they hadflown away with, stuck on the point of their bills,which is the hoodie-crows particularly clever feat, ofwhich he is as proud as a gipsy is of doing the hokany-baro; and what that is, I wont tell you. And at last they brought out the prettiest, neatestyoung lady-crow that ever was seen, and… … , w:5Pfi? m * MiA/ ,. would not steal any. So she was to be tried publiclyby their laws (for the hoodies always try someoffenders in their great yearly parliament). And there vii A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 257 she stood in the middle, in her black gown and grayhood, looking as meek and as neat as…
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