Miranda the GreatWhen barbarians invade Rome, Miranda the cat and her daughter Punka must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they go. At last they reach the Colosseum--but even there, danger lurks! |
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... told him he must stay off her street, to come no nearer than the high wall at the end of the alleyway behind their house and to sing there. All cats minded Miranda and did what she said. Flight Today was Punka's birthday. She was one ...
... told him he must stay off her street, to come no nearer than the high wall at the end of the alleyway behind their house and to sing there. All cats minded Miranda and did what she said. Flight Today was Punka's birthday. She was one ...
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... told her that she smelled smoke. "You must warn the people," Miranda told her. "Say, 'Ai-ooo! Ai-ooo! Smoke! Fire!'" Zag was a brilliant dog, but she did not smell the smoke, and so she was not going to say, "Ai-ooo!" Then a cinder flew ...
... told her that she smelled smoke. "You must warn the people," Miranda told her. "Say, 'Ai-ooo! Ai-ooo! Smoke! Fire!'" Zag was a brilliant dog, but she did not smell the smoke, and so she was not going to say, "Ai-ooo!" Then a cinder flew ...
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