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St. Nicholas (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 712

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on the win-dow-sill, while a pitcher of milk was just behindthem on the table. Tinkey tugged and jerked,until he succeeded in breaking the rope holdinghim, and was once more free. He trotted oft tothe window-, only to meet a new difficulty. It didnot occur to him that he could cat a pie in any… … •■ALL HIS EFFORTS FAILED TO GET EVEN ONE HINDLEG INTO THEM.* he knocked two of the pies to the ground, breakingthem to pieces. Only one remained, and, inspiredby hunger, Tinkey at last put his nose down to theplate and ate up the pie. By a great effort ofstretching he got the pitcher over on its…

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