Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 451
eat kite, swinging high in the blue sky,attracted quite a crowd, and Ifelt very grand about my newflying-man; but my triumphwas short-lived. The tail madeof rags was too heavy to bearits own weight, and breakingoff near the kite, it fell tothe ground, while my kite,freed from this load, shot uplike… … THE KING-CRAB KITE FRAME-WORK. the idea of letting go of the string did not onceoccur to me. However, to my great relief, a manstanding near came to my assistance, just as thestick upon which the twine had been wound, came tattered paper,be strong. The Decorative Chinese Kite. This kite is a most…
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