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"Oh, I don't think it will do me any harm," said Tommy Smith. "Very well," said the owl; "in the cool of the night, perhaps, it may not, but I wouldn't answer for it in the daytime, if the sun was at all hot. OH I DON'T THINK IT WILL DO ME ANY HARM SAID TOMMY SMITH VERY WELL SAID THE OWL IN THE COOL OF THE NIGHT PERHAPS IT MAY NOT BUT I WOULDN'T ANSWER FOR IT IN THE DAYTIME IF THE SUN WAS AT ALL HOT
that way? Common birds have to fly about by themselves, but, of course, when one is a great owl, it is natural that people should make a fuss about one.” “But, Mr. Owl,” said Tommy Smith (he really couldn’t help saying this, though he was afraid the owl might be angry), “don’t the little birds fly after you because they don’t like you, and”— “Dear, dear!” said the owl, “what funny notions little boys do get into their heads. Not like me, don’t they? That is very ungrateful of them, because _I_ like _them_ very much. Sometimes I like them almost as much as a mouse, you know. But, after all, what does it matter whether they like me or not? The important thing is to have a retinue, all the rest is of no consequence. Why do you suppose”—The owl stopped all of a sudden, as if he had just thought of something, and then he said, “But, perhaps, hearing so many wise things, one after the other, in such a short time, may be bad for you,—too much strain on the brain, you know. What do you think?” ID THE OWL IT IS VERY GRAND IS IT NOT TO BE ATTENDED IN THAT WAY COMMON BIRDS HAVE TO FLY ABOUT BY THEMSELVES BUT OF COURSE WHEN ONE IS A GREAT OWL IT IS NATURAL THAT PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE A FUSS ABOUT ONE BUT MISTER OWL SAID TOMMY SMITH HE REALLY COULDN'T HELP SAYING THIS THOUGH HE WAS AFRAID THE OWL MIGHT BE ANGRY DON'T THE LITTLE BIRDS FLY AFTER YOU BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE YOU AND DEAR DEAR SAID THE OWL WHAT FUNNY NOTIONS LITTLE BOYS DO GET INTO THEIR HEADS NOT LIKE ME DON'T THEY THAT IS VERY UNGRATEFUL OF THEM BECAUSE I LIKE THEM VERY MUCH SOMETIMES I LIKE THEM ALMOST AS MUCH AS A MOUSE YOU KNOW BUT AFTER ALL WHAT DOES IT MATTER WHETHER THEY LIKE ME OR NOT THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE A RETINUE ALL THE REST IS OF NO CONSEQUENCE WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE THE OWL STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN AS IF HE HAD JUST THOUGHT OF SOMETHING AND THEN HE SAID BUT PERHAPS HEARING SO MANY WISE THINGS ONE AFTER THE OTHER IN SUCH A SHORT TIME MAY BE BAD FOR YOU TOO MUCH STRAIN THE BRAIN YOU KNOW WHAT DO YOU THINK
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