THE CROW. 



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ers, tape, or nails. One day, while our backs were 

 turned, he stole the blueing-bag out of the wash-tub, 

 and we had a big chase before we got it again. 



" We have a pup. His name is Gip. The crow's 

 name is Jim. The pup and the crow play together 

 like two kittens. It makes no difference which name 

 we call, they will both come. Mischievous Jim has 



Jim and Gip. 



the advantage of Gip, as he can fly up when he has 

 any thing in his mouth that he doesn't want Gip to 

 have. Jim can bark like Gip, or laugh like us; and 

 he can make more different kinds of noise in one hour 

 than any bird I ever saw, or heard of. He will untie 

 our aprons, and will steal every pin from our clothes, 

 and all the buttons he can find." 



