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"Well, my boy," it said, "I believe your education can begin forthwith. Are you ready?" WELL MY BOY IT SAID I BELIEVE YOUR EDUCATION CAN BEGIN FORTHWITH ARE YOU READY
d would wrap the wet towel around the Phoenix's neck. "You're doing better and better, Phoenix. I especially like that part where you twist over on your back and loop and plunge, all at the same time." "I do perform that rather well, don't I? It is not easy. But just the thing for acquiring (ouch!) muscle tone. Are there any more cookies? Ah, there are. Delicious! As I was saying, let this be a lesson to you, my boy. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." The Phoenix would take wing again. And David would settle back against a rock and watch. Sometimes he thought of the education he was to get. Sometimes he thought how nice it would be if _he_ could fly. And sometimes he did not think at all, but just sat with his eyes half shut, feeling the sunlight on his face and listening to the rustle of the wind in the thicket. At the end of the week the Phoenix, after a brilliant display of acrobatics, landed on the ledge, clasped its wings behind its back, and looked solemnly at David. ST YOU SEE SIGNS OF PROGRESS MY BOY DAVID WOULD WRAP THE WET TOWEL AROUND THE PHOENIX'S NECK YOU'RE DOING BETTER AND BETTER PHOENIX I ESPECIALLY LIKE THAT PART WHERE YOU TWIST OVER ON YOUR BACK AND LOOP AND PLUNGE ALL AT THE SAME TIME I DO PERFORM THAT RATHER WELL DON'T I IT IS NOT EASY BUT JUST THE THING FOR ACQUIRING OUCH MUSCLE TONE ARE THERE ANY MORE COOKIES AH THERE ARE DELICIOUS AS I WAS SAYING LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED TRY TRY AGAIN THE PHOENIX WOULD TAKE WING AGAIN AND DAVID WOULD SETTLE BACK AGAINST A ROCK AND WATCH SOMETIMES HE THOUGHT OF THE EDUCATION HE WAS TO GET SOMETIMES HE THOUGHT HOW NICE IT WOULD BE IF HE COULD FLY AND SOMETIMES HE DID NOT THINK AT ALL BUT JUST SAT WITH HIS EYES HALF SHUT FEELING THE SUNLIGHT ON HIS FACE AND LISTENING TO THE RUSTLE OF THE WIND IN THE THICKET AT THE END OF THE WEEK THE PHOENIX AFTER A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF ACROBATICS LANDED ON THE LEDGE CLASPED ITS WINGS BEHIND ITS BACK AND LOOKED SOLEMNLY AT DAVID
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