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Stories for the household (1889)

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 630

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storks arose, flapping their wings and clapping with theirbeaks, to start on their voyage towards the South. We will not wait for the swans, said Stork-mamma : if they wantto go with us they had better come. We cant sit here till the ploversstart. It is a fine thing, after all, to travel in this… … THE DISGUISED PBINCESSES BID FAEEWELL TO THE VIKING TVOMAIf. Well, every one flies in his own fashion,said Stork-papa : the swansin an oblique line, the cranes in a triangle, and the plovers in a snakes line. Dont talk about snakes while we are flying up here, said Stork-mamma. It only puts ideas…

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