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"If I show you them," said the peewit, "will you promise not to take them away." IF I SHOW YOU THEM SAID THE PEWIT WILL YOU PROMISE NOT TO TAKE THEM AWAY
find the eggs even then.” “Then, is it only the father peewit that tumbles over in the air?” said Tommy Smith. “It is he who does it most,” said the peewit. “He has more time, and besides it would not be thought right for a mother peewit to throw herself about in that way whilst she has a family to attend to. When the mother peewit goes up from her eggs, she flies quietly away till she is a long way off. Then she settles somewhere on the ground, and waits for you to go away, and when you have gone away, she comes back to her eggs again.” “Then I suppose _you_ are a father peewit?” said Tommy Smith. “Oh yes,” the peewit answered. “You have seen how _I_ can tumble. And besides, look how long my crest is. The crest of the mother peewit is not nearly so long.” “Where is the mother peewit?” asked Tommy Smith—for he thought he would like to see her too. “She is not far off,” the peewit answered, “and she is sitting on her eggs.” “Oh! I should so like to see them,” cried Tommy Smith. “May I?”  TO HER SAID THE PEWIT AND YOU WOULD FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE EGGS EVEN THEN THEN IS IT ONLY THE FATHER PEWIT THAT TUMBLES OVER IN THE AIR SAID TOMMY SMITH IT IS HE WHO DOES IT THE MOST SAID THE PEWIT HE HAS MORE TIME AND BESIDES IT WOULD NOT BE THOUGHT RIGHT FOR A MOTHER PEWIT TO THROW HERSELF ABOUT IN THAT WAY WHILST SHE HAS A FAMILY TO ATTEND TO WHEN THE MOTHER PEWIT GOES UP FROM HER EGGS SHE FLIES QUIETLY AWAY UNTIL SHE IS A LONG WAY OFF THEN SHE SETTLES SOMEWHERE ON THE GROUND AND WAITS FOR YOU TO GO AWAY AND WHEN YOU HAVE GONE AWAY SHE COMES BACK TO HER EGGS AGAIN THEN I SUPPOSE YOU ARE A FATHER PEWIT SAID TOMMY SMITH OH YES THE PEWIT ANSWERED YOU HAVE SEEN HOW I CAN TUMBLE AND BESIDES LOOK HOW LONG MY CREST IS THE CREST OF A MOTHER PEWIT IS NOT NEARLY SO LONG WHERE IS THE MOTHER PEWIT ASKED TOMMY SMITH FOR HE THOUGHT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HER TOO SHE IS NOT FAR OFF THE PEEWIT ANSWERED AND SHE IS SITTING ON HER EGGS OH I SHOULD SO LIKE TO SEE THEM CRIED TOMMY SMITH MAY I
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