. St. Nicholas [serial] . Two squirrels on an oak-tree sat,Engaging in a social chat,When one,—the younger of the twain, -Of his accomplishments quite vain,Began to boast of what he d done,How all his mates he could outrun;And, if but half he said was true,He could outjump a kangaroo. Now, as it chanced, the jagged rocksBeneath the tree concealed a fox,Who, overhearing what was saidAmong the oak-leaves overhead,Bethought him of a sly design,Whereby he might on squirrel dine ;So up he sat and clapped his paws,Loud shouting, with a mock applause : Bravo! Bravo! my agile friend; Your wondrous ski

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. St. Nicholas [serial] . Two squirrels on an oak-tree sat,Engaging in a social chat,When one,—the younger of the twain, -Of his accomplishments quite vain,Began to boast of what he d done,How all his mates he could outrun;And, if but half he said was true,He could outjump a kangaroo. Now, as it chanced, the jagged rocksBeneath the tree concealed a fox,Who, overhearing what was saidAmong the oak-leaves overhead,Bethought him of a sly design,Whereby he might on squirrel dine ;So up he sat and clapped his paws,Loud shouting, with a mock applause : Bravo! Bravo! my agile friend; Your wondrous skill I must , really, I should like to seeYou jump from out this tall oak-treeTo yonder ash, ten feet away.(T was twenty, I am bound to say.) The feat will please my children well,When I their bed-time story tell. Nay, said the elder to young Frisky, Dont undertake a jump so which the younger one leplied,Puffed up with flattery and pride : Though you may lack ability1 11 show you my wildly

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