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The rabbit spoke next, and said that he was just as timid as the hare, and not so strong or so swift. All _he_ could do was to go on digging holes, and he hoped that some day Tommy Smith would fall into one of them. THE RABBIT SPOKE NEXT AND SAID THAT HE WAS JUST AS TIMID AS THE HARE AND NOT SO STRONG OR SO SWIFT ALL HE COULD DO WAS TO GO ON DIGGING HOLES AND HE HOPED THAT SOME DAY TOMMY SMITH WOULD FALL INTO ONE OF THEM
, the owl, as perhaps you know, is a very wise bird, and, for this reason, all the other animals had chosen him to be the chief at their meeting, and to decide what was best to be done, in case they should not agree amongst themselves. He at once showed _how_ wise he was, by saying that before he gave his own opinion he would hear what everybody else had to say. Then everybody began to talk at once, and there was a great hubbub, until the owl said that only one should speak at a time, and that the hare had better begin, because he was the largest of all the animals there. So the hare stood up, and said he thought the best way to punish Tommy Smith was for every one of them to do him what harm he could. For his part, he was only a timid animal, and not at all accustomed to hurt people. Still, he had very sharp teeth, and he thought he might be able to jump as high as Tommy Smith’s face and give him a good bite on the cheek or ear, and then run off so quickly that nobody could catch him. IDDLE OF THE OPEN SPACE NOW THE OWL AS PERHAPS YOU KNOW IS A VERY WISE BIRD AND FOR THIS REASON ALL THE OTHER ANIMALS HAD CHOSEN HIM TO BE THE CHIEF AT THEIR MEETING AND TO DECIDE WHAT WAS BEST TO BE DONE IN CASE THEY SHOULD NOT AGREE AMONGST THEMSELVES HE AT ONCE SHOWED HOW WISE HE WAS BY SAYING THAT BEFORE HE GAVE HIS OWN OPINION HE WOULD HEAR WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAD TO SAY THEN EVERYBODY BEGAN TO TALK AT ONCE AND THERE WAS A GREAT HUBBUB UNTIL THE OWL SAID THAT ONLY ONE SHOULD SPEAK AT A TIME AND THAT THE HARE HAD BETTER BEGIN BECAUSE HE WAS THE LARGEST OF ALL THE ANIMALS THERE SO THE HARE STOOD UP AND SAID HE THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO PUNISH TOMMY SMITH WAS FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM TO DO HIM WHAT HARM HE COULD FOR HIS PART HE WAS ONLY A TIMID ANIMAL AND NOT AT ALL ACCUSTOMED TO HURT PEOPLE STILL HE HAD VERY SHARP TEETH AND HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO JUMP AS HIGH AS TOMMY SMITH'S FACE AND GIVE HIM A GOOD BITE ON THE CHEEK OR EAR AND THEN RUN OFF SO QUICKLY THAT NOBODY COULD CATCH HIM
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