The Waldorf family ; or, Grandfather's lagends (1848)
Embury, Emma C. (Emma Catherine), 1806-1863 · New York : Riker · leaf 143
at green frog among the rushes, who wasgrinning with such manifest glee, that Jegu turnedback in a rage at the creatures insolence. Thepoor farmer finally fell into great trouble, and diedbroken-hearted; while Barbaika, who had nowgrown ugly from care and hard work, was glad tomake a living as a… … 128 CHAPTER VI. OWEYEB, amused the childrenhad been by the story of Jegu,they were rather sorry that thepoor fellow should come to wantthrough the misconduct of the o proud and lazy Barbaika. Theywere not disposed to waste muchtime, . however, in criticizing whatthey had already heard, when theyhad…
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