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The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX

THE NEW-LAID EGG.

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Who laid the egg? "Cut, cut-ca-dah!" said the hen: "When the clock struck ten, I laid an egg."

egg in nest
egg in nest

Who'll take it to the house? "I," said little Dick: "I'm very quick, And I'll take it to the house."

Dick running with egg
Dick running with egg

Who knows how to cook it? "I," said good Mary Ann; "In my own frying-pan: I know how to cook it."

Mary Ann with a frying pan
Mary Ann with a frying pan

Who'll eat it when it's done? "I," said little Phil, "Because I am ill: "I'll eat it when it's done."

Little Phil, who's ill
Little Phil, who's ill

Who'll lay another? "Cluck, cluck, cluck!" said the hen; "Feed me well and then I'll lay another." C. L. K.

The hen
The hen
Illustration from The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers

DRAWING-LESSON. VOL. XXIX.—NO. 2.

Pig
Pig
Illustration from The Nursery, February 1881, Vol. XXIX A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers
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