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Title: Little Prudy
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Clarke, Rebecca Sophia, 1833-1906
Subjects: American fiction
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard

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c. */ bright color died out of her cheeks at once, I didn t know but it blon^ed to srrnndnia. c? o r^Vell, you little pet, said aunt Madge,laughing, what do you care who it Wongsto? You can look at it all the same, cantyou ? But, said Prudy, :f do you sposeSpose what? 72 LITTLE PRUDY. ? Do you spose if grandpa thought I wasa darlin Prudy could get no farther. T Of course he knoius youre a darling ! said aunt Madge. !Do you spose when I dont tease forthings to eat, and grandma says I may thinkwhat I want for a present, hed be willing Ishould have — she should give me that —piggy ? :?O, what a Prudy! said aunt Madge,laughing till she cried. Isnt there some-thing nicer you would like for a present?Youd better think again. ?O, no, no, said Prudy, trembling witheagerness. f If grandma should give me ahouse full of dolls and candy all rolled up,and every single present in the world, Idrather have that piggy. Well, well, said Mr. Allen, I guessthe folks that wouldnt give their pigs away
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PBTDYS PKT PirT._p;1rrp 73. PRUDYS PRESENT. 73 to Pruclv dont live here. Lets 2:0 and O see. They Trent into the house to see grandpa.Of course he said Yes. ;f Of all the fimuv presents ! said srrand- «/ A O ma ; — but Prudy was happy, and that wasenough. O Grandpa was very kind, but there was onething he would not consent to — he wouldnot let the pig come into the house. But ashe said he would be sure to take £ood care *<-j of it, and give it sr^eet milk to drink, Prudydid not mind so much. AVhen she grew stronger she fed it her- O <—- self, and the pretty creature knew her, andwas ciad to see her, Prudv thought. Xow C she had a great many*presents that sum-mer, but none that pleased her half so wellas the little pet pig. 74 LITTLE PRUDY. CHAPTER VIII. PRUDY FISHING. ONE morning, after Prucly was quite well,aunt Madge told her she might go into thegarden and get some currants. While shewas picking with all her might, and breath-ing very fast, she saw Horace close by, on

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