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Cruel boy and the magpie

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Description: A poem about a cruel boy who kills a magpie for no reason. A very large bird appears out of the magpies grave and chases the boy pulling all his hair out.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [around 1872?]
Call number: 664786
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last Trust, June 2022.
Dimensions: 16 cm.
Associated people: Last, Jay T.,
Associated organization: McLoughlin Bros.
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