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Mr. Flicker was greatly impressed, and stood like a statue, gazing at what his wife called a gray stump. She went back to ponder the matter over her eggs. MISTER FLICKER WAS GREATLY IMPRESSED AND STOOD LIKE A STATUE GAZING AT WHAT HIS WIFE CALLED A GRAY STUMP SHE WENT BACK TO PONDER THE MATTER OVER HER EGGS
e sunlight. Then he sidled nearer to his wife and darting his head down to her, whispered, "It is a _person_." The timid Mrs. Flicker drew back into the nest in horror, and it was some moments before she felt like putting her head out of the door again. In the meantime she had quieted down to the thoughtful little flicker she really was, and had gathered together her reasoning powers. So out came the pretty fawn-colored head and again the argument began. Though still quivering a little from the fright, Mrs. Flicker said, in the firm tones of conviction, "No, Mr. Flicker, _that_ is not a person. Persons move about with awkward motions. Persons make terrible sounds with their bills. Persons have straight, ugly wings without feathers--not made to fly with, but just to carry burdens instead of carrying them in their bills. Persons wear colors that nature disapproves. Persons point things at us that make a horrible sound and sometimes kill. _Persons cannot keep still._ That is not a person. UTIFUL SCARLET CRESCENT IN THE SUNLIGHT THEN HE SIDLED NEARER TO HIS WIFE AND DARTING HIS HEAD DOWN TO HER WHISPERED IT IS A PERSON THE TIMID MISSUS FLICKER DREW BACK INTO THE NEST IN HORROR AND IT WAS SOME MOMENTS BEFORE SHE FELT LIKE PUTTING HER HEAD OUT OF THE DOOR AGAIN IN THE MEANTIME SHE HAD QUIETED DOWN TO THE THOUGHTFUL LITTLE FLICKER SHE REALLY WAS AND HAD GATHERED TOGETHER HER REASONING POWERS SO OUT CAME THE PRETTY FAWN COLOURED HEAD AND AGAIN THE ARGUMENT BEGAN THOUGH STILL QUIVERING A LITTLE FROM THE FRIGHT MISSUS FLICKER SAID IN THE FIRM TONES OF CONVICTION NO MISTER FLICKER THAT IS NOT A PERSON PERSONS MOVE ABOUT WITH AWKWARD MOTIONS PERSONS MAKE TERRIBLE SOUNDS WITH THEIR BILLS PERSONS HAVE STRAIGHT UGLY WINGS WITHOUT FEATHERS NOT MADE TO FLY WITH BUT JUST CARRY BURDENS INSTEAD OF CARRYING THEM IN THEIR BILLS PERSONS WEAR COLORS THAT NATURE DISAPPROVES PERSONS POINT THINGS AT US THAT MAKE A HORRIBLE SOUND AND SOMETIMES KILL PERSONS CANNOT KEEP STILL THAT IS NOT A PERSON
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