Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's by Laura Lee Hope
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where Margy went.
"She's under the stand," explained his wife. "She went to get a kitten," added Rose. "No got kittens nor cats needer," said the Italian. "Only got fruit. Nice fruit, cheap!" Mr. Bunker stooped down to look under the stand. "No fruit there!" the owner said. "All fruit on top. Nice fruit, cheap!" "I am looking for my little girl," explained Mr. Bunker. "She crawled under there--under your stand--after a kitten." And just then could be heard a loud: "Mew! Mew! Mew!" "Oh, she's caught it! Margy's caught the kittie," cried Mun Bun. "I can hear him holler." Certainly something seemed to have happened to the kitten, for it was mewing very loudly. Mr. Bunker reached in under the fruit stand, and made a grab for something. He gave a pull and out came--Margy! And as Margy came into view, being pulled by one leg by her father, who found that was the only way he could reach her, it was seen that the little girl held, clasped in her arms, the kitten after which she had |
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