it, my brother?" asked the first crow.

"In the middle of the great meadow, and it will belong to the one who
finds it first."

"I know where there is a box full of ice cream!" cried the second crow.
"Aha! My brother, where?" asked the third crow.

"In the middle of the great meadow, and it will belong to the one who
finds it first!"

Then the crows went on talking about other things, but Dickie did not
hear them, for he was running in the direction of the great meadow as
fast as he could.

And when he came to the middle of the great meadow there was a large
box, and in the large box were three other boxes. One contained the
golden pennies, another the candy and the third was full of ice cream.

"I found it first!" Dickie cried and he took a pencil stub from his
pocket and, with much twisting of mouth and thinking, he printed his
name upon the box.

Then Dickie ran home as fast as he could and told Daddy Dorn. Daddy Dorn
hitched up Dobbin Dorn and Dickie and Daddy went to the middle of the
great meadow and put the big box in the wagon and took it home.

Then they called Mamma Dorn and they all ate some of the ice cream and
candy. Then Dickie took some of the ice cream and candy and some of the
golden pennies to Granny.

Then Dickie ran back home and had some more ice cream and candy, and
asked Daddy if he might take some of the golden pennies downtown and buy
something, and Daddy Dorn said: "Of course, Dickie Dorn, for they are
your golden pennies." So Dickie took two handfuls of the golden pennies
downtown and bought a fine little pony with a little round stomach, and
he bought a pretty pony cart and harness. Then Dicky drove the pony back
home.

By the time Dickie reached home he was hungry for more ice cream and
candy, so he went to the box to get some. "Oh Mamma and Daddy!" he
cried, "Come see! The box is full of candy and ice cream!" And sure
enough that was the case, for although they had eaten almost all of the
ice cream and candy before now the two boxes were filled again. Then
Daddy Dorn took two large handfuls of golden pennies from the golden
penny box and they watched the box fill up with pennies again.

"Whee!" cried Dickie Dorn. "Whee!" cried Mamma Dorn, and "Whee!"
cried Daddy Dorn. "We will give a party!" So Dickie drove around to
everybody's house in his pony cart and invited everybody to come to the
party.

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And they all had such a nice time they ate the ice cream box em