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"I should think so," said the owl; "the belfry is there, you know, and I am so fond of that. It is so nice to sit in one's belfry and think of one's barns, and farms, and haystacks. I SHOULD THINK SO SAID THE OWL THE BELFRY IS THERE YOU KNOW AND I AM SO FOND OF THAT IT IS SO NICE TO SIT IN ONE'S BELFRY AND THINK OF ONE'S BARNS AND FARMS AND HAYSTACKS
l. “A little boy should be kind to animals, and not trouble his head about anything else. No, no; be kind to animals and leave the rats and mice to _me_.” That was the wise owl’s advice to Tommy Smith, and _I_ think it was very good advice. “Where do you live, Mr. Owl?” (that was the next question that Tommy Smith asked). “I suppose it is in the woods.” “No,” the owl answered. “Barn-owls do not live in the woods. The tawny-owls and the wood-owls do. Woods are good enough for them, but we like to have more comfortable surroundings. We don’t object to trees, of course. A nice hollow tree is a great comfort, and I, for one, could not do without it. But it must be within a reasonable distance of a village, and the closer it is to a church, the better I like it.” “Do you, Mr. Owl,” said Tommy Smith. “Yes,” said the owl. “I don’t mind how far I am from a railway station or even a post office, but the church _must_ be near.” “I suppose you like to sit in the tower, Mr. Owl,” said Tommy Smith. KILL THEM WHENEVER I CAN CERTAINLY NOT SAID THE OWL A LITTLE BOY SHOULD BE KIND TO ANIMALS AND NOT TROUBLE HIS HEAD ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE NO NO BE KIND TO ANIMALS AND LEAVE THE RATS AND THE MICE TO ME THAT WAS THE WISE OWL'S ADVICE TO TOMMY SMITH AND I THINK IT WAS VERY GOOD ADVICE WHERE DO YOU LIVE MISTER OWL THAT WAS THE NEXT QUESTION THAT TOMMY SMITH ASKED I SUPPOSE IT IS IN THE WOODS NO THE OWL ANSWERED BARN OWLS DO NOT LIVE IN THE WOODS THE TAWNY OWLS AND THE WOOD OWLS DO WOODS ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEM BUT WE LIKE TO HAVE MORE COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS WE DON'T OBJECT TO TREES OF COURSE A NICE HOLLOW TREE IS A GREAT COMFORT AND I FOR ONE COULD NOT DO WITHOUT IT BUT IT MUST BE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE OF A VILLAGE AND THE CLOSER IT IS TO A CHURCH THE BETTER I LIKE IT DO YOU MISTER OWL SAID TOMMY SMITH YES SAID THE OWL I DON'T MIND HOW FAR I AM FROM A RAILWAY STATION OR EVEN A POST OFFICE BUT THE CHURCH MUST BE NEAR I SUPPOSE YOU LIKE TO SIT IN THE TOWER MISTER OWL SAID TOMMY SMITH
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