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In the daytime it sits upon a tree or a bush, or sometimes you may see it crawling along a dusty road. But in the evening it begins to fly about with a humming noise. IN THE DAYTIME IT SITS UPON A TREE OR A BUSH OR SOMETIMES YOU MAY SEE IT CRAWLING ALONG A DUSTY ROAD BUT IN THE EVENING IT BEGINS TO FLY ABOUT WITH A HUMMING NOISE
’s all very well, but you know you rooks do a great deal of harm.” “That shows how little you know about us,” answered the rook. “We do not do harm, but good; and if the farmers knew how much good we did them, they would think us their best friends.” “Why, what good _do_ you do them?” said Tommy Smith. “I always thought that you ate their corn.” “Perhaps we may eat a little of it,” the rook said; “that is only fair, for if it were not for us, the farmer would have very little corn or anything else. I am sure, at least, that he would have scarcely any potatoes.” “Oh! but why wouldn’t he?” said Tommy Smith. “I will explain it to you,” said the rook. “So now listen, because you are going to learn something. There is an insect which you must often have seen, for it is very common in the springtime. It is about the size of a very large humble-bee, and it has wings too, but you would not think it had at first, for they are hidden under a pair of smooth, brown covers, which are called shards. SIBLE AND ALL HE COULD SAY AT LEAST AS AN ANSWER WAS OH IT'S ALL VERY WELL BUT YOU KNOW YOU ROOKS DO A GREAT DEAL OF HARM THAT SHOWS HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW ABOUT US ANSWERED THE ROOK WE DO NOT DO HARM BUT GOOD AND IF THE FARMERS KNEW HOW MUCH GOOD WE DID THEM THEY WOULD THINK US THEIR BEST FRIENDS WHY WHAT GOOD DO YOU DO THEM SAID TOMMY SMITH I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT YOU ATE THEIR CORN PERHAPS WE MAY EAT A LITTLE OF IT THE ROOK SAID THAT IS ONLY FAIR FOR IF IT WERE NOT FOR US THE FARMER WOULD HAVE VERY LITTLE CORN OR ANYTHING ELSE I AM SURE AT LEAST THAT HE WOULD HAVE SCARCELY ANY POTATOES OH BUT WHY WOULDN'T HE SAID TOMMY SMITH I WILL EXPLAIN IT TO YOU SAID THE ROOK SO NOW LISTEN BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING THERE IS AN INSECT WHICH YOU MUST OFTEN HAVE SEEN FOR IT IS VERY COMMON IN THE SPRING TIME IT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A VERY LARGE HUMBLE BEE AND IT HAS WINGS TOO BUT YOU WOULD NOT THINK IT AT FIRST FOR THEY ARE HIDDEN UNDER A PAIR OF SMOOTH BROWN COVERS WHICH ARE CALLED SHARPS
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