Identifier: butterflychase00stah (find matches)
Title: A butterfly chase
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Stahl, P.-J., 1814-1886 Frølich, Lorenz, 1820-1908
Subjects: Children's stories, French
Publisher: New York : D. Appleton & Co. ...
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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IV. Now they are off, armed with their nets. They are sureto have a splendid chase. Bertie intends to catch a dozen A BUTTERFLY CHASE. peacock butterflies, and Minnie a dozen emperors. Thatwill make twenty-four butterflies. Peacocks and emperors arethe finest of all—the only butterflies they mean to catch.As soon as they reach the field the two hunters hold a con-sultation and arrange the plan of proceeding. Bertie willtake the right side of the field, and Minnie the left. Theymust not come in each others way, only if one should wanthelp, then the other is to fly to the rescue. A BUTTERFLT CHASE.
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V. They walk gently along, each on the proper side, justas they agreed; for, in the first place, the grass is very high, A BUTTERFLY CHASE. and that makes it difficult to run fast; and then, of course,they must not frighten the butterflies. They must go very-cautiously, so as to take them by surprise. There is a donkey in the field. He looks very muchastonished at something. I think he is asking himself if thebutterfly-hunters are not come to hunt him. What an absurddonkey ! to think of any one hunting donkeys with a butterfly-net! A BUTTERFLY CHASE.

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