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A Lion in the Meadow Quotes

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″‘Mother, there is a lion in the meadow.’ The mother said, ‘Nonsense, little boy.‘”
Margaret Mahy
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A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
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the mother (A Lion in the Meadow)
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nonsense
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lions
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meadows
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“Mother, there is a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow!”
Margaret Mahy
author
A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
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the mother (A Lion in the Meadow)
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yellow
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lions
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big
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meadows
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whiskers
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“Little boy, you are making up stories again. There is nothing in the meadow but grass and trees. Go into the meadow and see for yourself.”
Margaret Mahy
author
A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
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the mother (A Lion in the Meadow)
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stories
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trees
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make-believe
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grass
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meadows
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seeing for yourself
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“The little boy and the big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion went to play in the other meadow. The dragon stayed where he was and nobody minded.”
Margaret Mahy
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A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
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the lion (A Lion in the Meadow)
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playing
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lions
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dragons
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do not mind
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“So the lion in the meadow became a house lion and lived in the broom cupboard, and when the little boy had apples, stories and a goodnight hug, the lion had apples, stories and a goodnight hug as well.”
Margaret Mahy
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A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
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the lion (A Lion in the Meadow)
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stories
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hugs
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apples
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goodnight
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“Mother, I’m scared to go into the meadow, because of the lion which is there.”
Margaret Mahy
author
A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
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the mother (A Lion in the Meadow)
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scared
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lions
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meadows
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″... Do you see this matchbox? Take it out into the meadow and open it. It will be a tiny dragon. The tiny dragon will grow into a big dragon.”
Margaret Mahy
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A Lion in the Meadow
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the mother (A Lion in the Meadow)
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make-believe
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growing
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dragons
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matchboxes
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“Suddenly the door opened. In rushed a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion. ‘Hide me!’ it said. ‘A dragon is after me!‘”
Margaret Mahy
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A Lion in the Meadow
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the lion (A Lion in the Meadow)
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hiding
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lions
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dragons
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chasing
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“That dragon grew too big. There is no lion in the meadow now. There is a DRAGON in the meadow.”
Margaret Mahy
author
A Lion in the Meadow
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the little boy (A Lion in the Meadow)
character
lions
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dragons
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too big
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meadows
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″‘You should have left me alone,’ said the lion. ‘I eat only apples.‘”
Margaret Mahy
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A Lion in the Meadow
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the lion (A Lion in the Meadow)
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alone
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left alone
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apples
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