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"We feed them with whatever we eat ourselves," said the mother woodpigeon, "and we always swallow it first, to be sure that it is quite good." WE FEED THEM WITH WHATEVER WE EAT OURSELVES SAID THE MOTHER WOODPIGEON AND WE ALWAYS SWALLOW IT FIRST TO BE SURE THAT IT IS QUITE GOOD
st, as ours do,” said the mother woodpigeon. “And they would feel much more comfortable with you feeding them, my dear,” said the father. “And with you helping me, you know,” said the mother bird, and she stretched her neck over the branch, and cooed softly to her husband, who looked up at her, and cooed again. “Then do you both feed them?” asked Tommy Smith. “Yes,” said the father woodpigeon; “and we take it in turns. You would not find many cocks who would do that, I think.” “No; or help to hatch the eggs,” said the mother woodpigeon. “He does that too. Oh, he _is_ so good!” “Nonsense!” said the father woodpigeon. “It is what all birds ought to do-oo-oo-oo.” “Yes; but it isn’t what they all do do-oo-oo-oo,” said the mother woodpigeon. “More shame for those who do not,” said the father woodpigeon; “but I hope there are not many.” And then they both waited for Tommy Smith to ask them another question. “Please, Mrs. Woodpigeon,” said Tommy Smith, “what do you feed your young ones with?”  TOMMY SMITH THEY LOOK SO PRETTY RUNNING ABOUT THEY WOULD LOOK MUCH PRETTIER SITTING IN A WARM NEST AS OURS SAID THE MOTHER WOODPIGEON AND THEY WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOU FEEDING THEM MY DEAR SAID THE FATHER AND WITH YOU HELPING ME YOU KNOW SAID THE MOTHER BIRD AS SHE STRETCHED HER NECK OVER THE BRANCH AND COOED SOFTLY TO HER HUSBAND WHO LOOKED UP AT HER AND COOED AGAIN THEN DO YOU BOTH FEED THEM ASKED TOMMY SMITH YES SAID THE FATHER WOODPIGEON AND WE TAKE IT IN TURNS YOU WOULD NOT FIND MANY COCKS WHO WOULD DO THAT I THINK NO OR HELP TO HATCH THE EGGS SAID THE MOTHER WOOD PIGEON HE DOES THAT TOO OH HE IS SO GOOD NONSENSE SAID THE FATHER WOODPIGEON IT IS WHAT ALL BIRDS OUGHT TO DO YES BUT IT ISN'T WHAT THEY ALL DO SAID THE MOTHER WOOD PIGEON MORE SHAME FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT SAID THE FATHER WOODPIGEON BUT I HOPE THERE ARE NOT MANY AND THEY BOTH WAITED FOR TOMMY SMITH TO ASK THEM ANOTHER QUESTION PLEASE MISSUS WOODPIGEON SAID TOMMY SMITH WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR YOUNG ONES WITH
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