. St. Nicholas [serial]. Then out of the pie, like a swarm of great bees,Came twenty-four blackbirds, as lively as flew at his face, with twitters and cries;And pecked at the poor Piggys ears, nose, andeyes. He rushed away madly till deep in a time his way home he had quite lost out of the wood, withhis pipe and his bowlAnd his fiddlers, came sud-denly—good OldKing Cole. ?%£ 3^5. V V FOUR-AND-TWENTY BLACKBIRDS ATTACK PIGGY. Cheer up, said the pieman, and eat a nice 11 catch that old wolf, and we 11 soon make him 11 get back your clothes when w


. St. Nicholas [serial]. Then out of the pie, like a swarm of great bees,Came twenty-four blackbirds, as lively as flew at his face, with twitters and cries;And pecked at the poor Piggys ears, nose, andeyes. He rushed away madly till deep in a time his way home he had quite lost out of the wood, withhis pipe and his bowlAnd his fiddlers, came sud-denly—good OldKing Cole. ?%£ 3^5. V V FOUR-AND-TWENTY BLACKBIRDS ATTACK PIGGY. Cheer up, said the pieman, and eat a nice 11 catch that old wolf, and we 11 soon make him 11 get back your clothes when we come to the fair,With the help of my dog, who is sure to be there. Piggy soon got his clothes when they reached the big fair, And at once started out to see all that was there. First he saw a great pie — one fit for a king! And as Piggy drew near he could hear the birds sing.


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