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"I think, my boy," said the Phoenix coldly, "that I shall carry the creature up into the clouds and drop him. Or should we take him back with us and hand him over to the Scientist?" "Now, don't take offense, Your Honor," said the Leprechaun. "I thought you'd look at it as kind o' comic." I THINK MY BOY SAID THE PHOENIX COLDLY THAT I SHALL CARRY THE CREATURE UP INTO THE CLOUDS AND DROP HIM OR SHOULD WE TAKE HIM BACK WITH US AND HAND HIM OVER TO THE SCIENTIST NOW DON'T TAKE OFFENCE YOUR HONOR SAID THE LEPROCON I THOUGHT YOU'D LOOK AT IT AS KIND OF COMIC
ood evenin' to you." "A fine evening to you, my good Leprechaun," said the Phoenix. "Could you kindly tell us--" "Will you have a cigar?" the Leprechaun interrupted. With a surprised "Thank you very much," the Phoenix took the cigar, bit off the end, and popped it into its beak. The Leprechaun lighted it, and the Phoenix puffed away. "Stick o' gum, lad?" said the Leprechaun to David, holding out a pack. "Why, yes, thank you," said David. He took the stick of gum from the pack, and was immediately sorry for it. The stick was made of wood and had a small wire spring, like a mouse trap, which snapped down on his finger and made him yelp with pain. At the same instant the Phoenix's cigar exploded, knocking the startled bird backwards into a bush. "Haw haw haw!" shouted the Leprechaun, rolling on the ground and holding his sides. "Haw haw haw!" In a trice the Phoenix had pounced on the Leprechaun and pinned him to the ground. "Let him up," said David furiously. "I'll punch his head for him.  HAD A LONG WHITE BEARD WHEN HE REACHED THEM HE RAISED HIS CAP POLITELY AND SAID GOOD EVENING TO YOU A FINE EVENING TO YOU MY GOOD LEPRIKON SAID THE PHOENIX COULD YOU KINDLY TELL US WILL YOU HAVE A CIGAR THE LEPROCON INTERRUPTED WITH A SURPRISED THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE PHOENIX TOOK THE CIGAR BIT OFF THE END AND POPPED IT INTO ITS BEAK THE LEPRICON LIGHTED IT AND THE PHOENIX PUFFED AWAY STICK A GUM LAD SAID THE LEPROKON TO DAVID HOLDING OUT A PACK WHY YES THANK YOU SAID DAVID HE TOOK THE STICK OF GUM FROM THE PACK AND WAS IMMEDIATELY SORRY FOR IT THE STICK WAS MADE OF WOOD AND HAD A SMALL WIRE SPRING LIKE A MOUSE TRAP WHICH SNAPPED DOWN ON HIS FINGER AND MADE HIM YELP WITH PAIN AT THE SAME INSTANT THE PHOENIX'S CIGAR EXPLODED KNOCKING THE STARTLED BIRD BACKWARDS INTO A BUSH HA HA SHOUTED THE LEPROCON ROLLING ON THE GROUND AND HOLDING HIS SIDES HA HA IN A TRICE THE PHOENIX HAD POUNCED ON THE LEPRICON AND PINNED HIM TO THE GROUND LET HIM UP SAID DAVID FURIOUSLY I'LL PUNCH HIS HEAD FOR HIM
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