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Title: The Bookshelf for boys and girls Little Journeys into Bookland
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: University Society, New York
Subjects: Children's literature Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries Literature Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : University Society
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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turningslyly to her eldest son, it ismost important to practiseyour tail-whisking—and Ihope you will not forget itwhen you go to your nextlesson. Sammy Dragon turnedsaffron with confusion, butit was evident that he re-solved to profit by the littlemoral so ingeniously woven,by careful Mrs. Dragon,into a mere man-story. After the stick was broken, she went on, the vicious little knight snatched out another, made entirely of the hard shell with which the first was only tipped. With this he tried his worst to break some of your fathers lovely scales. Think what a ferocious animal this knight must have been! I can not see what they are made for; but then, it is instinct, perhaps, we must not judge him too harshly. This new weapon met the fate of the other.It was crunched up by your fathers strong teeth,and then he descended upon the little hard-shellman with a great swoop—and that ended the bat-tle ! Your father is a modest dragon, but he wasreally proud of the swiftness with which he
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THERE WAS NO DOUBT OF THE RESULT! in vain to restrain him. No, Scalena, said he.This is a question of principle ! As a true dragonand your loving mate, it is my duty to destroythis dangerous little fellow. Do not be foolish;I will bring you the body of the fierce creature.They are excellent eating. But you must sharpenyour claws, my dear, for the shells are exceed-ingly hard to remove and most difficult of diges-tion. I obeyed him, for your father is always right,and out he flew with a rush of smoke and flame. 108 STRANGE TALES AND HUMOROUS STORIES ended that conflict. After he once had a fairopportunity to use his newly sharpened claws,there was no doubt of the result! We ate the knight at our next meal. I wasglad to welcome your father; but he said, Pooh!nonsense! and made light of the whole matter. The young dragons were delighted, and eventhought of asking for another story; but theirmother, for the first time, noticed that it wasalmost broad daylight. But goodness, children, I he

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