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... eeboo for you , ' said he . " A little what ? " asked Florence . " A little eeboo , " repeated John . must not interrupt the story to ask questions . Everything will be explained as I go along . Note . This peasant lived in one of the ...
... eeboo for you , ' said he . " A little what ? " asked Florence . " A little eeboo , " repeated John . must not interrupt the story to ask questions . Everything will be explained as I go along . Note . This peasant lived in one of the ...
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... Eeboo . Eeboo was delighted with the mouse . He held it in his talons , and tore the flesh to pieces with his little hooked beak . " Eeboo grew very fast , and , at length , he be- came big enough to climb out over the top of his nest ...
... Eeboo . Eeboo was delighted with the mouse . He held it in his talons , and tore the flesh to pieces with his little hooked beak . " Eeboo grew very fast , and , at length , he be- came big enough to climb out over the top of his nest ...
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... Eeboo spread his great wings and flew up to the top of the house . ' Father ! ' says Janette , ' Eeboo is flying away . ' ' Very well , ' says her father ; if he thinks he will like it better to be among the mountains and icebergs than ...
... Eeboo spread his great wings and flew up to the top of the house . ' Father ! ' says Janette , ' Eeboo is flying away . ' ' Very well , ' says her father ; if he thinks he will like it better to be among the mountains and icebergs than ...
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... Eeboo again , said John . " Chapter Fourth . Gustave . A few days after this Janette was playing on the door step with little Gustave , the baby . “ Did I tell you there was a baby ? " asked John interrupting himself , and looking up to ...
... Eeboo again , said John . " Chapter Fourth . Gustave . A few days after this Janette was playing on the door step with little Gustave , the baby . “ Did I tell you there was a baby ? " asked John interrupting himself , and looking up to ...
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... Eeboo was hungry and could not find anything among the mountains to eat , he used to fly down to the cabin where Ja- nette lived and Janette's father would feed him . End of the chapter . " " I think it is a very interesting story so ...
... Eeboo was hungry and could not find anything among the mountains to eat , he used to fly down to the cabin where Ja- nette lived and Janette's father would feed him . End of the chapter . " " I think it is a very interesting story so ...
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