the kitchen door upon a smooth littlelawn, which sloped down to a fish-pond. Into…
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