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At last it seemed as if there was nobody else to come, and that everything was ready. Still, they seemed waiting for something, and all at once a great owl came swooping down, and settled on a large mole hill which was just in the middle of the open space. AT LAST IT SEEMED AS IF THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE TO COME AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS READY STILL THEY SEEMED WAITING FOR SOMETHING AND ALL AT ONCE A GREAT OWL CAME SWOOPING DOWN AND SETTLED ON A LARGE MOLE HILL WHICH WAS JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OPEN SPACE
ll 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. 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. In fact, if you had seen them all together, you would have wondered how one little boy could have found time to plague and worry so many different creatures. But you must remember that even a very _little_ boy can do a _great_ deal of mischief. Perhaps there were some animals there that little Tommy Smith had not hurt, because he had not yet seen them, but these came because they knew he _would_ hurt them as soon as he could; and, besides, they were angry because their friends and companions had been ill-treated by him. UST 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 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 IN FACT IF YOU HAD SEEN THEM ALL TOGETHER YOU WOULD HAVE WONDERED HOW ONE LITTLE BOY COULD HAVE FOUND TIME TO PLAGUE AND WORRY SO MANY DIFFERENT CREATURES BUT YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT EVEN A VERY LITTLE BOY CAN DO A GREAT DEAL OF MISCHIEF PERHAPS THERE WERE SOME ANIMALS THAT THAT LITTLE TOMMY SMITH HAD NOT HURT BECAUSE HE HAD NOT YET SEEN THEM BUT THESE CAME BECAUSE THEY KNEW HE WOULD HURT THEM AS SOON AS HE COULD AND BESIDES THEY WERE ANGRY BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS AND COMPANIONS HAD BEEN ILL TREATED BY HIM
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