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The woodcutter's son, and other English tales retold; (1917)

Higgins, Violet Moore · Racine [etc.] Whitman Pub. Co · leaf 58

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ngs forthe large ones. Now the queer little mite of an oldlady was hungry for fish that day and sheselected a fine fellow for a shilling andsixpence. When the fish had beenwrapped up in a paper, she tucked himaway in her Uttle basket and went onhome. Just before she reached her syruppitcher house,… … A NEAT LITTLE MAID WAS SWEEPING THE GRATEFUL FISH 57 me in a pan and eat me for snpper.I wouldnt like to be fried and eaten. But I paid a whole shilling and six-pence for you, said the cpieer little miteof a lady, and if I dont fry you ina pan and eat you, I shall have noth-ing but bread and butter…

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