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Topsy . [ Rolling her eyes and making a face ] brought down and tucked under , firm and smooth Yes , missis . at the foot - like this - the narrow hem at the foot . GIANT THUNDER BONES I THIS is Giant Thunder Bones . For there ...
Topsy . [ Rolling her eyes and making a face ] brought down and tucked under , firm and smooth Yes , missis . at the foot - like this - the narrow hem at the foot . GIANT THUNDER BONES I THIS is Giant Thunder Bones . For there ...
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Topsy . Missis , I declare I did n't . Never seed it till dis blessed minnit . Miss Ophelia . Topsy , don't you know it is wicked to tell lies ? Topsy . I never tell no lies , Miss Feely . It's jist the truth I ' ve been tellin ' now ...
Topsy . Missis , I declare I did n't . Never seed it till dis blessed minnit . Miss Ophelia . Topsy , don't you know it is wicked to tell lies ? Topsy . I never tell no lies , Miss Feely . It's jist the truth I ' ve been tellin ' now ...
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... Topsy , whom we all know , was suggested by a funny little black girl whom the Stowes took into their home and tried to educate and train . " Uncle Tom's Cabin " was not written in Cincinnati , how- ever , but in Maine , where Professor ...
... Topsy , whom we all know , was suggested by a funny little black girl whom the Stowes took into their home and tried to educate and train . " Uncle Tom's Cabin " was not written in Cincinnati , how- ever , but in Maine , where Professor ...
Contents
OUR GREAT AMERICAN WRITERS PART I | 1 |
POEMS FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES PART I | 14 |
FIVE GREAT ENGLISH WRITERS INTRODUCED TO LITTLE FOLK | 27 |
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