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Title: The Magic Speech Flower
or Little Luke and His Animal Friends

Author: Melvin Hix

Release Date: March 15, 2005 [EBook #15367]

Language: English

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THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER

OR LITTLE LUKE AND HIS
ANIMAL FRIENDS

BY MELVIN HIX

AUTHOR OF "ONCE UPON A TIME STORIES," "UNITED
STATES HISTORY FOR FIFTH YEAR," CO-AUTHOR
OF "THE HORACE MANN READERS," ETC.

_ILLUSTRATED_

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK
LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA

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COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.

FIRST PUBLISHED, OCTOBER, 1912

THE PLIMPTON PRESS
[W.D.O]
NORWOOD. MASS. U.S.A

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ONCE-UPON-A-TIME STORIES

By MELVIN HIX, B. Ped., Principal
of Public School 9, Long Island City,
New York City.

The aim of the author is to retell these familiar
stories of childhood in such way as to give
added interest to first and second grade pupils.

_ELEVEN STORIES. ILLUSTRATED.
105 PAGES. PRICE, 25 CENTS._

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.,
PUBLISHERS
Fourth Avenue and 30th Street, New York
LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA

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THE MAGIC SPEECH FLOWER

OR LITTLE LUKE AND HIS
ANIMAL FRIENDS

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER

I. THE FINDING OF THE MAGIC FLOWER
II. LITTLE LUKE AND THE BOB LINCOLNS
III. THE STORY OF THE SUMMER LAND
IV. BOB LINCOLN'S STORY OF HIS OWN LIFE
V. LITTLE LUKE MAKES FRIENDS AMONG THE WILD FOLK
VI. LITTLE LUKE AND KIT-CHEE THE GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER
VII. WHY THE KIT-CHEE PEOPLE ALWAYS USE SNAKE-SKINS IN NEST-BUILDING
VIII. LITTLE LUKE AND NICK-UTS THE YELLOWTHROAT
IX. WHY MOTHER MO-LO THE COWBIRD LAYS HER EGGS IN OTHER BIRDS' NESTS
X. THE STORY OF O-P