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But why should I be called white, when I have such pretty colours? It is one of my grievances. You know I have a good many grievances." BUT WHY SHOULD I BE CALLED WHITE WHEN I HAVE SUCH PRETTY COLORS IT IS ONE OF MY GRIEVANCES YOU KNOW I HAVE A GOOD MANY GRIEVANCES
really white. At anyrate, there is more of me that isn’t white, than that is. My face is white, I know,—these beautiful, soft, silky feathers that make two circles round my fine dark eyes,—my face-discs they are called (what a pity you can’t see them better!), _they_ are white, and very handsome they look. I am very proud of them, for I am the only owl in England that has them. But, after all, my face, though it is beautiful, is only a small part of me. My back, which is much larger, is not white at all, but a light reddish yellow. There, now you get the moonlight on it nicely. Such pretty, delicate colouring. What a pity you are not nocturnal! Then, even my breast is not quite white. It has some very pretty grey tints about it. And yet I am called the ‘white owl,’ as well as the ‘barn-owl,’ and often that name is put first in books. It is very annoying. The barn-owl is a good sensible name; for I do know something about barns, and I am very fond of catching the mice that live in them. E AN OWL LIKE ME YOU WOULD SEE THAT I AM NOT REALLY WHITE AT ANY RATE THERE IS MORE OF ME THAT ISN'T WHITE THAN THAT IS MY FACE IS WHITE I KNOW THESE BEAUTIFUL SOFT SILKY FEATHERS THAT MAKE TWO CIRCLES AROUND MY FINE DARK EYES MY FACE DISKS THEY ARE CALLED WHAT A PITY YOU CAN'T SEE THEM BETTER THEY ARE WHITE AND VERY HANDSOME THEY LOOK I AM VERY PROUD OF THEM FOR I AM THE ONLY OWL IN ENGLAND THAT HAS THEM BUT AFTER ALL MY FACE THOUGH IT IS BEAUTIFUL IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF ME MY BACK WHICH IS MUCH LARGER IS NOT WHITE AT ALL BUT A LIGHT REDDISH YELLOW THERE NOW YOU GET THE MOONLIGHT ON IT NICELY SUCH PRETTY DELICATE COLOURING WHAT A PITY YOU ARE NOT NOCTURNAL THEN EVEN MY BREAST IS NOT QUITE WHITE IT HAS SOME VERY PRETTY GREY TINTS ABOUT IT AND YET I AM CALLED THE WHITE OWL AS WELL AS THE BARN OWL AND OFTEN THAT NAME IS PUT FIRST IN BOOKS IT IS VERY ANNOYING THE BARN OWL IS A GOOD SENSIBLE NAME FOR I DO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT BARNS AND I AM VERY FOND OF CATCHING THE MICE THAT LIVE IN THEM
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