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It wasn't until he got home that he thought of something. He couldn't spend pirate gold pieces, or even show them to anyone, without being asked a lot of embarrassing questions. What to do? Ask Dad or Mother or Aunt Amy to lend him some money? More embarrassing questions.... IT WASN'T UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT HE THOUGHT OF SOMETHING HE COULDN'T SPEND PIRATE GOLD PIECES OR EVEN SHOW THEM TO ANYONE WITHOUT BEING ASKED A LOT OF EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS WHAT TO DO ASK DAD OR MOTHER OR AUNT AMY TO LEND HIM SOME MONEY MORE EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS
 back to the ledge that afternoon, "are the shops still open?" "I think they're open till six," said David, shaking the sand out of his shoes. "Are we going to buy something?" "Precisely, my boy. A hardware store should have what we need. Now, you will take our gold and purchase the following." And the Phoenix listed the things it wanted, and told David which to bring to the ledge and which to leave below. "... and a hatchet," the Phoenix concluded. "We have one at home already," said David. "Now, listen, Phoenix, _can't_ you tell me what all this is for? What are we going to do with it?" "My boy, the feline's existence was terminated as a direct result of its inquisitiveness." "What did you say?" "Curiosity killed the cat," explained the Phoenix. "Oh. But--" "Now, run along, my boy. A very important Thought has just come to me. I must Meditate a while." The Phoenix glanced at the thicket and hid a yawn behind one wing. "Oh, all _right_," said David. "I'll see you in the morning, then. ALARMS AND EXCURSIONS IN THE NIGHT NOW MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX WHEN THEY GOT BACK TO THE LEDGE THAT AFTERNOON ARE THE SHOPS STILL OPEN I THINK THEY'RE OPEN TILL SIX SAID DAVID SHAKING THE SAND OUT OF HIS SHOES ARE WE GOING TO BUY SOMETHING PRECISELY MY BOY A HARDWARE STORE SHOULD HAVE WHAT WE NEED NOW YOU WILL TAKE OUR GOLD AND PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING AND THE PHOENIX LISTED THE THINGS IT WANTED AND TOLD DAVID WHICH TO BRING TO THE LEDGE AND WHICH TO LEAVE BELOW AND A HATCHET THE PHOENIX CONCLUDED WE HAVE ONE AT HOME ALREADY SAID DAVID NOW LISTEN PHOENIX CAN'T YOU TELL ME WHAT ALL THIS IS FOR WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH IT MY BOY THE FELINE'S EXISTENCE WAS TERMINATED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF ITS INQUISITIVENESS WHAT DID YOU SAY CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT EXPLAINED THE PHOENIX OH BUT NOW RUN ALONG MY BOY A VERY IMPORTANT THOUGHT HAS JUST COME TO ME I MUST MEDITATE A WHILE THE PHOENIX GLANCED AT THE THICKET AND HID A YAWN BEHIND ONE WING OH ALL RIGHT SAID DAVID I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING THEN
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