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"You should not have come up here at _all_," the bird snapped. [Illustration] "Well, I'm really sorry. But there was a bee in the bush here. I  I didn't mean to...." The fright had been too much. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE COME UP HERE AT ALL THE BIRD SNAPPED WELL I'M REALLY SORRY BUT THERE WAS A BEE IN THE BUSH HERE I I DIDN'T MEAN TO THE FRIGHT HAD BEEN TOO MUCH
wings. All self-control vanished. He beat at it wildly with his hands, burst out of the thicket like an explosion, and smashed full tilt into the bird before he could stop himself. With a piercing squawk the bird shot into the air, flipped over, and came fluttering down facing him--talons outstretched, hooked beak open, eyes a-glare. Completely terrified, David turned and bolted for the thicket. He managed to thrash halfway through when a vine trapped his feet. He pitched forward, shielding his face with his arms, and was caught up short by a dead branch snagging his shirt. He was stuck. This was the end. He closed his eyes and waited, too numb with fear to think or cry out. Nothing happened. Slowly he turned his head around. The bird, although it still glared menacingly, seemed undecided whether to attack or flee. "What, may I ask, are you doing here?" it said at last, in a severe voice. "I--I--I was taking a walk," David said faintly. "I'm awfully sorry if I bothered you or anything.  COULD FEEL THE TINY BREEZE STIRRED UP BY ITS WINGS ALL SELF CONTROL VANISHED HE BEAT AT IT WILDLY WITH HIS HANDS BURST OUT OF THE THICKET LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND SMASHED FULL TILT INTO THE BIRD BEFORE HE COULD STOP HIMSELF WITH A PIERCING SQUAWK THE BIRD SHOT INTO THE AIR FLIPPED OVER AND CAME FLUTTERING DOWN FACING HIM TALONS OUTSTRETCHED HOOKED BEAK OPEN EYES A GLARE COMPLETELY TERRIFIED DAVID TURNED AND BOLTED FOR THE THICKET HE MANAGED TO THRASH HALF WAY THROUGH WHEN A VINE TRAPPED HIS FEET HE PITCHED FORWARD SHIELDING HIS FACE WITH HIS ARMS AND WAS CAUGHT UP SHORT BY A DEAD BRANCH NAGGING HIS SHIRT HE WAS STUCK THIS WAS THE END HE CLOSED HIS EYES AND WAITED TOO NUMB WITH FEAR TO THINK OR CRY OUT NOTHING HAPPENED SLOWLY HE TURNED HIS HEAD AROUND THE BIRD ALTHOUGH IT STILL GLARED MENACINGLY SEEMED UNDECIDED WHETHER TO ATTACK OR FLEE WHAT MAY I ASK ARE YOU DOING HERE IT SAID AT LAST IN A SEVERE VOICE I I WAS TAKING A WALK DAVID SAID FAINTLY I'M AWFULLY SORRY IF I BOTHERED YOU ANYTHING
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