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... side the moun- tain dropped away in sheer precipices of five thousand feet . Suddenly the last porter slipped . I heard the ominous scraping of boot nails behind me and , turning , saw a gesticulating figure plunge sideways into the ...
... side the moun- tain dropped away in sheer precipices of five thousand feet . Suddenly the last porter slipped . I heard the ominous scraping of boot nails behind me and , turning , saw a gesticulating figure plunge sideways into the ...
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... sides figuring the other side will just give up , and soon , and the war done in weeks and us all home . Well , that's not how it's going to be . And maybe that's why I cried . " " Yes , sir , " said Joby . The general must have taken ...
... sides figuring the other side will just give up , and soon , and the war done in weeks and us all home . Well , that's not how it's going to be . And maybe that's why I cried . " " Yes , sir , " said Joby . The general must have taken ...
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... side and kicked lust- ily with the opposite foot . It was all in vain ; his steed started , it is true , but it was only to plunge to the opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes . The schoolmaster now ...
... side and kicked lust- ily with the opposite foot . It was all in vain ; his steed started , it is true , but it was only to plunge to the opposite side of the road into a thicket of brambles and alder bushes . The schoolmaster now ...
Contents
Little Girl and the Wolf The James Thurber Lou Gehrigs Epic of Courage Paul Gallico | 87 |
Midas retold by Olivia E Coolidge 107 Forbes | 134 |
NARRATION | 155 |
Copyright | |
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