Birds in the Tree

Author: Glenna Tate Holbrook

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1. We will find a little nestn11. We will find a little nest 2In the branches of a tree.2In the branches of a tree. 3Let us count the eggs inside;3Let us count the eggs inside; n4There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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1. We will find a little nest 2In the branches of a tree.2In the branches of a tree. 3Let us count the eggs inside;3Let us count the eggs inside; n4There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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In the branches of a tree.2In the branches of a tree. 3Let us count the eggs inside;3Let us count the eggs inside; n4There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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In the branches of a tree. 3Let us count the eggs inside;3Let us count the eggs inside; n4There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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Let us count the eggs inside;3Let us count the eggs inside; n4There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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Let us count the eggs inside; n4There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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There are one, two, three.n4There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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There are one, two, three. 55 n62. Mother bird sits on the nest,n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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2. Mother bird sits on the nest, class="diff_next">n62. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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2. Mother bird sits on the nest 7To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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To hatch the eggs, all three.7To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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To hatch the eggs, all three. t8Father bird flies round and roundt8Father bird flies round and round 9To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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To guard his family.9To guard his family. 1010
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