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... stop to think how naughty it would be . He just ran to get them . Then he ran back and unlocked the brooks . Away they went ; and when Never - still saw them , he was very , very happy . All at once he heard a crowd of fairies coming ...
... stop to think how naughty it would be . He just ran to get them . Then he ran back and unlocked the brooks . Away they went ; and when Never - still saw them , he was very , very happy . All at once he heard a crowd of fairies coming ...
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... you be frightened all the time ? You would wonder when that dog was coming again . Every time you heard a noise you would stop eating . " You would look around for that bad dog . Even if you couldn't see him , you 52 THE FLOCK OF SHEEP.
... you be frightened all the time ? You would wonder when that dog was coming again . Every time you heard a noise you would stop eating . " You would look around for that bad dog . Even if you couldn't see him , you 52 THE FLOCK OF SHEEP.
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... stop her . " John Gilpin could not stop his horse , either . He is a man in a poem . He lived in London . That is a big city across the ocean . I will tell think it is funny . 62.
... stop her . " John Gilpin could not stop his horse , either . He is a man in a poem . He lived in London . That is a big city across the ocean . I will tell think it is funny . 62.
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... stop my horse . " He did not ride his horse very well . He bumped up and down on her back . He lost his hat . He ... Stop , stop , John Gilpin ! 6 house ' They all at once did cry , Here's the The dinner waits , and we are tired ; ' Said ...
... stop my horse . " He did not ride his horse very well . He bumped up and down on her back . He lost his hat . He ... Stop , stop , John Gilpin ! 6 house ' They all at once did cry , Here's the The dinner waits , and we are tired ; ' Said ...
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Rose Lucia. She " But he could not stop his horse . galloped on until she came to her master's home . " Her master ran out to see what was the matter . He wiped the dirt from Gilpin's face . " He gave John another hat and wig . He asked ...
Rose Lucia. She " But he could not stop his horse . galloped on until she came to her master's home . " Her master ran out to see what was the matter . He wiped the dirt from Gilpin's face . " He gave John another hat and wig . He asked ...
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animal cracker asked Peter barn bay horse big boy Blacky blow Bobolink called candy chase chicks clams climb cream cried Peter cried Polly curled day Polly dirt dishes Farmer Brown father field funny go home Good-by goody Grandmother grandmother's grass grow hair happy hard hole horse hurt Jack-o'-lanterns Jersey cows Jersey-cow John Gilpin jump keep kites kittens knew lanterns legs little brook live look MALCOLM MCGREGOR milk Monkeys moon mother never Never-still nice Once Perhaps Peter and Polly pins play Polly and Peter Polly's pumpkins quart Redtop ride river road scissors sheep sings Sometimes stop Story Lady summer sunbeam supper tail tell things thought tired took trees turtle turtle's eggs Wag-wag wagon walked warm watch wind winter Woodchuck wool yeast cake
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Page 86 - I saw you toss the kites on high And blow the birds about the sky; And all around I heard you pass, Like ladies' skirts across the grass O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid. I felt you push, I heard you call, I could not see yourself at all O wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song!
Page 52 - Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir, Three bags full...
Page 64 - Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before.
Page 65 - Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town ; Nor stopped till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, long live the king...
Page 86 - Like ladies' skirts across the grass — 0 wind, a-blowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song! I saw the different things you did, But always you yourself you hid. I felt you push, I heard you call, I could not see yourself at all — 0 wind, a-blowing all day long, 0 wind, that sings so loud a song!
Page 11 - How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside — Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown — Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down!
Page 42 - WHERE GO THE BOATS? DARK brown is the river, Golden is the sand. It flows along forever, With trees on either hand. Green leaves a-floating, Castles of the foam, Boats of mine a-boating — Where will all come home? On goes the river And out past the mill, Away down the valley, Away down the hilL Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my boats ashore.
Page 89 - ... night Peter went to bed early. It was not dark. The bright moon shone in at the window. Peter could see everything in the room. All at once he heard a noise. Peter opened his eyes. He saw that the room had grown dark. Something was outside the window. Tap, tap, came a noise at the window. "What is it?
Page 90 - It is I, Peter. Come to the window." Peter climbed out of bed and went to the window. There he saw a bird. This bird was so large that his eyes were as big as saucers. "Hello, Peter," said the bird. "Hello.
Page 61 - And off they went down the road. Soon they came to a path. This path led to the river. " We will leave the horse here,