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"No," said David. "I wish I could, though." "The educational value of dancing is practically nil," the Phoenix began severely. "I advise  " "Sure you can dance," said the Faun. "Listen." He brought the pipes to his lips and began to play. And much to his surprise and delight, David found himself dancing as though he had never done anything else in his life. The wonderful thing was that he did not have to think about what he was doing: the music was doing it all for him. NO SAID DAVID I WISH I COULD THOUGH THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF DANCING IS PRACTICALLY NIL THE PHOENIX BEGAN SEVERELY I ADVISE SURE YOU CAN DANCE SAID THE FAWN LISTEN HE BROUGHT THE PIPES TO HIS LIPS AND BEGAN TO PLAY AND MUCH TO HIS SURPRISE AND DELIGHT DAVID FOUND HIMSELF DANCING AS THOUGH HE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING ELSE IN HIS LIFE THE WONDERFUL THING WAS THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING THE MUSIC WAS DOING IT ALL FOR HIM
ix harrumphed again. "This is all very well in its place, but we _should_--" "Ready?" said the Faun. "One, two, three, _go_!" [Illustration] They dashed for the stone marker. It was an even race until they reached the pedestal, but there David tried to turn without slowing down, slipped on the grass, and went sprawling on his hands and knees. The Faun knew better. He sprang at the pedestal with both hooves, bounced from it like a spring, and began to race back to the oak. But then he too fell, tripping over a vine, and David shot past him and touched the oak one jump ahead of him, shouting "First!" They sat down on the moss, panting. The Faun said, "You can really run! I'm sorry you fell." "Well, you fell too, so that makes us even," said David. They looked at each other and for some reason burst out laughing. They rolled around on the moss and laughed until tears came, while the Phoenix fidgeted in reproachful silence. When they had calmed down a little, the Faun said, "Can you dance? EDESTAL AND BACK SAID THE FAWN ALL RIGHT WAIT TILL I TIE MY SHOE THE PHOENIX GRUMPED AGAIN THIS IS ALL VERY WELL IN ITS PLACE BUT WE SHOULD READY SAID THE FAWN ONE TWO THREE GO THEY DASHED FOR THE STONE MARKER IT WAS AN EVEN RACE UNTIL THEY REACHED THE PEDESTAL BUT THERE DAVID TRIED TO TURN WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN SLIPPED ON THE GRASS AND WENT SPRAWLING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES THE FAWN KNEW BETTER HE SPRANG AT THE PEDESTAL WITH BOTH HOOFS BOUNCED FROM IT LIKE A SPRING AND BEGAN TO RACE BACK TO THE OAK BUT THEN HE TOO FELL TRIPPING OVER A VINE AND DAVID SHOT PAST HIM AND TOUCHED THE OAK ONE JUMP AHEAD OF HIM SHOUTING FIRST THEY SAT DOWN ON THE MOSS PANTING THE FAWN SAID YOU CAN REALLY RUN I'M SORRY YOU FELL WELL YOU FELL TOO SO THAT MAKES US EVEN SAID DAVID THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND FOR SOME REASON BURST OUT LAUGHING THEY ROLLED AROUND ON THE MOSS AND LAUGHED UNTIL TEARS CAME WHILE THE PHOENIX FIDGETED IN REPROACHFUL SILENCE WHEN THEY HAD CALMED DOWN A LITTLE THE FAWN SAID CAN YOU DANCE
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