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A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number, when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting, said: “If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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large grasshoppers that can gather in groups and destroy crops
From this reading “A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,”
a small creature with two front claws and a curved tail that can sting
From this reading “when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,”
the sharp pointed part of an insect or animal that can inject poison
From this reading “reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,”
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading said: “If you had but touched me,
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
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From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading said: “If you had but touched me,
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From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
large grasshoppers that can gather in groups and destroy crops
From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading said: “If you had but touched me,
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From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading said: “If you had but touched me,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
a small creature with two front claws and a curved tail that can sting
From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
the sharp pointed part of an insect or animal that can inject poison
From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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From this reading said: “If you had but touched me,
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From this reading A BOY was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number,
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From this reading when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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From this reading said: “If you had but touched me,
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From this reading my friend, you would have lost me, and all your locusts too!”
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