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They were such funny shaped eggs, large at one end and pointed at the other, something like a small pear, Tommy Smith thought, and they lay in the little hollow with their pointed ends all meeting together in the middle of it. THEY WERE SUCH FUNNY SHAPED EGGS LARGE AT ONE END AND POINTED AT THE OTHER SOMETHING LIKE A SMALL PEAR THOMAS SMITH THOUGHT AND THEY LAY IN THE LITTLE HOLLOW WITH THEIR POINTED ENDS ALL MEETING TOGETHER IN THE MIDDLE OF IT
that.” “And little boys are so rough,” said the mother peewit. “But you may look at him,” said the father peewit. “Oh yes, do,” said the mother peewit; “and tell me what you think of him. Isn’t he the prettiest little fluffy thing in the whole world?” “Until the others are hatched,” said the father peewit. “Then there will be three more, you know.” “To be sure there will,” said the mother peewit, looking _very_ proud; “and they will all be as pretty as each other. But I think this one will be the cleverest,” she added. “There was a certain something in the way he chipped the shell, and he has lain in a thoughtful attitude ever since he came out.” “I am glad to hear it,” said the father peewit. And then they both looked up at Tommy Smith, as if they expected him to say something. But Tommy Smith was too busy to say anything just then. He had gone down on his hands and knees, and was looking at the eggs, for they interested him more even than the little peewit that had just been hatched. 'T TOUCH HIM CRIED THE FATHER PEWIT HE IS TOO YOUNG FOR THAT AND LITTLE BOYS ARE SO ROUGH SAID THE MOTHER PEWIT BUT YOU MAY LOOK AT HIM SAID THE FATHER PEWIT OH YES DO SAID THE MOTHER PEWIT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF HIM ISN'T HE THE PRETTIEST LITTLE FLUFFY THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD UNTIL THE OTHERS ARE HATCHED SAID THE FATHER PEWIT THEN THERE WILL BE THREE MORE YOU KNOW TO BE SURE THEY WILL SAID THE MOTHER PEWIT LOOKING VERY PROUD AND THEY WILL BE ALL SO PRETTY AS EACH OTHER BUT I THINK THIS ONE WILL BE THE CLEVEREST SHE ADDED THERE WAS A CERTAIN SOMETHING IN THE WAY HE CHIPPED THE SHELL AND HE HAS LAIN IN A THOUGHTFUL ATTITUDE EVER SINCE HE CAME OUT I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT SAID THE FATHER PEWIT AND THEN THEY BOTH LOOKED UP AT TOMMY SMITH AS IF THEY EXPECTED HIM TO SAY SOMETHING BUT TOMMY SMITH WAS TOO BUSY TO SAY ANYTHING JUST THEN HE HAD GONE DOWN ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES AND WAS JUST LOOKING AT THE EGGS FOR THEY INTERESTED HIM MORE EVEN THAN THE LITTLE PEWIT THAT HAD JUST BEEN HATCHED
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