Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875, Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894, Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909, ill · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 156
? I name no names ; buthere is a hen who wants to peck her feathers out to look well. If Iwere a cock I should despise her. And just above the Hens sat the Owl, with her husband and her littleowlets; the family had sharp ears, and they all heard every word thatthe neighbouring Hen had spoken, and… … THE OWLS TELL THE PIGEONS THE DKEADFUL NEWS. fall off. There is one among the fowls who has so completely forgottenwhat is becoming conduct in a hen,that she pulls out all her feathers,and then lets the cock see her. Prenez garde aux enfants said the Father-Owl. Thats not fitfor the children to…
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