The Louisa Alcott Reader: a Supplementary Reader for the Fourth Year of School by Louisa May Alcott
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"Good little Rosy, I shall pay you for all this kindness some day," said the mouse, when she was done. "I'm afraid you are not big enough to do much," answered Rosy, as she ran off to go on her journey. "Wait and see," called the mouse; and all the little ones squeaked, as if they said the same. Some time after, as Rosy lay up in a tree, waiting for the sun to rise, she heard a great buzzing close by, and saw a fly caught in a cobweb that went from one twig to another. The big spider was trying to spin him all up, and the poor fly was struggling to get away before his legs and wings were helpless. Rosy put up her finger and pulled down the web, and the spider ran away at once to hide under the leaves. But the happy fly sat on Rosy's hand, cleaning his wings, and buzzing so loud for joy that it sounded like a little trumpet. "You've saved my life, and I'll save yours, if I can," said the fly, twinkling his bright eye at Rosy. "You silly thing, you can't help me," answered Rosy, climbing down, while the fly buzzed away, saying, like the mouse and fish,-- "Wait and see; wait and see." |
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