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And then the owl told all about the grand meeting that the animals had held in the woods, and all that they had said to each other, and what they had decided to do to try and make Tommy Smith a better boy to animals, and how, at first, they had wanted to hurt him (or even to kill him), because they were so angry with him, until the owl had persuaded them not to. AND THEN THE OWL TOLD ALL ABOUT THE GRAND MEANING THAT THE ANIMALS HAD HOWLED IN THE WOODS AND ALL THAT THEY HAD SAID TO EACH OTHER AND WHAT THEY HAD DECIDED TO DO TO TRY AND MAKE TOMMY SMITH A BETTER BOY TO ANIMALS AND HOW AT FIRST THEY HAD WANTED TO HURT HIM OR EVEN KILL HIM BECAUSE THEY WERE SO ANGRY WITH HIM UNTIL THE OWL HAD PERSUADED THEM NOT TO
n with, “Oh yes, we love churches, we owls do. We have our nests there, you know, and we could not find a safer place to make them in. Anywhere else we might be disturbed and rudely treated, for people are not nearly so polite to us as they ought to be. But we are always safe in a church, for no one would be so wicked as to annoy us there. Besides, a church is a wonderful place to hide in. People pass by it, and come into it, and sit down and go out again, without having any idea that we are there, and have been there all the time. They never think of that.” “What part of the church do you build your nest in, Mr. Owl?” said Tommy Smith. “Oh, that is in the belfry too,” said the owl. “The belfry is my part of the church. I think it must have been built for me, it suits me so well. I am called the belfry-owl sometimes, and that is a very good name for me too. But now don’t ask me any more questions, because you are getting sleepy, and I have something to tell you before you go to sleep.” SLEEPY SO HE DIDN'T AND THE OWL WENT ON WITH OH YES WE LOVE CHURCHES WE OWLS DO WE HAVE OUR NESTS THERE YOU KNOW AND WE COULD NOT FIND A SAFER PLACE TO MAKE THEM IN ANYWHERE ELSE WE MIGHT BE DISTURBED AND RUDELY TREATED FOR PEOPLE ARE NOT NEARLY SO POLITE TO US AS THEY OUGHT TO BE BUT WE ARE ALWAYS SAFE IN A CHURCH FOR NO ONE WOULD BE SO WICKED AS TO ANNOY US THERE BESIDES A CHURCH IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO HIDE IN PEOPLE PASS BY IT AND COME INTO IT AND SIT DOWN AND GO OUT AGAIN WITHOUT HAVING ANY IDEA THAT WE ARE THERE AND HAVE BEEN THERE ALL THE TIME THEY NEVER THINK OF THAT WHAT PART OF THE CHURCH DO YOU BUILD YOUR NEST IN MISTER OWL SAID TOMMY SMITH OH THAT IS IN THE BELFRY TOO SAID THE OWL THE BELFRY IS MY PART OF THE CHURCH I THINK IT MUST HAVE BEEN BUILT FOR ME IT SUITS ME SO WELL I AM CALLED THE BELFRY OWL SOMETIMES AND THAT IS A VERY GOOD NAME FOR ME TOO BUT NOW DON'T ASK ME ANY MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE YOU ARE GETTING SLEEPY AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP
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