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Indiana University Studies 



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Once there was a little pig. 



He lived with his mother in a pen. 



One day he saw his four feet. 



"Mother," he said, ''what can I do with my feet?" 



His mother said, "You can run with them." 



So the little pig ran round and round the pen. 



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Once there were a cat and a mouse. They lived in the same house. 

 The cat bit off the mouse's tail. "Pray, puss," said the mouse, "give 

 me my long tail again." 



"No," said the cat, "I will not give you your tail till you bring me 

 some milk." 



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Once there lived a king and queen in a large palace. But the king 

 and queen were not happy. There were no little children in the house 

 or garden. One day they found a poor little boy and girl at their door. 

 They took them into the beautiful palace and made them their own. 

 The king and queen were then happy. 



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One of the most interesting birds which ever lived in my bird-room 

 was a blue- jay named Jackie. He was full of business from morning 

 till night, scarcely ever still. He had been stolen from a nest long 

 before he could fly, and he had been reared in a house long before he 

 had been given to me as a pet. 



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The part of farming enjoyed most by a boy is the making of maple 

 sugar. It is better than blackberrying and almost as good as fishing. 

 One reason why a boy likes this work is that someone else does most 

 of it. It is a sort of work in which he can appear to be very industrious 

 and yet do but little. 



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It was one of those wonderful evenings such as are found only in 

 this magnificent region. The sun had sunk behind the mountains, but 

 it was still light. The pretty twilight glow embraced a third of the 

 sky, and against its brilliancy stood the dull white masses of the moun- 

 tains in evident contrast. 



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The crown and glory of a useful life is character. It is the noblest 

 possession of man. It forms a rank in itself, an estate in the general 

 good will, dignifying every station and exalting every position in society. 

 It exercises a greater power than wealth, and is a valuable means of 

 securing honor. 



