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Author: Emily Carr

Pictures, Key, Bantam Rooster

Published: 1953
Written by Emily Carr
Categories: Heart of a Peacock

Given an old magazine, Woo would turn the pages till she found a picture, then make a long staring pause. I wondered whether the monkey recognized objects in the flat. I gave her a book of high-coloured monkey pictures; she was not interested. Just turning the pages seemed to…

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Ginger Pop Dies

Published: 1953
Written by Emily Carr
Categories: Heart of a Peacock

Ginger Pop took fits and died. A perplexed Woo searched garden, basement, and Studio. Old Koko relaxed now that there was no one for him to vanquish. Woo was without a dog chum. Both creatures found life flavourless. As the months rolled by they drew a little closer on…

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Sewing

Published: 1953
Written by Emily Carr
Categories: Heart of a Peacock

I sat by the Studio fire patching one of Woo’s dresses; the dogs and monkey were sprawled round, sleeping. Woo sat up, stretched first one leg and then the other, yawned—every hair on her body stood at attention; she shook a great shake, beginning at her nose and ending…

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