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... chain was to risk life and limb from collisions with stumps and roots , or from a slithering slide down the hill . And the family were not used to it . The old bungie house ! Amazingly , they were to become fond of it . The great ...
... chain was to risk life and limb from collisions with stumps and roots , or from a slithering slide down the hill . And the family were not used to it . The old bungie house ! Amazingly , they were to become fond of it . The great ...
Page 41
... chains of extra ground , and at the completion of the circuit had almost lapped the field , and was close behind the ... chain or two , and ran with greatly shortened stride . Jack , on the other hand , had come in among the main bunch ...
... chains of extra ground , and at the completion of the circuit had almost lapped the field , and was close behind the ... chain or two , and ran with greatly shortened stride . Jack , on the other hand , had come in among the main bunch ...
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... chain or two from the river mouth a smooth - bedded creek swept down to the sea , and a few chains up this creek , in the bush , was the rookery . There some twenty or thirty penguins had their nesting place , and the bush was loud with ...
... chain or two from the river mouth a smooth - bedded creek swept down to the sea , and a few chains up this creek , in the bush , was the rookery . There some twenty or thirty penguins had their nesting place , and the bush was loud with ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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