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However, a bird is a bird, even though it be a serious flicker, and before many minutes he and his wife were chatting happily again. HOWEVER A BIRD IS A BIRD EVEN THOUGH IT BE A SERIOUS FLICKER AND BEFORE MANY MINUTES HE AND HIS WIFE WERE CHATTING HAPPILY AGAIN
uite a stump after all, and was indeed the cause of the danger. She saw the terrible instrument still pointed at her husband, and her heart fluttered wildly; but there was no report, and she watched him till she could only see the occasional flash of the gold-lined wings and the white spot on his back; and then behold, the stump was once more a stump, and Mrs. Flicker returned to her eggs. When Mr. Flicker came back, he flew past his house without once swerving, and disappeared in a pine tree on the edge of the orchard, and a conclave of cedar waxwings in the next tree discussed his tactics enthusiastically. The cedar waxwings were also interested in the gray stump--but afraid of it? Oh no, not they! Care sits lightly on the cedar waxwing's topknot, and he never takes his dangers seriously. A series of deceiving and circuitous flights finally landed Mr. Flicker at his own door, and he perched himself in his hiding-place of leaves and watched the gray stump with an air of settled gloom. ICH ALAS WAS NOT QUITE A STUMP AFTER ALL AND WAS INDEED THE CAUSE OF DANGER SHE SAW THE TERRIBLE INSTRUMENT STILL POINTED AT HER HUSBAND AND HER HEART FLUTTERED WILDLY BUT THERE WAS NO REPORT AND SHE WATCHED HIM TILL SHE COULD ONLY SEE THE OCCASIONAL FLASH OF THE GOLD LINED WINGS AND THE WHITE SPOT ON HIS BACK AND THEN BEHOLD THE STUMP WAS ONCE MORE A STUMP AND MISSUS FLICKER RETURNED TO HER EGGS WHEN MISTER FLICKER CAME BACK HE FLEW PAST HIS HOUSE WITHOUT ONCE SWERVING AND DISAPPEARED IN A PINE TREE ON THE EDGE OF THE ORCHARD IN A CONCLAVE OF CEDAR WAXWINGS IN THE NEXT TREE DISCUSSED HIS TACTICS ENTHUSIASTICALLY THE CEDAR WAX WINGS WERE ALSO INTERESTED IN THE GRAY STUMP BUT AFRAID OF IT OH NO NOT THEY CARE SITS LIGHTLY ON THE CEDAR WAX WINGS TOP NOT AND HE NEVER TAKES HIS DANGER SERIOUSLY A SERIES OF DECEIVING AND CIRCUITOUS FLIGHTS FINALLY LANDED MISTER FLICKER AT HIS OWN DOOR AND HE PERCHED HIMSELF IN HIS HIDING PLACE OF LEAVES AND WATCHED THE GRAY STUMP WITH AN AIR OF SETTLED GLOOM
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