 And they ran out like bees in a midsummer swarm. There were dames with their kerchiefs tied over their caps, To see if their poultry were free from mishaps; The turkeys they gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified...  New National First [-fifth] Reader - Page 192by Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1886 - 552 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a, terrified crowd; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from the roof threatened soon to bo gone. But the wind had swept on, and met in a lane With a school-boy, who panted and struggled in... | |
 | Margaret A. Klein - 1893 - 184 pages
...their poultry were free from mishaps; The turkeys they gobbled, the geese screamed There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With his hat in a pool and his shoe in the mud> William Howitt.... | |
 | 1898 - 344 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd ; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With his hat in a pool and his shoe in the mud. — William... | |
 | Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - 562 pages
...the hens crept to rest in a terrified crowd ; There was raising of ladders, and logs laying on, When the thatch from the roof threatened soon to be gone....panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With his hat in a pool, and his shoe in the mud. There was a... | |
 | Jenny H. Stickney - 1900 - 400 pages
...ladders, and logs were laid on, Where the thatch from the roof threatened soon But the Wind had swept on, and had met in a lane With a schoolboy, who panted and struggled in vain ; For it tossed him and twirled him, then passed, — and he stood With his hat in a pool and his shoes in the mud ! Then away... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - 1903 - 312 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed and he stood With his hat in a pool and his shoe in the mud, William Howitt.... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin - 1903 - 312 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him, and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With his hat in a pool and his shoe in the mud. r William Howitt.... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 440 pages
...crept to rest in a terrified crowd; There was raising of ladders and logs laying on, When the thatch of the roof threatened soon to be gone, But the wind...panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him and twirled him, then passed and he stood With his hat in a pool, and his shoe in the mud. There was a... | |
 | Sarah E. Sprague - 1904 - 268 pages
...crept to rest in a terrified crowd; There was raising of ladders and logs laying on, When the thatch of the roof threatened soon to be gone. But the wind...panted and struggled in vain, For it tossed him and twirled him, then passed, and he stood With his hat in a pool, and his shoe in the mud. There was a... | |
 | 1904 - 776 pages
...gobbled, the geese screamed aloud, And the hens crept to roost in a terrified crowd; There was rearing of ladders, and logs laying on, Where the thatch from...roof threatened soon to be gone. But the wind had swept on, and met in a lane With a school-boy, who panted and struggled in vain: For it tossed him,... | |
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