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"Oh yes, of course," said Tommy Smith, "but"— "Very well," said the squirrel; "then when _I_ jump, I fly." "But you haven't got wings," said Tommy Smith. He knew he was right, but he didn't know how to prove it. OH YES OF COURSE SAID TOMMY SMITH BUT VERY WELL SAID THE SQUIRREL THEN WHEN I JUMP I FLY BUT YOU HAVEN'T GOT WINGS SAID TOMMY SMITH HE KNEW HE WAS RIGHT BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PROVE IT
fe and five children, you know, and we all live here together.” “Do you really, Mr. Squirrel?” said Tommy Smith, for he could hardly believe it. “Why, of course we do,” said the squirrel; “and great fun it is, too. You should see how we swing about in a high wind. Delightful!” Tommy Smith thought that it would make _him_ giddy. “It _must_ be dangerous,” he said. “Suppose you were all to be swung out, or the branch were to be blown off, or”— “Oh, we never think of such things,” said the squirrel. “They are sure not to happen; and even if they did, we should be all right, somehow, I daresay.” “I don’t think you would,” said Tommy Smith. “The woodpigeon might, perhaps, but, you see, you can’t fly, and so”— “Oh, can’t I?” said the squirrel. “Why, how did I get here then, from tree to tree? Didn’t you see me?” “Oh, but that was jumping,” said Tommy Smith. “Jumping? Nonsense!” said the squirrel. “Why, I went through the air, you know, and that is just what one does when one flies, isn’t it?”  YOU THINK I WOULD LIVE WITH ALL MY FAMILY IN A HOUSE THAT WAS NOT SAFE I HAVE A WIFE AND FIVE CHILDREN YOU KNOW AND WE ALL LIVE HERE TOGETHER DO YOU REALLY MISTER SQUIRREL SAID TOMMY SMITH FOR HE COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT WHY OF COURSE WE DO SAID THE SQUIRREL AND GREAT FUN IT IS TOO YOU SHOULD SEE HOW WE SWING ABOUT IN A HIGH WIND DELIGHTFUL TOMMY SMITH THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD MAKE HIM GIDDY IT MUST BE DANGEROUS HE SAID SUPPOSE YOU WERE ALL TO BE SWUNG OUT OR THE BRANCH WERE TO BE BLOWN OFF OR OH WE NEVER THINK OF SUCH THINGS SAID THE SQUIRREL THEY ARE SURE NOT TO HAPPEN AND EVEN IF THEY DID WE SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT SOMEHOW I DARE SAY I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD SAID TOMMY SMITH THE WOODPIGEON MIGHT PERHAPS BUT YOU SEE YOU CAN'T FLY AND SO OH CAN'T I SAID THE SQUIRREL WHY HOW DID I GET HERE THEN FROM TREE TO TREE DIDN'T YOU SEE ME OH BUT THAT WAS JUMPING SAID TOMMY SMITH JUMPING NONSENSE SAID THE SQUIRREL WHY I WENT THROUGH THE AIR YOU KNOW AND THAT IS JUST WHAT ONE DOES WHEN ONE FLIES ISN'T IT
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