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Identifier: greatseahorse00ande (find matches)
Title: The great sea horse
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Anderson, Isabel, 1876-1948
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Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown and company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN
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enemies among us, she warned.Then she touched the boy upon the shoulderwith her wand. Bob White, I create youknight of the woods; you can whistle as youalways have, but you must change your formcompletely. You may keep your own name,Bob White. Presto, change! and as shewaved her wand he felt himself slowly shrink-ing into a little feathery brown bird. He was 181 WHISTLING BOB AND HIS CAT so frightened that he scuttled away under thefoliage and out into the stubble in the field,and joined the other quail running about andwhistling first one low note and then a highone, Bob White, Bob White. Cat, cried the witch, stamping her foot, you too may keep your name, and continueto mew if you wish. She touched him withher wand. I transform you also to a bird,like one you have often chased. And so Pussbecame a catbird, and you can hear him mewin the forest to-day. 182 WHISTLING BOB AND HIS WICKED CAT Cat, cried the witch, stamping her foot, you too may keep your name and continue to mew Page J82
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