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Identifier: mrrabbitathomese00harr2 (find matches)
Title: Mr. Rabbit at home; a sequel to Little Mr. Thimblefinger and his queer country
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908
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Publisher: Boston, New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company

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sound asleep. 52 MR. RABBIT AT HOME. While he was sleeping his soundest, the ninemen who had been appointed by the people tofind them a king chanced to pass that way. Theysaw the handsome boy sleeping in the shade ofthe tree, and they stationed themselves around andwatched him. For four long hours they watchedthe boy, but still the shadow of the tree keptthe sun from his face. The nine men consultedamong themselves, and they came to the conclu-sion that the shadow of the tree had nt moved,and that the boy was a well-favored lad whowould look very well when he was dressed up andput on a throne with a crown on his head. So they shook the boy and aroused him fromhis sleep. e What s your name ? asked the spokesman. Telambus, replied the boy. Where do you live ? Not far from here. How would you like to be king ? ( I have never tried it. Is it an easy trade tolearn ? The nine men looked at each other shrewdlyand smiled. They each had the same thought. They went with the boy to his home and
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o ~ww - c/) Q55 <»; ffi w a wa H THE NEW YOHK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOXTTLDEN FOUK*ATIONS HOW A KING WAS FOUND. 53 his mother, and inquired about his age and hiseducation, and asked a hundred other questionsbesides. They cautioned the woman as they wereleaving to say nothing of their visit except this,that they were going about hunting for a kingand had called to make some inquiries. When her husband came home he had alreadyheard of the visit of the distinguished company,and so he asked his wife a thousand questions.All the answer he got was that the visitors werehunting for a king. I m sure it was for me they were hunting/said the man. How tmfortunate that I wasaway. Well, dont worry, replied his wife. Ifthey ever intended to make you king, they 11 comeback after you. You dont seem to think much about it/remarked the man, (but some of these daysyou 11 find out that you narrowly escaped beingthe kings wife. The nine citizens were so certain that theyhad found the right person to

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