Hippopotamus, Giraffe and Monkey An Anxious Moment

Hippopotamus, Giraffe and Monkey. Hi! waiter, bring a boat-hook—quick ! ! He's swallowed a sardine bone, and I can't reach it with the tongs." "An Anxious Moment" by John Hall Thorpe (Victoria, Australia, 1874 - London?, 1947). Title: Youth: an illustrated monthly magazine for boys and girls, Volume 2. Published: 1902. Original from: the New York Public Library. Digitized: Mar 3, 2009.

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