gust was; though the old grouse-cockwas quite certain of it. So the old grouse came back to his wife and familyan hour afterwards, and said solemnly, Cock-cock- A FAIRY TALE FOR A LAND-BABY 39 kick; my dears, the end of the world is not quitecome ; but I assure you it is coming the day after… … made her very practical, and a little sharp-tempered ;so all she answered was : Kick-kick-kick—go andcatch spiders, go and catch spiders--kick. So Tom went on and on, he hardly knew why; buthe liked the great wide strange place, and the coolfresh bracing air. But he went more and more slowlyas he…
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