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Its head was again like an eagle's, with a hooked bird of prey beak, but the expression in its brown eyes was mild. The long wings were blunt at the tips, the tail was short and broad. The legs, feathered halfway down, ended in taloned feet. ITS HEAD WAS AGAIN LIKE AN EAGLE'S WITH A HOOKED BIRD OF PREY BEAK BUT THE EXPRESSION IN ITS BROWN EYES WAS MILD THE LONG WINGS WERE BLUNT AT THE TIPS THE TAIL WAS SHORT AND BROAD THE LEGS FEATHERED HALF WAY DOWN ENDED IN TALONED FEET
 which dug into him with every movement. There were vines, too, and some prickly things like thistles, which had to be pushed out of the way without allowing their leaves to rustle. He progressed by inches, pushing with his toes, pulling with his finger tips, wriggling with the rest of his body. At last he could see light breaking through the foliage in front of him--he was nearing the other side. A bunch of leaves hung before his face. He hesitated, then pushed them aside gently, slowly--and peered out. He thought his heart would stop. [Illustration] 2: _In Which David Meets the Phoenix, and There Is a Change in Plans_ [Illustration] There stood an enormous bird. David had been to the zoo, and at home he had a book of birds with colored pictures. He knew the more common large birds of the world: the ostrich, the condor, the albatross, eagles, cranes, storks. But _this_ bird--! Its shape was like that of an eagle, but stouter. Its neck had the length and elegant curve of a swan's neck.  CHAPTER TWO OF DAVID AND THE PHOENIX THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY GREGG WEEKES DAVID AND THE PHOENIX BY EDWARD ORMONDRIDE CHAPTER TWO IN WHICH DAVID MEETS THE PHOENIX AND THERE IS A CHANGE IN PLANS THERE STOOD AN ENORMOUS BIRD DAVID HAD BEEN TO THE ZOO AND AT HOME HE HAD A BOOK OF BIRDS WITH COLOURED PICTURES HE KNEW THE MORE COMMON LARGE BIRDS OF THE WORLD THE OSTRICH THE CONDOR THE ALBATROSS EAGLES CRANES STORKS BUT THIS BIRD ITS SHAPE WAS LIKE THAT OF AN EAGLE BUT STOUTER ITS NECK HAD THE LENGTH AND ELEGANT CURVE OF A SWAN'S NECK
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