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He was surprised to find the Phoenix working busily in the middle of a wide place on the ledge. Apparently the bird had been at it all night, for a huge pile of sticks and brush had been heaped up on the ground and shaped roughly like a nest. HE WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE PHOENIX WORKING BUSILY IN THE MIDDLE OF A WIDE PLACE ON THE LEDGE APPARENTLY THE BIRD HAD BEEN AT IT ALL NIGHT FOR A HUGE PILE OF STICKS AND BRUSH HAD BEEN HEAPED UP ON THE GROUND AND SHAPED ROUGHLY LIKE A NEST
read knife borrowed from the kitchen. It was a slow, uncertain job, and one coin (he guessed it was a dime by the way it rattled) never did come out. But the rest, which included his change from Uncle Charles's present, would be enough. Early next morning he went to the store and bought three large boxes of stick cinnamon, two cans of powdered cinnamon, and a huge box of matches. For the surprise he got a whole quart of strawberry ice cream, with a piece of dry ice to keep it from melting. He wanted to buy a cake, too, and candles, but there was not enough money left. Then he remembered that a new batch of cookies had been baked at home yesterday, which would have to do instead. He wrapped the cinnamon and matches up in a neat package with white paper, tied it in a blue ribbon, and wrote on it "To Feenix, Happy 500 Birthday, from David." Then he took all the cookies from the jar, borrowed two plates and spoons, put everything into a large paper bag, and set out for the Phoenix's ledge. AT DAVID DID WITH A BREAD KNIFE BORROWED FROM THE KITCHEN IT WAS A SLOW UNCERTAIN JOB AND ONE COIN HE GUESSED IT WAS A DIME BY THE WAY IT RATTLED NEVER DID COME OUT BUT THE REST WHICH INCLUDED HIS CHANGE FROM UNCLE CHARLES PRESENT WOULD BE ENOUGH EARLY NEXT MORNING HE WENT TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT THREE LARGE BOXES OF STICK CINNAMON TWO CANS OF POWDERED CINNAMON AND A HUGE BOX OF MATCHES FOR THIS SURPRISE HE GOT A WHOLE QUART OF STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM WITH A PIECE OF DRY ICE TO KEEP IT FROM MELTING HE WANTED TO BUY A CAKE TOO AND CANDLES BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH MONEY LEFT THEN HE REMEMBERED THAT A NEW BATCH OF COOKIES HAD BEEN BAKED AT HOME YESTERDAY WHICH WOULD HAVE TO DO INSTEAD HE WRAPPED THE CINNAMON AND MATCHES UP IN A NEAT PACKAGE WITH WHITE PAPER TIED IT IN A BLUE RIBBON AND WROTE ON IT TWO PHOENIX HAPPY FIVE HUNDRED BIRTHDAY FROM DAVID THEN HE TOOK ALL THE COOKIES FROM THE JAR BORROWED TWO PLATES AND SPOONS PUT EVERYTHING INTO A LARGE PAPER BAG AND SET OUT FOR THE PHOENIX'S LEDGE
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