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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. 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
 came because they knew he _would_ hurt them as soon as he could; and, besides, they were angry because their friends and companions had been ill-treated by him. At last it seemed as if there was nobody else to come, and that everything was ready. Still, they seemed waiting for something, and all at once a great owl came swooping down, and settled on a large mole-hill which was just in the middle 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. AD NOT YET SEEN THEM BUT THESE CAME BECAUSE THEY KNEW HE WOULD HURT THEM AS SOON AS HE COULD AND BESIDES THEY WERE ANGRY BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS AND COMPANIONS HAD BEEN ILL TREATED BY HIM AT LAST IT SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE TO COME AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS READY STILL THEY SEEMED WAITING FOR SOMETHING AND ALL AT ONCE A GREAT OWL CAME SWOOPING DOWN AND SETTLED ON A LARGE MOLE HILL WHICH WAS JUST IN THE MIDDLE 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
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