Nonsense Books 7The History of the Seven Young Owls
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Literature · Humor
Nonsense Books 7
The History of the Seven Young Owls
LearEnglish
When the seven young Owls set out, they sate every now and then on the branches of old trees, and never went far at one time.
And one night, when it was quite dark, they thought they heard a mouse; but, as the gas-lamps were not lighted, they could not see him.
So they called out, "Is that a mouse?"
On which a mouse answered, "Squeaky-peeky-weeky! yes, it is!"
And immediately all the young Owls threw themselves off the tree, meaning to alight on the ground; but they did not perceive that there was a large well below them, into which they all fell superficially, and were every one of them drowned in less than half a minute.
