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But now they heard a great jabbering and flopping of wings, and as the sound grew nearer to them Tip exclaimed: "The Jackdaws are coming! And if they find us here they will surely kill us in their anger." "I was afraid of this!" moaned the Pumpkinhead. "My time has come!" BUT NOW THEY HEARD A GREAT JABBERING AND FLOPPING OF WINGS AND AS THE SOUND DREW NEARER TO THEM TIP EXCLAIMED THE JACKDAWS ARE COMING AND IF THEY FIND US THEY WILL SURELY KILL US IN THEIR ANGER I WAS AFRAID OF THIS MOANED THE PUMPKINHEAD MY TIME HAS COME
pumpkins.” “Do you think the birds will come here?” asked Jack, much distressed. “Of course they will,” said Tip; “for this is their nest. And there must be hundreds of them,” he continued, “for see what a lot of things they have brought here!” Indeed, the nest was half filled with a most curious collection of small articles for which the birds could have no use, but which the thieving Jackdaws had stolen during many years from the homes of men. And as the nest was safely hidden where no human being could reach it, this lost property would never be recovered. [Illustration: image242] The Woggle-Bug, searching among the rubbish—for the Jackdaws stole useless things as well as valuable ones—turned up with his foot a beautiful diamond necklace. This was so greatly admired by the Tin Woodman that the Woggle-Bug presented it to him with a graceful speech, after which the Woodman hung it around his neck with much pride, rejoicing exceedingly when the big diamonds glittered in the sun’s rays.  UPON ITS FEET AGAIN JACKDAWS ARE ESPECIALLY FOND OF PUMPKINS DO YOU THINK THE BIRDS WILL COME HERE ASKED JACK MUCH DISTRESSED OF COURSE THEY WILL SAID TIP FOR THIS IS THEIR NEST AND THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS OF THEM HE CONTINUED FORESEE WHAT A LOT OF THINGS THEY HAVE BROUGHT HERE INDEED THE NEST WAS HALF FILLED WITH THE MOST CURIOUS COLLECTION OF SMALL ARTICLES FOR WHICH THE BIRDS COULD HAVE NO USE BUT WHICH THE THIEVING JACKDAWS HAD STOLEN DURING MANY YEARS FROM THE HOMES OF MEN AND AS THE NEST WAS SAFELY HIDDEN WHERE NO HUMAN BEING COULD REACH IT THIS LOST PROPERTY WOULD NEVER BE RECOVERED THE WOGGLE BUG SEARCHING AMONG THE RUBBISH FOR THE JACKDAWS STOLE USELESS THINGS AS WELL AS VALUABLE ONES TURNED UP WITH HIS FOOT A BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND NECKLACE THIS WAS SO GREATLY ADMIRED BY THE TIN WOODMAN THAT THE WOGGLE BUG PRESENTED IT TO HIM WITH A GRACEFUL SPEECH AFTER WHICH THE WOODMAN HUNG IT ROUND HIS NECK WITH MUCH PRIDE REJOICING EXCEEDINGLY WHEN THE BIG DIAMONDS GLITTERED IN THE SUN'S RAYS
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