The Snipe

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Cover of the book The Snipe by Guy de Maupassant, Edition du Phoenix d'Or
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Author: Guy de Maupassant ISBN: 1230000395229
Publisher: Edition du Phoenix d'Or Publication: April 29, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Guy de Maupassant
ISBN: 1230000395229
Publisher: Edition du Phoenix d'Or
Publication: April 29, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English


The old baron Ravots is now paralyzed for six years and can not hunt . In good weather , we took him on a chair on the porch with a servant to load the rifles and another to let go pigeons . So he spends his days .

When comes the season of the hunt, all hunters in the area are invited to the " tale of the Woodcock " is a ritual. Each guest eats a woodcock and gives head to Baron . This puts it on the neck of a bottle, turned and beak of the bird means the winner will have the pleasure of eating the heads and tell a story.
 

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The old baron Ravots is now paralyzed for six years and can not hunt . In good weather , we took him on a chair on the porch with a servant to load the rifles and another to let go pigeons . So he spends his days .

When comes the season of the hunt, all hunters in the area are invited to the " tale of the Woodcock " is a ritual. Each guest eats a woodcock and gives head to Baron . This puts it on the neck of a bottle, turned and beak of the bird means the winner will have the pleasure of eating the heads and tell a story.
 

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