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He flattened himself out beside the bird and said, "What is it, Phoenix?" "Down the mountainside," whispered the Phoenix. "Look! Do not stick your head over too far." HE FLATTENED HIMSELF OUT BESIDE THE BIRD AND SAID WHAT IS IT PHOENIX DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDE WHISPERED THE PHOENIX LOOK DO NOT STICK YOUR HEAD OVER TOO FAR
es." It flexed its toes gingerly. "Rub a bit more, please. Gently." The swelling began to go down. With a handful of damp grass David soothed the marks left by the noose. "That stupid Electric Company!" the Phoenix suddenly burst out. "Putting everyone in danger with a short-circuited power line! Let this be a lesson to you, my boy. Anything worth doing is worth doing well. They will hear from us, believe me! We shall write them a stiff complaint!" "Well, Phoenix," said David hopefully, "we can set the snare again if we can find another good sapling; and we still have the other one, so we're pretty well protected. And why couldn't we meet every night by the hedge, the way we did last night? The bell was a good idea, but we _could_ get along without it." The Phoenix sighed. "I suppose you are right, my boy. There is no use crying over spilt milk. One must set one's jaw and--good heavens, my boy! _Duck!_" The Phoenix threw itself to the ground and wildly motioned to David to do the same. E PHOENIX GRITTING ITS BEAK OUCH ALL PINS AND NEEDLES IT FLEXED ITS TOES GINGERLY RUB A BIT MORE PLEASE GENTLY THE SWELLING BEGAN TO GO DOWN WITH A HANDFUL OF DAMP GRASS DAVID SOOTHED THE MARKS LEFT BY THE NOOSE THAT STUPID ELECTRIC COMPANY THE PHOENIX SUDDENLY BURST OUT PUTTING EVERYONE IN DANGER WITH A SHORT CIRCUITED POWER LINE LET THIS BE A LESSON TO YOU MY BOY ANYTHING WORTH DOING IS WORTH DOING WELL THEY WILL HEAR FROM US BELIEVE ME WE SHALL WRITE THEM A STIFF COMPLAINT WELL PHOENIX SAID DAVID HOPEFULLY WE CAN SET THE SNARE AGAIN IF WE CAN FIND ANOTHER GOOD SAPLING AND WE STILL HAVE THE OTHER ONES SO WE'RE PRETTY WELL PROTECTED AND WHY COULDN'T WE MEET EVERY NIGHT BY THE HEDGE THE WAY WE DID LAST NIGHT THE BELL WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT WE COULD GET ALONG WITHOUT IT THE PHOENIX SIGHED I SUPPOSE YOU ARE RIGHT MY BOY THERE IS NO USE CRYING OVER SPILT MILK ONE MUST SET ONE'S JAW AND GOOD HEAVENS MY BOY DUCK THE PHOENIX THREW ITSELF TO THE GROUND AND WILDLY MOTIONED TO DAVID TO DO THE SAME
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