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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." 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
will, now that I know how useful you are, and what a lot of good you do.” The owl looked very pleased at this, so Tommy Smith thought he would take the opportunity to ask his advice about something which had been puzzling him a good deal. “Please, Mr. Owl,” he said, “I promised the rat not to kill him any more. But, if rats and mice do such a lot of harm, oughtn’t I to 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 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. EN YOU GROW UP OH NO SAID TOMMY SMITH I NEVER WILL NOW THAT I KNOW HOW USEFUL YOU ARE AND WHAT A LOT OF GOOD YOU DO THE OWL LOOKED VERY PLEASED AT THIS SO TOMMY SMITH THOUGHT HE WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK HIS ADVICE ABOUT SOMETHING WHICH HAD BEEN PUZZLING HIM A GOOD DEAL PLEASE MISTER OWL HE SAID I PROMISED THE RAT NOT TO KILL HIM ANY MORE BUT IF RATS AND MICE DO SUCH A LOT OF HARM OUGHTN'T I'D 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
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