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"Well, then," reasoned Mrs. Flicker, "if it is not a stump, _what is it_?" Mr. Flicker looked very wise. He turned his head first to one side and then the other  flashing his beautiful scarlet crescent in the sunlight. WELL THEN REASONED MISSUS FLICKER IF IT IS NOT A STUMP WHAT IS IT MISTER FLICKER LOOKED VERY WISE HE TURNED HIS HEAD FIRST TO ONE SIDE AND THEN THE OTHER FLASHING HIS BEAUTIFUL SCARLET CRESCENT IN THE SUNLIGHT
air, "probe the bottom of shallow waters for small mollusks, crustaceans, and roots of plants." The bill acts as a sieve. THE GRAY STUMP. NELL KIMBERLY MC ELHONE. "I beg your pardon, my dear," said Mr. Flicker, "but you are quite mistaken. That is _not_ a tree stump." "Excuse me," said Mrs. Flicker gently, "but I still believe it is." Now if they had been the sparrows, or the robins, or the red-winged blackbirds, they would have gone on chattering and contradicting until they came to using claws and bills, and many feathers would have been shed; but they were the quiet, well-bred Flickers, and so they stopped just here, and once more critically regarded the object in question. "Whoever heard of a stump, old and gray and moss-covered, appearing in one night?" said Mr. Flicker, after a pause. "I have seen more of the world than you have, my dear, and I do assure you it would take centuries to make a stump like that." Let it be here recorded that in this Mr. Flicker was perfectly correct. X RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERRIVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BAILIENNE THE GRAY STUMP BY NELL KIMBERLY MC CALHOUN I BEG YOUR PARDON MY DEAR SAID MISTER FLICKER BUT YOU ARE QUITE MISTAKEN THAT IS NOT A TREE STUMP EXCUSE ME SAID MISSUS FLICKER GENTLY BUT I STILL BELIEVE IT IS NOW IF THEY HAD BEEN THE SPARROWS OR THE ROBINS OR THE RED WINGED BLACKBIRDS THEY WOULD HAVE GONE ON CHATTERING AND CONTRADICTING UNTIL THEY CAME TO USING CLAWS AND BILLS AND MANY FEATHERS WOULD HAVE BEEN SHED BUT THEY WERE THE QUIET WELL BRED FLICKERS AND SO THEY STOPPED JUST HERE AND ONCE MORE CRITICALLY REGARDED THE OBJECT IN QUESTION WHO EVER HEARD OF A STUMP OLD AND GRAY AND MOSS COVERED APPEARING IN ONE NIGHT SAID MISTER FLICKER AFTER A PAUSE I HAVE SEEN MORE OF THE WORLD THAN YOU HAVE MY DEAR AND I DO ASSURE YOU IT WOULD TAKE CENTURIES TO MAKE A STUMP LIKE THAT LET IT BE HE RECORDED THAT IN THIS MISTER FLICKER WAS PERFECTLY CORRECT
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