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"Whoever heard of a stump, old and gray and moss covered, appearing in one night?" said Mr. Flicker, after a pause. "I have seen more of the world than you have, my dear, and I do assure you it would take centuries to make a stump like that." WHO EVER HEARD OF A STUMP OLD AND GRAY AND MOSS COVERED APPEARING IN ONE NIGHT SAID MISTER FLICKER AFTER A PAUSE I HAVE SEEN MORE OF THE WORLD THAN YOU HAVE MY DEAR AND I DO ASSURE YOU IT WOULD TAKE CENTURIES TO MAKE A STUMP LIKE THAT
hout a flap or lobe, and the front of the foot is furnished with transverse scales, which are the two features of these birds which have led scientists to separate them into a distinct sub-family. They do not dive for their food, but nibble at the aquatic plants they live among; or, with head immersed and tail in air, "probe the bottom of shallow waters for small mollusks, crustaceans, and roots of plants." The bill acts as a sieve. THE GRAY STUMP. NELL KIMBERLY MC ELHONE. "I beg your pardon, my dear," said Mr. Flicker, "but you are quite mistaken. That is _not_ a tree stump." "Excuse me," said Mrs. Flicker gently, "but I still believe it is." Now if they had been the sparrows, or the robins, or the red-winged blackbirds, they would have gone on chattering and contradicting until they came to using claws and bills, and many feathers would have been shed; but they were the quiet, well-bred Flickers, and so they stopped just here, and once more critically regarded the object in question.  SECON ALL NATURE VOLUME SEVEN NUMBER ONE JANUARY NINETEEN HUNDRED THIS IS A LIBER OF OX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERRIVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BAILIENNE THE GRAY STUMP BY NELL KIMBERLY MC CALHOUN I BEG YOUR PARDON MY DEAR SAID MISTER FLICKER BUT YOU ARE QUITE MISTAKEN THAT IS NOT A TREE STUMP EXCUSE ME SAID MISSUS FLICKER GENTLY BUT I STILL BELIEVE IT IS NOW IF THEY HAD BEEN THE SPARROWS OR THE ROBINS OR THE RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS THEY WOULD HAVE GONE ON CHATTERING AND CONTRADICTING UNTIL THEY CAME TO USING CLAWS AND BILLS AND MANY FEATHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN SHED BUT THEY WERE THE QUIET WELL BRED FLICKERS AND SO THEY STOPPED JUST HERE AND ONCE MORE CRITICALLY REGARDED THE OBJECT IN QUESTION
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