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It was hard to tell which was the most surprised  Chatterer himself, Farmer Brown's boy, or Sammy Jay. IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHICH WAS THE MOST SURPRISED CHATTERER HIMSELF FARMER BROWN'S BOY OR SAMMY JAY
 that that whistle was a call for him, and that that big fat hickory nut was intended for him. Almost before he thought, he had left the old stone wall and was half way over to Farmer Brown's boy. Then he stopped short. It seemed as if that little voice inside had fairly shouted in his ears: "I am afraid." It was true; he was afraid. He was right on the very point of turning to scurry back to the old stone wall, when he heard another voice. This time it wasn't a voice inside. No, indeed! It was a voice from the top of one of the apple-trees in the Old Orchard, and this is what it said: "Coward! Coward! Coward!" It was Sammy Jay speaking. Now it is one thing to tell yourself that you are afraid, and it is quite another thing to be told by some one else that you are afraid. "No such thing! No such thing! I'm not afraid!" scolded Chatterer, and then to prove it, he suddenly raced forward, snatched the fat hickory nut from the hand of Farmer Brown's boy, and was back in the old stone wall. GOOD THINGS FOR CHATTERER TO EAT OF COURSE CHATTERER KNEW PERFECTLY WELL THAT THAT WHISTLE WAS A CALL FOR HIM AND THAT THAT BIG FAT HICKORY NUT WAS INTENDED FOR HIM ALMOST BEFORE HE THOUGHT HE HAD LEFT THE OLD STONE WALL AND WAS HALF WAY OVER TO FARMER BROWN'S BOY THEN HE STOPPED SHORT IT SEEMED AS IF THAT LITTLE VOICE INSIDE HAD FAIRLY SHOUTED IN HIS EARS I AM AFRAID IT WAS TRUE HE WAS AFRAID HE WAS RIGHT ON THE VERY POINT OF TURNING TO SCURRY BACK TO THE OLD STONE WALL WHEN HE HEARD ANOTHER VOICE THIS TIME IT WASN'T A VOICE INSIDE NO INDEED IT WAS A VOICE FROM THE TOP OF ONE OF THE APPLE TREES IN THE OLD ORCHARD AND THIS IS WHAT IT SAID COW OR COW OR COWWARD IT WAS SAMMY JAY SPEAKING NOW IT IS ONE THING TO TELL YOURSELF THAT YOU ARE AFRAID AND IT IS QUITE ANOTHER THING TO BE TOLD BY SOME ONE ELSE THAT YOU ARE AFRAID NO SUCH THING ARE NOT AFRAID THEN TO PROVE IT HE SHIELLY RACED FORWARD SNATCHED THE FAT HICKORY NUT FROM THE HAND OF FARMER BROWN'S BOY AND WAS BACK ON THE OLD STONE WALL
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