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When I am above it, I pause as a boat pauses on the crest of a wave, and then down, down, down I go, such a deep, cool, delicious plunge, till at last the leaves rustle round me, and I am sitting amongst the branches again, and cooing." WHEN I AM ABOVE IT I PAUSE AS A BOAT PAUSES ON THE CREST OF A WAVE AND THEN DOWN DOWN IT GOES SUCH A DEEP COOL DELICIOUS PLUNGE UNTIL AT LAST THE LEAVES RUSTLE AROUND ME AND I AM SITTING AMONGST THE BRANCHES AGAIN AND COOING
.” “Your wings are the oars, I suppose,” said Tommy Smith. “Yes, indeed,” said the woodpigeon, “and how fast they row me along. Swish! swish! swish! and when I am tired I just spread them out and float along without using them. That is delightful. I call it resting on my wings.” “It must be something like swinging, I think,” said Tommy Smith. “Yes,” said the woodpigeon; “only you swing upon nothing, and you only swing forwards. Oh, how cool and fresh the air is, even on the hottest day in summer! The sun seems shining quite near to me, and the sky is like a great blue sea that I am swimming through; but oh, so quickly! quicker than any fish can swim. When I look up, I see great white ships with all their sails set. They are the clouds, and sometimes I am quite near them. How fast we go! We seem to be chasing each other. And when I look down, I see green islands far below me. Those are the tops of trees that I am flying over. My nest is in one of them, and I always know which one it is.  AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED NOT USE THE OARS AT ALL YOUR WINGS ARE THE OARS I SUPPOSE SAID TOMMY SMITH YES INDEED SAID THE WOODPIGEON AND HOW FAST THEY ROW ME ALONG SWISH SWISH SWISH AND WHEN I AM TIRED I JUST SPREAD THEM OUT AND FLOAT ALONG WITHOUT USING THEM THAT IS DELIGHTFUL I CALL IT RESTING ON MY WINGS IT MUST BE SOMETHING LIKE SWINGING I THINK SAID TOMMY SMITH YES SAID THE WOODPIGEON ONLY YOU SWING UPON NOTHING AND YOU ONLY SWING FORWARD OH HOW COOL AND FRESH THE AIR IS EVEN ON THE HOTTEST DAY OF SUMMER THE SUN SEEMS SHINING QUITE NEAR TO ME AND THE SKY IS LIKE A GREAT BLUE SEA THAT I AM SWIMMING THROUGH BUT OH SO QUICKLY QUICKER THAN ANY FISH CAN SWIM WHEN I LOOK UP I SEE GREAT WHITE SHIPS WITH ALL THEIR SAILS SET THEY ARE THE CLOUDS AND SOMETIMES I AM QUITE NEAR THEM HOW FAST THEY GO WE SEEM TO BE CHASING EACH OTHER AND WHEN I LOOK DOWN I SEE GREEN ISLANDS FAR BELOW ME THOSE ARE THE TOPS OF THE TREES THAT I AM FLYING OVER MY NEST IS IN ONE OF THEM AND I ALWAYS KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS
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