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Chatterer had stood it pretty well and made the best of things until Sammy Jay had found him, and Reddy Fox had made fun of him, and Peter Rabbit had peeped at him from behind the old stone wall. The very sight of them going where they pleased and when they pleased had been too much for Chatterer, and such a great longing for the Green Forest and the Old Orchard filled his heart that he could think of nothing else. He just sat in a corner of his cage and looked as miserable as he felt. CHATTERER HAD STOOD IT PRETTY WELL AND MADE THE BEST OF THINGS UNTIL SAMMY JAY HAD FOUND HIM AND REDDY FOX HAD MADE FUN OF HIM AND PETER RABBIT HAD PEEPED AT HIM FROM BEHIND THE OLD STONE WALL THE VERY SIGHT OF THEM GOING WHERE THEY PLEASED AND WHEN THEY PLEASED HAD BEEN TOO MUCH FOR CHATTERER AND SUCH A GREAT LONGING FOR THE GREEN FOREST IN THE OLD ORCHARD FILLED HIS HEART THAT HE COULD THINK OF NOTHING ELSE HE JUST SAT IN A CORNER OF HIS CAGE AND LOOKED AS MISERABLE AS HE FELT
 greater surprise of finding that Farmer Brown's boy was ever and ever so much nicer than he had thought. A later surprise had been the wire wheel in his cage, so that he could run to his heart's content. It was such a pleasant and wholly unexpected surprise that it had quite changed Chatterer's feelings towards Farmer Brown's boy. The fact is, Chatterer could have been truly happy but for one thing--he was a prisoner. Yes, Sir, he was a prisoner, and he couldn't forget it for one minute while he was awake. He used to watch Farmer Brown's boy and wish with all his might that he could make him understand how dreadful it was to be in a prison. But Farmer Brown's boy couldn't understand what Chatterer said, no matter how hard Chatterer tried to make him. He seemed to think that Chatterer was happy. He just didn't understand that not all the good things in the world could make up for loss of freedom--that it is better to be free, though hungry and cold, than in a prison with every comfort. K PUSSY AS HE HAD FULLY EXPECTED TO BE THEN HAD COME THE EVEN GREATER SURPRISE AT FINDING THAT FARMER BROWN'S BOY WAS EVER AND EVER SO MUCH NICER THAN HE HAD THOUGHT A LATER SURPRISE HAD BEEN THE WIRE WHEEL IN HIS CAGE SO THAT HE COULD RUN TO HIS HEART'S CONTENT IT WAS SUCH A PLEASANT AND WHOLLY UNEXPECTED SURPRISE THAT IT HAD QUITE CHANGED CHATTERER'S FEELINGS TOWARDS FARMER BROWN'S BOY THE FACT IS CHATTERER COULD HAVE BEEN TRULY HAPPY BUT FOR ONE THING HE WAS A PRISONER YES SIR HE WAS A PRISONER AND HE COULDN'T FORGET IT FOR ONE MINUTE WHILE HE WAS AWAKE HE USED TO WATCH FARMER BROWN'S BOY AND WISH WITH ALL HIS MIGHT THAT HE COULD MAKE HIM UNDERSTAND HOW DREADFUL IT WAS TO BE IN A PRISON BUT FARMER BROWN'S BOY COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT CHATTERER SAID NO MATTER HOW HARD CHATTERER TRIED TO MAKE HIM HE JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ALL THE THINGS IN THE WORLD COULD MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF FREEDOM THAT IS IT IS BETTER TO BE FREE THOUGH HUNGRY AND COLD THAN IN A PRISON WITH EVERY COMFORT
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