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The Pear Tree
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The Teeny Tiny Woman
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The Wee Bannock
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The Three Friends
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Munachar and Manachar
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The Three Little Pigs
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The Travels of a Fox
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Frolic of the WiId Things
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Little Black Ant
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Lambikin
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Poor Old Good
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Peter, Basil, and the Fox
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Little Two Eyes
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Buchettino
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The Straw Ox
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Simon and the Black Gum Tree
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Monotaro
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![[Illustration]](http://www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/gold/books/skinner/nursery/skinner_nursery_zpage009.gif)
The Pear Tree
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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What else is there on this big tree?
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Mother:
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A wonderful branch!
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Child:
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A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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What else is there on this big tree?
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Mother:
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A beautiful twig!
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Child:
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A twig on the branch,
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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What else is there on this big tree?
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Mother:
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A soft cozy nest!
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Child:
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A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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![[Illustration]](http://www.gatewaytotheclassics.com/gold/books/skinner/nursery/skinner_nursery_zpage011.gif)
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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Who made that wee soft cozy nest?
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Mother:
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A little brown bird.
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Child:
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A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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What grows on the little brown bird?
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Mother:
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Some soft shining feathers!
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Child:
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Feathers on the bird,
A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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What becomes of the soft shining feathers?
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Mother:
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They make a warm bed!
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Child:
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A bed made of feathers,
Feathers from the bird,
A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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Child:
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Who sleeps in the warm little bed?
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Mother:
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A mother's dear child!
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Child:
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Mother's dear in the bed,
A bed made of feathers,
Feathers from the bird,
A bird in the nest,
A nest on the twig,
A twig on the branch
A branch on the tree,
A tree in the earth;
Out in the green meadow!
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Mother:
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Out in the meadow,
There grows a big pear tree,
A pear tree covered with leaves!
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