Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 227
Portuguese. ThePrince asked, What do you do there ? The parrotsaid, I look after the chickens. The Prince laughed,and said, You look after the chickens ? The parrotreplied, Yes; and I know well enough how to do it; and began to cluck Hke a hen calling chickens. Thisparrot appears only to have been… … SOME PARROTS I HAVE KNOWN (From Four Hundred Animal Stories.)By ROBERT COCHRANE. I HE first parrot whom it was myprivilege to know resided in thehouse where I was born. He wasan extremely handsome bird, andhis plumage was always in beautifulcondition. He was, moreover,:;.;.■• blessed with an…
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