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Identifier: stnicholasserial351dodg (find matches)
Title: St. Nicholas (serial)
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905
Subjects: Children's literature
Publisher: (New York : Scribner & Co.)
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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the cave big enough for all the animals? Mr. Jumbosaid, Well, I think the first thing we ought to do, is to go down to the train andget some of the things that we want before the men come back. All the bears and the monkey thought that was the best thing they could do. 1908.) FOR VEEY LITTLE FOLK 457 They went clown right away, and found that all of the animals had gone, butthere were lots of things that they wanted to take up to the cave. First they puton Jumbos howdah—a howdah, you know, is that big saddle they put on anelephants back for the people to ride in. Then they commenced to hunt for thethings that they wanted, and what do you think they found ? A great bass drum,and they also found a smaller drum and a fife, and some big brass horns that be-longed to the band. They put all these things in the howdah, and then Mr. Jumbostraightened out his front legs and got up. Just as they started up the hill, themonkey said, You need a driver, and he grasped Mr. Jumbos tail and climbed
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CARRYING THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS FROM THE WRECK. up the tail, just as if he were going up a tree, then he scampered along Mr.Jumbos back, until he sat right on top of Mr. Jumbos head. The monkey driversaid very proudly, Get up, Mr. Jumbo, and away they went to the bears cave. When they got there the bears and the monkey took everything out of thehowdah and carried it into the cave. Then the animals all went back to the trainagain, to see if there was anything else they could get. Next month you shall hear how some of the other Circus animals came to thecave, and what they did. Vol. XXXV.-58-59. ■ <* , These helpless baby bats are not left at home at the mercy of for-aging rats and mice. When the old bat flits off into the twilight, theyoungsters often gu with her, clinging about her neck, swinging awayover the tree-tops and along the foggy water-side, while she chases thenumberless little flying things of the dark. At times, however, she deposits them on the branch of a tree, whe

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