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The rook and the partridge, and other large birds, were there as well, and the squirrel sat with his tail over his head, on the branch of a small fir tree. Then there were weasels, and lizards, and hedgehogs, and slow worms, and many other animals besides. THE ROOK AND THE PARTRIDGE AND OTHER LARGE BIRDS WERE THERE AS WELL AND THE SQUIRREL SAT WITH HIS TAIL OVER HIS HEAD ON THE BRANCH OF A SMALL FIR TREE THEN THERE WERE WEASELS AND LIZARDS AND HEDGEHOGS AND SLOW WORMS AND MANY OTHER ANIMALS BESIDES
y all agreed to come one fine night, for they thought it would be nice and quiet then, and that nobody would disturb them, as, perhaps, they might do in the daytime. So, as soon as the moon rose, they began to assemble, and I wish you could have been there too, to see them all come, sometimes one at a time, and sometimes two or three together. The rat was one of the first to arrive, and then came the hare and the rabbit arm in arm, for they knew each other well, and were very good friends. The frog was late, for he had had a good way to hop from the nearest pond, where he lived, so that his cousin, the toad, who was slower, but lived nearer, got there before him. The snake had no need to make a journey at all, for he lived under a bush just on the edge of the open space. All the little birds, too, had gone to roost in the trees and bushes close by, so as to be ready in good time; and, when the moon rose, they drew out their heads from under their wings, and were wide awake in a moment. OOTH AND COVERED WITH MOSS HERE THEY ALL AGREED TO COME ONE FINE NIGHT FOR THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE AND QUIET THEN AND THAT NOBODY WOULD DISTURB THEM AS PERHAPS THEY MIGHT DO IN THE DAYTIME SO AS SOON AS THE MOON ROSE THEY BEGAN TO ASSEMBLE AND I WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE TOO TO SEE THEM ALL COME SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME AND SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE TOGETHER THE RAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AND THEN CAME THE HARE AND THE RABBIT ARM IN ARM FOR THEY KNEW EACH OTHER WELL AND WERE VERY GOOD FRIENDS THE FROG WAS LATE FOR HE HAD HAD A GOOD WAY TO HOP FROM THE NEAREST POND WHERE HE LIVED SO THAT HIS COUSIN THE TOAD WHO WAS SLOWER BUT LIVED NEARER GOT THERE BEFORE HIM THE SNAKE HAD NO NEED TO MAKE A JOURNEY AT ALL FOR HE LIVED UNDER A BUSH JUST ON THE EDGE OF THE OPEN SPACE ALL THE LITTLE BIRDS TOO HAD GONE TO ROOST IN THE TREES AND BUSHES CLOSE BY SO AS TO BE READY IN GOOD TIME AND WHEN THE MOON ROSE THEY DREW OUT THEIR HEADS FROM UNDER THEIR WINGS AND WERE WIDE AWAKE IN A MOMENT
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